公开(公告)号：US10528074B1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15811509

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: SeeScan Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Loni M. Heyenbruch ,  Alexander L. Warren ,  Amos H. Jessup ,  Michael J. Martin ,  George L. Jemmott

IPC: G05G5/05 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G05G9/047

Abstract: Various finger tip controlled manual interface devices that can be used as inputs to personal computers, electromechanical systems and video game consoles utilize concentrically arranged magnets. The polarities of the magnets are oriented to provide restoration forces on a one of the magnets to bias it toward a neutral position. A magnetic sensor including a plurality of sensing elements such as Hall effect devices generates output signals representative of direction and amount of movement of the magnet that is biased to the neutral position.

公开(公告)号：US10788901B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-29

申请号：US15499811

申请日：2017-04-27

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Loni M. Heyenbruch ,  Austin Rutledge ,  Alexander L. Warren ,  Amos H. Jessup ,  George L. Jemmott

IPC: G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: User interface devices using magnetic sensing to provide output signals associated with motion and/or deformation of an actuator element of the interface devices are described. The output signals may be provided to an electronic computing system to provide commands, controls, and/or other data or information. In one embodiment, a user interface device may include a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors to generate motion and/or deformation signals to be provided to a processing element to generate the output signals.

公开(公告)号：US20180246584A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15499811

申请日：2017-04-27

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Loni Canepa ,  Austin Rutledge ,  Alexander L. Warren ,  Amos H. Jessup ,  George L. Jemmott

IPC: G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: User interface devices using magnetic sensing to provide output signals associated with motion and/or deformation of an actuator element of the interface devices are described. The output signals may be provided to an electronic computing system to provide commands, controls, and/or other data or information. In one embodiment, a user interface device may include a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors to generate motion and/or deformation signals to be provided to a processing element to generate the output signals.