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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Advanced Silicon SA, Lausanne, CH;
Advanced Silicon SA, Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
System comprising a touch sensor, a trackball and a trackball detector, wherein the trackball comprises a support structure and a ball and is arranged on the touch sensor such that the ball is rotatably supported over the touch sensor surface, wherein a surface of the ball comprises a pattern of detection portions, wherein the touch sensor is configured to detect a position of a touch of an object on a touch sensor surface of the touch sensor, wherein the trackball detector is configured to detect the rotational movement and/or the rotational orientation of the ball on the basis of a movement and/or a position of at least one of the detection portions detected on the touch sensor surface.