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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2011
Austin Rutledge, San Diego, CA (US);
Ray Merewether, La Jolla, CA (US);
Michael J. Martin, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);
Austin Rutledge, San Diego, CA (US);
Ray Merewether, La Jolla, CA (US);
Michael J. Martin, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);
SEESCAN, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for processing signals from a magnetic user interface device having a manual actuator are disclosed. Movements of the actuator may cause relative movement between one or more magnets and one or more corresponding sensors that may each generate signals representing independent magnetic field components detected within each sensor. A field model may be used in the magnetic user interface device to translate magnetic sensor readings during operation to position information, which may then be converted to output signals for transmission to an electronic computing system representing displacement and/or deformation of the actuator. The output signals may be generated in a predetermined format, such as USB format or other computer-interface formats, that can be interpreted by the electronic computing system.