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

Claim 0:
1. 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 magnet connected to a printed circuit board facing edge of the first axial output shaft, wherein the first magnet is one of a diametric disk magnet or an axial rod magnet;
a first magnetometer adjacently mounted on the printed circuit board from the first magnet and configured to output a first voltage relative to a rotation of the first axial output shaft and the first magnet;
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 magnet connected to a printed circuit board facing edge of the second axial output shaft; and
a second magnetometer adjacently mounted on the printed circuit board from the second magnet and configured to output a second voltage relative to a rotation of the second axial output shaft and the second magnet.