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Multi-purpose detector-based input feature for a computing device

US8482381B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

PALM FIRM CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Manjirnath Chatterjee · San Francisco, US
Eric Liu · Santa Clara, US
Nathaniel Wolf · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2008
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 2, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2203/0339
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input feature is provided for a computing device. The input feature is multi-dimensional in ability to detect position information, applied pressure and/biometric characteristics about the user or finger. The input feature may also include a haptic feedback mechanism.

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