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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
May. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Arsham Hatambeiki, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jeffrey Kohanek, Westminster, CA (US);
Pamela Eichler Keiles, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H01H 25/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0219 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); H01H 9/0235 (2013.01); H01H 25/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0447 (2019.05); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controlling device has a moveable touch sensitive panel positioned above a plurality of switches. When the controlling device senses an activation of at least one of the plurality of switches when caused by a movement of the touch sensitive panel resulting from an input at an input location upon the touch sensitive surface, the controlling device responds by transmitting a signal to an appliance wherein the signal is reflective of the input location upon the touch sensitive surface.