US 12,326,978 B2
Haptics and sensing systems for an input device
Nuno Miguel Pereira dos Anjos Valverde, Bandon (IE); Florent Berney, Echallens (CH); James O'Connor, Cork (IE); Cyril Yves Anthony Drezet, Dommartin (CH); and Vasco Eugenio Michele Foletti, Lausanne (CH)
Assigned to Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne (CH)
Filed by Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne (CH)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/479,057.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/578,121, filed on Aug. 22, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0068245 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/016 (2013.01) [G06F 3/03543 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer mouse comprising:
a housing;
a depressible keyplate including a bottom surface;
a haptic element coupled to the bottom surface of the depressible keyplate,
wherein the haptic element is configured to operate in a plurality of modes of operation including a first mode and a second mode,
wherein in the first mode of operation, the haptic element generates a haptic output that statically and unidirectionally deflects and holds the haptic element and coupled keyplate at a deflection distance,
wherein in the second mode of operation, the haptic element generates a second haptic output that bidirectionally deflects the haptic element relative to the deflection distance thereby generating a vibrational feedback that is superimposed on the unidirectional deflection at the deflection distance, and
wherein the deflection distance corresponds to a control signal.