Control module comprising a touch-sensitive surface
US9690320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0488
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control module includes a fixed control apparatus which is provided with a touch-sensitive surface so as to provide a control signal representative of the position or of the movement of a finger on the sensitive surface. The sensitive surface of the control apparatus includes a toroidal portion arranged about a main axis. The control module includes a control unit which is designed to detect an axial component and a circumferential component of a tactile movement on the sensitive surface so as to produce a processed control signal which is a function of these two components.
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