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Tactile computer input device

US6239785A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateAug 29, 1997
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04845
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer interface apparatus and method employing an essentially closed convex exterior surface comprising a plurality of tactile sensors and communication apparatus which exports signals from the tactile sensors to a computer.

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