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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Vasco Rubio, Edmonds, WA (US);
Eph John Evans, Kent, WA (US);
Bill Lawrence, Duvall, WA (US);
Anthony John Grant, Redmond, WA (US);
Gary Strowe, Snohomish, WA (US);
Vasco Rubio, Edmonds, WA (US);
Eph John Evans, Kent, WA (US);
Bill Lawrence, Duvall, WA (US);
Anthony John Grant, Redmond, WA (US);
Gary Strowe, Snohomish, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for a user input device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user input device comprises a body, an elongate directional control element having a first end projecting towards the body and a second end projecting away from the body and configured to be movable by a user, a magnet to hold the directional control element in one or more predetermined positions, and a sensor coupled to the body to detect a change in position of the directional control element.