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AssigneeThe University Court of the University of Edinburgh
InventorsDavid John Skulina, Benjaman Warren Schogler
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Disclosed is a data input device for providing a plurality of input signals responsive to user actions, comprising a resilient body and one or more sensors within the resilient body, which typically has a shape defining one or more modes of deformation, operable to provide the input signals responsive to deformation of the resilient body, by the actions of a user by virtue of the forces transmitted through the resilient body to the one or more sensors. By providing a deformable resilient body, typically defining one or more modes of deformation, only a subset of the plurality of input signals respond significantly to the deformation (typically to degree of deformation), a user lacking fine motor skills is able to better control a plurality of input signals.
A data input device for providing a plurality of input signals responsive to user actions, each said input signal having a value from a range of possible values, the data input device comprising:
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