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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Biogen MA Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Jay L. Alberts, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
David D. Schindler, Russell, OH (US);
Jane Rhodes, Belmont, MA (US);
Wendy Gabel, Boston, MA (US);
Jim Best, Cambridge, MA (US);
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
BIOGEN MA, INC., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a device to mechanically and electrically connect with a touch screen computing device, such as a tablet computer. The device can include a platform that can be moved into and out of physical contact with a surface of a touch screen. During engagement with the surface, the moveable platform electrically interacts with the touch screen (e.g., via capacitive coupling) to enable detection by the touch screen of contact members (e.g., pegs) even in the absence of user contact with the pegs.