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

Claim 10:
11. A user-input device comprising:
a joystick aligned with a printed circuit board on at least a first and second side of the joystick, wherein the joystick is configured to pivot about a gimbal on a first axis and a second axis;
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 capacitor adjacently aligned with the first axial output shaft on the printed circuit board, wherein the first capacitor is a differential capacitor comprising a first excitation target, a first capacitive target, and a second capacitive target;
a first external conductor adjoined to the first axial output shaft and rotatable on the first axial output shaft for changing the capacitance of the first capacitor, the first capacitive target, and the second capacitive target, wherein the first external conductor overhangs the first capacitor;
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 capacitor adjacently aligned with the second axial output shaft on the printed circuit board, wherein the second capacitor is a differential capacitor comprising a second excitation target, a third capacitive target, and a fourth capacitive target; and
a second external conductor adjoined to the second axial output shaft and rotatable on the second axial output shaft for changing the capacitance of the second capacitor, the third capacitive target, and the fourth capacitive target, wherein the second external conductor overhangs the second capacitor.