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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Applicant:
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Stéphane Vandroux, Paris, FR;
Gauthier Libaux, Versailles, FR;
Assignee:
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); A61B 6/467 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01);
Abstract
A user input device is provided. The user input device includes: a body; one or more sensors operative to detect a contact pressure arrangement applied to the body; and a controller in electronic communication with the one or more sensors. The controller is operative to: determine that the contact pressure arrangement corresponds to a pinching action; and manipulate a control signal based at least in part on the contact pressure arrangement.