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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Bruce Tognazzini, Woodside, CA (US);
Inventor:
Bruce Tognazzini, Woodside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc.,, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A keyboard contains an input device comprising a linear strip of sensitive material the approximate width of the human finger integrated into the left or right side of the keyboard. The strip is linearly sensitive in only one direction and not to any other direction, such as from left to right. A user operates the device by touching it with his or her finger and varies the input by changing the position along the strip and the pressure of his or her finger.