Touch joystick
AssigneeBlastic
InventorsHyunjin Koh, Woojin Koh
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Abstract
A physical input device for use with a touch screen of an electronic device may include a fixed part attachable to the electronic device, and a moving part movable relative to the fixed part. The moving part may include a finger part for receiving user input, and a touch part for contacting the touch screen. The moving part may be configured to move horizontally to generate a first touch input on a first area of the touch screen. The moving part may be configured to move vertically to generate a second touch input on a second area of the touch screen, the second area being separate from the first area.
Claims10
A physical input device for use with a touch screen of an electronic device, comprising:
- a fixed part attachable to the electronic device;
- a moving part movable relative to the fixed part, the moving part including:
- a finger part for receiving user input;
- a touch part for contacting the touch screen;
- a first magnetic part associated with the moving part;
- and
- a second magnetic part associated with the fixed part,
- wherein the first and second magnetic parts are configured to generate an attractive force to return the moving part to a neutral position, and
- wherein the moving part is configured to:
- move horizontally to generate a first touch input on a first area of the touch screen;
- and
- move vertically to generate a second touch input on a second area of the touch screen, the second area being separate from the first area.
A method of providing input to a touch screen of an electronic device, comprising:
- attaching a physical input device to the electronic device, the physical input device having a fixed part and a moving part;
- moving the moving part horizontally relative to the fixed part to generate a first touch input on a first area of the touch screen;
- and
- pressing the moving part vertically to generate a second touch input on a second area of the touch screen, the second area being separate from the first area and fixed on touch screen;
- and
- using magnetic attraction between a first magnetic part in the moving part and a second magnetic part in the fixed part to return the moving part to a neutral position by layering the first and second magnetic parts in different elevations over the touch screen.
A physical input device for use with a touch screen of an electronic device, the touch screen displaying a virtual joystick and a trigger button, the physical input device comprising:
- an input device comprising a moving part and a fixed part, wherein
- the fixed part is attached to the electronic device and restricts movement of the moving part,
- the moving part is configured to transfer a movement of a finger of a user placed on the moving part, to a touch input on the touch screen,
- in response to the finger placed on the moving part moving horizontally, the moving part is configured to cause a touch input on the virtual joystick, and
- in response to the moving part being pressed vertically by the finger, the moving part is configured to displace the fixed part downward to cause a touch input on the trigger button.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.