Patent ID: 11969646
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A user-input device comprising:
a joystick aligned with a printed circuit board on at least a first and second side of the joystick and configured to pivot about a gimbal on a first axis and a second axis, wherein the joystick is positioned over a gap in the printed circuit board;
a first axial output shaft operatively mounted to the gimbal and configured to rotate upon receiving a movement of the joystick in the first axis;
a first inductor adjacently aligned with the first axial output shaft across the gap on the printed circuit board;
a first excitation component adjoined to the first axial output shaft and rotatable on the first axial output shaft for changing the inductance of the first inductor;
a second axial output shaft operatively mounted to the gimbal and configured to rotate upon receiving a movement of the joystick in the second axis;
a second inductor adjacently aligned with the second axial output shaft across the gap on the printed circuit board; and
a second excitation component adjoined to the second axial output shaft and rotatable on the second axial output shaft for changing the inductance of the second inductor.