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US 11,537,219 B2Granted
Feedback input apparatus and method for use thereof
AssigneeThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York
InventorsAnatoliy Borodin, Yevgen Borodin, Andrii Soviak
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Abstract
Provided are a computer mouse and a method for operating the computer mouse, with the computer mouse including a palm-rest on a first side thereof, a baseplate on a second side substantially opposite the first side, hinges positioned along an edge of the palm-rest, and finger-rests, with each finger-rest fixedly attached to one end of a respective hinge.
Claims20
A housing for a computer mouse, comprising:
- a palm-rest on a first side of the housing;
- at least one mechanical joint attached at a first end thereof to the palm-rest;
- a finger-rest attached to a second end of the at least one mechanical joint opposite the first end, to movably connect to the palm-rest;
- a position sensor provided on at least one finger-rest, and configured to provide a position of at least one finger-rest;
- a baseplate on a second side substantially opposite the first side;
- a peripheral finger-rest fixedly attached to the baseplate;
- a distal portion extending from the peripheral finger-rest;
- at least one spherically shaped recess;
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- at least one push-button positioned between the palm-rest and the at least one spherically shaped recess, and
- wherein the at least one spherically shaped recess is configured to accommodate a distal phalanx of a finger of the user and to receive from the user a pushing force on the distal portion to move the mouse in a desired direction.
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A housing for a computer mouse, comprising:
- at least one palm-rest on a side of the housing;
- at least one mechanical joint attached at a first end thereof to the palm-rest;
- a finger-rest attached to a second end of each mechanical joint opposite the first end, to movably connect to the palm-rest;
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- a position sensor provided on at least one finger-rest, and configured to provide a position of at least one finger-rest,
- wherein the position sensor is provided on a distal end of the at least one finger-rest and the position sensor is not covered by a user's finger during use of the computer mouse.
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A computer mouse, comprising:
- a palm-rest;
- a plurality of mechanical joints, wherein an end of each mechanical joint of the plurality of mechanical joints is attached along an edge of the palm-rest;
- a plurality of latches, with each latch of the plurality of latches affixed to a respective mechanical joint of the plurality of mechanical joints;
- a plurality of rods, with each joint of the plurality of joints slidably affixed to a respective latch of the plurality of latches;
- and
- a plurality of finger-rests, wherein a proximal end of each finger-rest is movably connected to the edge by attachment to an other end of a respective mechanical joint of the plurality of mechanical joints,
- wherein each movably connected finger-rest is configured to slidably move the proximal end of each finger-rest in a distal direction, and
- wherein the attachment of the end of each mechanical joint of the plurality of mechanical joints along the edge of the palm-rest is provided via a respective latch of the plurality of latches.
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A navigation method, comprising:
- controlling, by at least one processor, output of a user interface (UI) comprising a plurality of pixels;
- mapping pixels of the plurality of pixels;
- detecting positions of each distal end of each indicator of a plurality of indicators of a remote input device in communication with the at least one processor;
- identifying at least one pixel of the UI as corresponding to each position of the detected positions;
- determining a first at least one characteristic of each identified at least one pixel of the UI;
- providing a first feedback in response to the determined first at least one characteristic;
- detecting movement of at least one distal end of at least one indicator;
- determining a second at least one characteristic of at least one pixel corresponding to a position of the moved at least one distal end of at least one indicator;
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- in response to the second at least one characteristic being different from the first at least one characteristic, providing a second feedback to the remote input device corresponding to the moved at least one distal end,
- wherein the remote input device comprises:
- at least one mechanical joint movably attached at a first end thereof to a base of the remote input device;
- a finger-rest movably attached to a second end of each mechanical joint opposite the first end;
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- a position sensor provided on at least one finger-rest, and configured to provide a position of at least one finger-rest, the position sensor being provided on a distal end of the at least one finger-rest and not being covered by a user's finger during use of the remote input device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.