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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Christopher H. Kujawski, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony A. Torrence, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yuan-chou Chung, Sammamish, WA (US);
Carl E. Picciotto, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Michael R. Schweers, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew G. Pedersen, Seattle, WA (US);
Niño Aldrin L. Sarmiento, Redmond, WA (US);
Martyn S. Jackson, Redmond, WA (US);
Scott Mitchel Mail, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher H. Kujawski, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony A. Torrence, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yuan-Chou Chung, Sammamish, WA (US);
Carl E. Picciotto, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Michael R. Schweers, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew G. Pedersen, Seattle, WA (US);
Niño Aldrin L. Sarmiento, Redmond, WA (US);
Martyn S. Jackson, Redmond, WA (US);
Scott Mitchel Mail, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of a touch-scrolling pad for computer input devices, a touch sensor strip detects touch contacts on a touch-scrolling pad that is implemented for vertical scrolling input and horizontal scrolling input. A selectable button positioned proximate below the touch sensor strip can be selected by an actuation depress input to the touch-scrolling pad. The touch-scrolling pad includes programmed instructions in firmware implemented to determine that a touch contact is one of a vertical scrolling input, a horizontal scrolling input, or the actuation depress input to actuate the selectable button. The touch-scrolling pad also includes a haptic system that generates haptic feedback responsive to either of the vertical scrolling input or the horizontal scrolling input.