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Patent No.:

US 9678577 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2012
Applicants:

Austin S. Rutledge, San Diego, CA (US);

Ray Merewether, La Jolla, CA (US);

Michael J. Martin, San Diego, CA (US);

Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);

Inventors:

Austin S. Rutledge, San Diego, CA (US);

Ray Merewether, La Jolla, CA (US);

Michael J. Martin, San Diego, CA (US);

Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);

Assignee:

SEESCAN, INC., San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

User interface devices with electromagnetic dipole array and associated magnetic sensors, control circuits, and processing elements for determining user actuation of the device are disclosed. In one embodiment a user interface device include an electromagnetic dipole array coupled to an actuator, along with a three-axis magnetic sensor and control and processing elements for controlling driving currents to the dipole array and sensing and processing received magnetic field signals to determine movement or displacement of the actuator.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Rutledge, Austin. (2017). Magnetic sensing user interface device methods and apparatus using electromagnets and associated magnetic sensors (U.S. Patent No. 9678577). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9678577

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