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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Lindsay Nelson, Morrisville, NC (US);
Inna Zolin, Morrisville, NC (US);
Faisal Mohamed, Morrisville, NC (US);
Allen Richey, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03543 (2013.01); G06F 3/04144 (2019.05); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01);
Abstract
A human input device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; communication circuitry operatively coupled to the processor; pressure sensors operatively coupled to the processor and assignable to different navigation commands communicable via the communication circuitry; and a deformable material disposed over the pressure sensors that, upon deformation, provides for assignment of one or more of the pressure sensors to one or more of the different navigation commands.