# US 12,111,967 B2 · Input device

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- Number: US 12,111,967 B2
- Document ID: US12111967B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/954,219
- Filed: 2022-09-27
- Published: 2023-07-06
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2021-12-30
- Assignees: Dexin Corporation
- Applicants: Dexin Corp.
- Inventors: Ho Lung Lu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12111967B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user}
- G06F 3/03543: {Mice or pucks (G06F3/03541 takes precedence)}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An input device includes a casing, a first pressable portion, a second pressable portion, and at least one haptic generator, the casing includes a palm-supporting portion and at least one sidewall connected to each other, the first pressable portion and the second pressable portion are located adjacent to the palm-supporting portion of the casing, the first pressable portion, the second pressable portion, and the at least one sidewall are respectively located at different sides of the palm-supporting portion, the at least one haptic generator corresponds to the at least one sidewall and is configured to vibrate the at least one sidewall.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An input device comprising:
a casing comprising a palm-supporting portion and two sidewalls connected to two opposite sides of the palm-supporting portion;
a first pressable portion and a second pressable portion located adjacent to the palm-supporting portion of the casing, wherein the first pressable portion, the second pressable portion, and the two sidewalls are respectively located at different sides of the palm-supporting portion; and
two haptic generators respectively connected to the two sidewalls and respectively configured to vibrate the two sidewalls.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The input device according to claim 1, further comprising a circuit board accommodated in the casing and electrically connected to the two haptic generators.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The input device according to claim 1, further comprising a controller accommodated within the casing and electrically connected to the two haptic generators.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The input device according to claim 1, wherein the two haptic generators are in direct contact with the two sidewalls.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The input device according to claim 1, wherein the first pressable portion is a button.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The input device according to claim 1, wherein the second pressable portion is a button.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The input device according to claim 1, wherein the two haptic generators is are located relatively away from the first pressable portion and the second pressable portion.