Patent ID: 9304587
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A force sensing mouse, comprising: at least one top portion; at least one bottom portion movably connected to the at least one top portion by a multi-directional ball joint; cantilever beams each including a strain gauge, a fixed end coupled to the ball joint, and a free end opposite the fixed end wherein each of the cantilever beams are oriented in different directions; and pressure elements that each project from the top portion toward one of the cantilever beams; wherein: a force applied to the at least one top portion causes at least one of the pressure elements to transfer the force from the at least one top portion to at least one of the cantilever beams; at least one of the cantilever beams and the respective strain gauge obtains force data from the transferred force; and an amount of the force applied to the at least one top portion within a range of force amounts and a direction that the force is applied are determinable from the force data.