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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2015
Applicant:

Motorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Inventors:

Eng Wiang Chan, Penang, MY;

Mohd Wardi Iswali Aihsan, Kedah, MY;

Chee Kit Chan, Perak, MY;

Shirish Kaner, Penang, MY;

Steven John Kerr, Penang, MY;

Assignee:

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0339 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01);
Abstract

A stationary interface control knob includes a body having a fixed substantially-cylindrical surface with a first axis, and a flexible touch panel sensor having a sensor surface at least partially in cylindrical form with a spaced relationship from the fixed substantially-cylindrical surface. The sensor surface has a second axis coinciding with the first axis. The flexible touch panel sensor senses a user interaction with the fixed substantially-cylindrical surface and generates an interface signal in response thereto. Also discloses are method of controlling the stationary interface control knob.


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