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Patent No.:

US 9575557 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2013

Grip force sensor array for one-handed and multimodal interaction on handheld devices and methods

Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert S. Tartz, San Marcos, CA (US);

Richard O. Farley, San Diego, CA (US);

Clayton G. Dumstorff, San Diego, CA (US);

Jay S. King, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:

Loza & Loza LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jonathan Boyd

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a handheld device equipped with arrays of force sensors located along both sides of the device that can provide a novel user interface for operating the device. The sensors can be configured to recognize various grip patterns, gestures, and biometric information of a user operating the device. Using the arrays of force sensors in addition to a touchscreen, a new paradigm for operating a handheld device is provided.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Tartz, Robert. (2017). Grip force sensor array for one-handed and multimodal interaction on handheld devices and methods (U.S. Patent No. 9575557). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9575557

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