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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Mark Christopher Heidenfeldt, Apex, NC (US);
Justin Michael Ringuetta, Morrisville, NC (US);
Mark K. Summerville, Apex, NC (US);
Richard Todd. Wall, Clayton, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0446 (2019.05);
Abstract
A method can include receiving vibration signals responsive to an object contacting a location on a housing of a computing device; analyzing the vibration signals to determine the location; associating the location with a predetermined value; and transmitting the predetermined value.