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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Seescan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);
Michael J. Martin, San Diego, CA (US);
Ray Merewether, La Jolla, CA (US);
Loni M. Heyenbruch, Escondido, CA (US);
Austin Rutledge, San Diego, CA (US);
Alexander L. Warren, Escondido, CA (US);
Amos H. Jessup, Hillsborough, NC (US);
George L. Jemmott, San Marcos, CA (US);
SEESCAN, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
User interface devices using magnetic sensing to provide output signals associated with motion and/or deformation of an actuator element of the interface devices are described. The output signals may be provided to an electronic computing system to provide commands, controls, and/or other data or information. In one embodiment, a user interface device may include a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors to generate motion and/or deformation signals to be provided to a processing element to generate the output signals.