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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2024
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Eliyahu Barel, Rosh-HaAyin, IL;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Computing devices and methods for determining a force applied to a user input device are disclosed. In one example, a computing device comprises a user input device comprising a touch surface, a haptic actuator coupled to the touch surface, and an accelerometer coupled to the touch surface. The computing device receives a touch input from the touch surface and drives the haptic actuator with a force detection driving signal to cause an acceleration in the touch surface. The computing device measures the acceleration using a signal from the accelerometer and uses at least the acceleration to determine a force of the touch input on the touch surface.