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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2024
Applicant:

Azoteq Holdings Limited, Nicosia, CY;

Inventors:

Frederick Johannes Bruwer, Paarl, ZA;

Jean Viljoen, Paarl, ZA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/03543 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of measuring wheel parameters of a user interface and using such information to implement a freewheeling (virtual rotation) output that operates independent of real rotation of the wheel. A specific application can be found in computer mouse products.


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