Patent · US Expired

Sensing data input

US7787666B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2000
Grant dateAug 31, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/0338
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A user input device includes a sensor capable of sensing surface relief of human skin, a movement detector responsive to variation of the output of the sensor for detecting movement of skin across the sensor, and a user interface apparatus responsive to the movement detector to alert its state in correspondence to the detected movement.

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