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Devices and processes for data input

  • US 9,041,665 B2
  • Filed: 12/27/2011
  • Issued: 05/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for inputting data to a touch-sensitive user interface, consisting essentially of:

  • a base operative to affix to the touch-sensitive user interface, said base including one or more fastening elements capable of affixing said base to the touch-sensitive user interface, said user interface both receiving data input through touching of the interface with a button connected to the base and responsively performing a particular function corresponding to the data input;

    the button having an outer touch surface and an inner surface operative to engage the user interface such that electrical contact is established between the button and the user interface, to convey a data input signal to the user interface in response to presence of a user'"'"'s finger at the outer touch surface of the button; and

    an arm having a first end affixed to the base and a second end affixed to the button, the arm comprising first and second arm segments arranged between the first and second ends;

    each of the first and second arm segments being movable in respectively different directions over the user interface in response to force applied by the user'"'"'s finger to the button to enable the button to move over the user interface.

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