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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2016
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Matthew Joseph Geary, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lincoln Penn Hancock, Raleigh, NC (US);
Wesley Abram Luttrell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher Miles Osborne, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffrey E. Skinner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas John Sluchak, Apex, NC (US);
Aaron Michael Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
For controlling a cursor using a force vector input by a user touch, an apparatus is disclosed. A system, method, and program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. The apparatus for controlling a cursor using a force vector input by a user touch includes a force sensor operatively coupled to a surface, a processor, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to: measure a force vector input by a user touch at the surface, the force vector including a magnitude and a direction, translate the magnitude into a cursor velocity, and control movements of a cursor based on the cursor velocity and the determined direction.