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ONE BUTTON REMOTE CONTROL WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK

  • US 20110205446A1
  • Filed: 05/02/2011
  • Published: 08/25/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A TV remote control system, comprising:

  • a portable hand-held housing;

    a wireless transmitter supported by the housing;

    a processor supported by the housing and providing signals for wireless transmission by the transmitter;

    a touch surface on the housing and exposed to a user'"'"'s touch; and

    a pressure sensor array supported on the housing below the touch surface and providing input signals to the processor in response to pressure from a person'"'"'s finger on the touch surface;

    wherein the processor determines a vector of finger motion using signals from the array, the vector having a direction and a magnitude, the processor generating a signal to cause a cursor on a display to move in the direction of the vector at a speed that is proportional to the magnitude of the vector.

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