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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Logitech Europe S.a., Lausanne, CH;
Arnaud Perret-Gentil, Lausanne, CH;
Daniel Bonanno, Lausanne, CH;
Patrick Edouard Jean Cerisier, Annecy le View, FR;
Darragh Luttrell, Cork, IE;
Nicolas Ramond, Lugrin, FR;
Jaroslav Jirousek, Degnis, CH;
Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention provides an input device with a mechanical wheel which includes a touch sensor. In one embodiment, the wheel is a thumbwheel that uses a magnetometer to detect rotation of a magnet inside the thumbwheel. The touch sensor in one embodiment is a cylindrical floating electrode which is capacitively coupled to a bridge electrode connected to a sensing circuit. The thumbwheel may be used for horizontal scrolling, zoom and other gestures.