Jog dial user interface device
First Claim
1. A user interface device, comprising:
- a longitudinal support shaft having a lumen extending a length along an axis of the longitudinal support shaft;
a rotary dial having a first end and an opposite second end, the rotary dial including an internal cavity that opens to the first end, the rotary dial rotationally coupled to the longitudinal support shaft;
a touchpad disposed adjacent to the first end of the rotary dial and at least partially surrounded by a periphery of the rotary dial, the touchpad rotationally fixed to the longitudinal support shaft;
an encoder wheel affixed to the rotary dial, the encoder wheel including a plurality of position identifications features disposed in a pattern around a periphery of the encoder wheel; and
an encoder sensor operatively coupled to read the plurality of position identification features of the encoder wheel, wherein the encoder sensor is rotationally fixed relative to the rotary dial, and wherein the encoder sensor is configured to detect the plurality of position identification features as the rotary dial and encoder wheel rotate relative to the encoder sensor,wherein the rotary dial rotates about the longitudinal support shaft while the touchpad remains rotationally fixed to the longitudinal support shaft, wherein the encoder wheel and the encoder sensor are disposed in the internal cavity of the rotary dial, and wherein an electrical lead for the encoder sensor passed through the lumen of the longitudinal support shaft.
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Abstract
A multiple input rotary dial user interface device and system is provided. The rotary dial user interface device may include a rotationally fixed touchpad, disposed within a center of a rotatable dial. Although fixed rotationally, the touchpad of the rotary dial user interface device may move in a linear axial direction, along the rotational axis, with or independently of the rotary dial. In addition to providing input by rotating the rotary dial, a user can provide input via touching the touchpad, actuating the touchpad, and/or actuating the rotary dial in the linear axial direction. In some cases, the rotary dial user interface device may employ the use of a static rotary encoder sensing rotation of an encoder wheel affixed to the rotary dial to determine momentum characteristics associated with the dial.
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20 Claims
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1. A user interface device, comprising:
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a longitudinal support shaft having a lumen extending a length along an axis of the longitudinal support shaft; a rotary dial having a first end and an opposite second end, the rotary dial including an internal cavity that opens to the first end, the rotary dial rotationally coupled to the longitudinal support shaft; a touchpad disposed adjacent to the first end of the rotary dial and at least partially surrounded by a periphery of the rotary dial, the touchpad rotationally fixed to the longitudinal support shaft; an encoder wheel affixed to the rotary dial, the encoder wheel including a plurality of position identifications features disposed in a pattern around a periphery of the encoder wheel; and an encoder sensor operatively coupled to read the plurality of position identification features of the encoder wheel, wherein the encoder sensor is rotationally fixed relative to the rotary dial, and wherein the encoder sensor is configured to detect the plurality of position identification features as the rotary dial and encoder wheel rotate relative to the encoder sensor, wherein the rotary dial rotates about the longitudinal support shaft while the touchpad remains rotationally fixed to the longitudinal support shaft, wherein the encoder wheel and the encoder sensor are disposed in the internal cavity of the rotary dial, and wherein an electrical lead for the encoder sensor passed through the lumen of the longitudinal support shaft.
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- 2. The user interface device of claim I, wherein the lumen runs from a first opening of the longitudinal support shaft arranged inside the internal cavity of the rotary dial adjacent to the first end of the rotary dial to an opposite second opening of the longitudinal support shaft arranged outside of the rotary dial.
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9. A user interface system, comprising:
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a processor; a display device interconnected to the processor; and a user interface device interconnected to the processor, comprising; a longitudinal support shaft having a lumen extending a length along an axis of the longitudinal support shaft; a rotary dial having a first end and an opposite second end, the rotary dial including an internal cavity that opens to the first end, the rotary dial rotationally coupled to the longitudinal support shaft; a touchpad disposed adjacent to the first end of the rotary dial and at least partially surrounded by a periphery of the rotary dial, the touchpad rotationally fixed to the longitudinal support shaft; an encoder wheel affixed to the rotary dial, the encoder wheel including a plurality of position identification features disposed in a pattern around a periphery of the encoder wheel; and an encoder sensor operatively coupled to read the plurality of position identification features of the encoder wheel, wherein the encoder sensor is rotationally fixed relative to the rotary dial, and wherein the encoder sensor is configured to detect the plurality of position identification features as the rotary dial and encoder wheel rotate relative to the encoder sensor; wherein the rotary dial rotates about the longitudinal support shaft while the touchpad remains rotationally fixed to the longitudinal support shaft, wherein the encoder wheel and the encoder sensor are disposed in the internal cavity of the rotary dial, and wherein an electrical lead for the encoder sensor passes through the lumen of the longitudinal support shaft; wherein the processor is configured to receive user input provided via a rotation of the rotary dial, a touch or gesture via the touchpad, and/or an axial displacement of the rotary dial or the touchpad, and wherein the processor controls a display of the display device based on the user input received. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A jog dial user interface device, comprising:
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a longitudinal hollow shaft having a first end and a second end defining a dial axis; a multi-touch input touchpad rotationally fixed to the first end of the longitudinal hollow shaft; a jog dial including a ring-shaped body that at least partially surrounds a periphery of the multi-touch input touchpad, the ring-shaped body having an upper side and a lower side and an internal cavity disposed between the upper side and the lower side, the jog dial rotatable about the dial axis via two axially offset radial bearings connected between the jog dial and the longitudinal hollow shaft, wherein a portion of the multi-touch input touchpad is disposed inside a portion of the internal cavity of the ring-shaped body; an encoder wheel affixed to the jog dial, the encoder wheel including a plurality of position identification features disposed in a pattern around a periphery of the encoder wheel; and an encoder sensor operatively coupled to read the plurality of position identification features of the encoder wheel, wherein the encoder sensor is rotationally fixed relative to the jog dial, wherein the encoder sensor is configured to detect the plurality of position identification features as the jog dial and encoder wheel rotate relative to the rotationally fixed encoder sensor, wherein the encoder wheel and the encoder sensor are disposed in the internal cavity of the ring-shaped body, and wherein an electrical lead for the encoder sensor passes through the lumen of the longitudinal hollow shaft. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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