Patent SG-11201810121Q-A (SG)
Title: Input devices, methods for controlling an input device, and computer readable media
Inventor: RIZVI FARRUKH RAZA
IPC: H04W4/00
Filed: 2016-05-27
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1 MEM 01110111101111111101111111 0111111111110111111111111110 1111 MI Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\"\"1 WO 2017/204745 Al 30 November 2017 (30.11.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd., 514 Chai Chee Lane, #07-05, GOOF 3/0354 (2013.01) H04W 4/00 (2009.01) Singapore 469029 (SG). LYE, Pierre Zeloon; c/o Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd., 514 Chai Chee Lane, #07-05, Sin- (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2016/050251 gapore 469029 (SG). (22) International Filing Date: (74) Agent: VIERING, JENTSCHURA & PARTNER LLP; P.O. Box 1088, Rochor Post Office, Rochor Road, Singa- 27 May 2016 (27.05.2016) pore 911833 (SG). (25) Filing Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (71) Applicant: RAZER (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE. LTD. AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, [SG/SG]; 514 Chai Chee Lane, #07-05, Singapore 469029 CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, (SG). HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, (72) Inventors: RIZVI, Farrukh Raza; c/o Razer (Asia-Pa- LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, cific) Pte. Ltd., 514 Chai Chee Lane, #07-05, Singapore MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, 469029 (SG). UNNIKRISHNAN, Sreenath; c/o Razer PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd., 514 Chai Chee Lane, #07-05, Sin- gapore 469029 (SG). VIERNES, Rafael Raymund; c/o (54) Title: INPUT DEVICES, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN INPUT DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA = = FIG 1A 100 104 ri = 114 (—} Depressible = = Housing button = 102 = = = First magnetic Second magnetic 108 = — = 106 component component = = = Interface Control 112 = circuit 110 1-1 .4 in (57) : According to various embodiments, an input device may be provided. The input device may include: a housing with r..., a lower portion and an upper portion; a depressible button provided in the upper portion; a first magnetic component coupled to the ll• depressible button and configured to move at least substantially along an axis when the depressible button is depressed; a second magnetic component coupled to the lower portion at least substantially at the axis, wherein at least one of the first magnetic component ei ---- and the second magnetic component includes an electromagnet; an interface configured to receive control information from a computing I N device external to the input device; and a control circuit configured to control the electromagnet based on the control information. 1-1 0 ei O [Continued on next page] WO 2017/204745 Al IMEDIMOM0101011M0101110010101HOEHROMOVOIMIE SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))