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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Dav, Créteil, FR;
Inventor:
Jean-Marc Tissot, Creteil, FR;
Assignee:
DAV, Créteil, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tactile control interface including an outer surface and means for locating a pressure by a finger of a user on the outer surface is disclosed. The outer surface is implemented by a rigid plate and said locating means include at least three force sensors onto which the plate is attached and which are configured for measuring a force in a direction substantially normal to the plane of the plate, means for calculating the position of the pressure of a finger on the plate on the basis of the measurements supplied by said at least three force sensors.