Force sensation exhibiting device, data input device and data input equipment
US5555894A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/925
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A data input device includes a housing which can be grasped by a hand. The housing is equipped with a detecting device that detects a displacement or pressure at a portion of the housing on which fingers are placed when the housing is grasped by the hand. The data input device may include plural sensors to detect displacement or pressure at several different finger belly portions of the fingers. Also, plural sensors may be provided for each finger belly portion. The data input device may be used to control the movement of remotely located mechanical fingers or virtual fingers shown on a display.
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