Societe Civile “Galileo 2011”

3dconnexion Gmbh

Estop Gmbh

3dconnexion Holding Sa

3dconnection Holding Sa

Antonio Pascucci

Volker Senft

Martin Schautt

Henry Hartmann

Antonio De Donno

Nuno Gomes

A method for creating a computer macro, the computer macro being executed on a computer, the computer including a processor, a display screen, a peripheral device, and a memory accessible by the processor, peripheral device, the method comprising: detecting, by a computer driver being at least partially resident in the memory, a computer program being at least partially resident in the memory to be executed in the computer; assigning, by the computer driver, at least one computer macro relating to the detected computer program to a key and/or button on the peripheral device; assigning, by the computer driver, a computer macro symbol relating to the assigned computer macro; storing, in the memory, the computer macro, the key and/or button on the peripheral device assigned to the computer macro and/or the assigned computer macro symbol; displaying, on the display screen via the computer driver, an on-screen-display, OSD, wherein the OSD is configured to display the assigned stored computer macro symbol and a reference relating to the stored key and/or button on the peripheral device to which the assigned stored computer macro has been assigned; and executing, by the processor, the stored computer macro assigned to the stored computer macro in the computer program when the stored key and/or button on the peripheral device is actuated.

Creating a computer macro

Computer input device

An input system comprises a human machine interface device comprising a scroll device adapted to feed scroll pulses to a controller residing in the human machine interface device, for scrolling through contents on a display of a host computer. The controller is adapted and programmed to communicate with the host computer and adapted and programmed to sense, in a sequence of scroll pulses, elapsed time spans between each of a plurality of the scroll pulses resulting from a user operating a scroll device being a part of a human-machine interface device which is adapted to communicate with the host computer, and a direction of the operation of the scroll device by the user. The controller is further adapted and programmed to, upon sensing elapsed time spans following a first scroll pulse until a subsequent scroll pulse is sensed, carry out the following: identifying a 'single scroll' or a 'fast scroll', depending on the elapsed time between subsequent scroll pulses; upon identifying a &#x2018;single scroll&#x2019;, issuing a single scroll event by a controller residing in the human machine interface device to initiate a single scroll command in the host computer; the controller is also adapted and programmed to upon identifying a &#x2018;fast scroll&#x2019;, issuing a number of single scroll events by the controller of the human-machine interface device to initiate a respective number of scroll commands in the host computer with predetermined time spans between subsequent scroll events; wherein the number of single scroll events is based on a value stored in the human-machine interface device, and wherein the predetermined time spans between subsequent scroll events being defined by a function or table of time span values stored in the human-machine interface device, and, upon sensing a scroll pulse having a reversed direction of the operation of the scroll device or an operation of an input sensor of the human-machine interface device while issuing the number of single scroll events, immediately ceasing to issue any further single scroll events of the number of single scroll events by the controller of the human-machine interface device.

Computer input device with smart scroll

The present invention relates to an optoelectronic device for determining relative movements or relative positions of two objects, comprising a first object fixed relative to a frame of the device; a second object mounted in spaced relation to the first object and adapted for movement relative thereto; and a plurality of measuring cells for determining movement or displacement of the second object relative to the first object. Each measuring cell comprises a light-emitting element and a detector for detecting light from the light-emitting element. The invention provides a light shield for the optoelectronic device, the light shield comprising a plurality of channels which together define a non-planar or three-dimensional array of light beam paths between the first and second objects of the optoelectronic device.

Optoelectronic device for determining relative movements or relative positions of two objects

The invention concerns an opto-electronic arrangement for capturing relative movements or relative positions of two objects, including at least one position-sensitive detector. The opto-electronic arrangement is characterized in that the position-sensitive detector is illuminated by at least two light emission devices, to form two measuring cells with a common detector. The invention also concerns an opto-electronic arrangement to capture relative movements or relative positions of two objects, which can mainly capture only translatory movements. This invention also concerns a force and/or moment sensor, and a pan/zoom sensor with a first plate and a second plate, which are elastically joined to each other and movable relative to each other, characterized by such an opto-electronic arrangement to capture relative movements or relative positions of two objects.

Opto-electronic arrangement to capture relative movements or relative movements or relative positions of two objects, and design methodology

The present invention relates to an optoelectronic device () for determining relative movements or relative positions of two objects, comprising a first object () fixed relative to a frame () of the device; a second object () mounted in spaced relation to the first object () and adapted for movement relative thereto; and at least one measuring cell for determining movement or displacement of the second object () relative to the first object (). In one aspect, the invention provides a stop arrangement () for limiting the movement or displacement of the second object relative () to the first object (), wherein the stop arrangement () comprises a mounting part () to be fixed relative to the frame () of the optoelectronic device (), and at least one generally elongate stop member () arranged laterally of and substantially rigidly connected with the mounting part ().

Electronic hand controlled computer input device having multiple hand movement sensors and a LCD-display

Electronic hand controlled computer input device

Navigation and input device for a computer workstation

The present invention relates to a motor vehicle brake system, having at least one first and at least one second electromechanical wheel brake (), which each comprise an electric actuator for generating an actuating force and a self-boosting device for automatically boosting the actuating force generated by the actuator in order to press a friction element against a rotatable component () of the wheel brake () that is to be braked, wherein each self-boosting device comprises a wedge (), which is supported against an associated abutment () and has at least one wedge face (') disposed at an angle of slope (&#x3b1;). In order to realize a parking brake function, the self-boosting device of the first wheel brake comprises at least one wedge face (), which is used to boost the force in brake operations during forward travel, and the self-boosting device of the second wheel brake comprises at least one wedge face (&#x2032;), which is used to boost the force in braking operations during reverse travel. In many embodiments, the angle of slope (&#x3b1;) of the said wedge faces (&#x2032;) is so selected that the wheel brakes () in any case with normally prevailing coefficients of friction &#x3bc; are self-locking. In the parking brake function the friction element of the first wheel brake, by utilizing the wedge face () used to boost the force in braking operations during forward travel, and the friction element of the second wheel brake, by utilizing the wedge face (&#x2032;) used to boost the force in braking operations during reverse travel, are clamped against the component of the wheel brake () that is to be braked. The invention also relates to an electromechanical brake for such a motor vehicle brake system.

Motor vehicle brake system comprising a parking brake function and electromechanical wheel brake for such a motor vehicle brake system

An electromechanical brake has an electrical actuator which generates an actuation force and acts on at least one friction member in order to press said member to elicit a friction force against a rotational component, which is to be braked, of the brake. A self-boosting device is arranged between the friction member and the electrical actuator, said device serving to self-boost the actuation force generated by the electrical actuator, and having at least one wedge (), which has a wedge surface () arranged at a wedge angle a and supported on a corresponding counter bearing (). When the brake is actuated, the electrical actuator displaces the wedge () relative to the counter bearing () in an actuation direction (x) to press the friction component against the component, which is to be braked, of the brake. To achieve a high degree of self-boosting and short actuation paths, the wedge angle a is constant on a first segment () of the wedge surface (), which is effective at the start of brake actuation, and is smaller on a second segment () which follows the first segment () than on the first segment ().

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Seefeld, Germany

Antonio Pascucci