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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Rakuten, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Gregory A. Shaver, Springfield, OR (US);
David S. D'Ascenzo, Portland, OR (US);
Ian D. Gates, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
RAKUTEN, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0346 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01);
Abstract
Computer input devices include a detector adapted to detect relative movement of an input member in x-, y-, and z-dimensions relative to a base point in a base plane, and a controller adapted to send a signal to an associated computing device based at least in part on the relative movement of the input member. Associated computing devices, software, and methods are also disclosed.