Flexible data input device
US6585162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2223/052
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a data input device suitable for inputting data to electronic processing means. The data input device is configured to produce an output in response to a mechanical interaction and may be reconfigured into two operational configurations. In a first flexible configuration the device may be bent or flexed about a first axis, and in a second rigid configuration the data input device is substantially rigid such that bending or flexing of the device about the first axis is inhibited.
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