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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Roli Ltd., London, GB;
Ning Xu, London, GB;
Hong Yeul Eom, London, GB;
Christopher Slater, London, GB;
David A Rumball, London, GB;
Thomas J Waldron, London, GB;
ROLI Ltd., , GB;
Abstract
A controller, method, system, and computer-readable medium, for producing control signals. The controller comprises a pressure sensor, a hinged input mechanism configured to receive input forces and direct them towards the sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the pressure sensor indicating that the hinged input mechanism is being depressed or released and, based on the received signal, to determine, during a time interval, a rate of change of pressure detected at the sensor. The processor also generates a control signal associated with the hinged input mechanism, wherein the control signal comprises a velocity characteristic representing a speed at which the hinged input mechanism is depressed or released, and the velocity characteristic is based at least partly on the determined rate of change of pressure. In one example embodiment, the control signal is an audio control.