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Patent No.:

US 8593428 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2007
Applicant:

Jon Peterson, Everett, WA (US);

Inventor:

Jon Peterson, Everett, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methods for track-pad input are disclosed. In one embodiment, a track-pad device includes a center sensor and a plurality of radial sensors. The center sensor senses electrical characteristic change at a center of the track-pad device. The plurality of radial sensors sense electrical characteristic changes in the respective vicinity of each of the plurality of radial sensors. The plurality of radial sensors can be configured in concentric rings about the center sensor.


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Peterson, Jon. (2013). Radial track-pad system and method (U.S. Patent No. 8593428). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8593428

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