Patent ID: 7561141

Claim:
A device, comprising: a housing having a fixed portion and a first moveable portion defined as a first partial outer surface of the housing and a second moveable portion defined as a partial second outer surface of the housing located opposite to the first partial outer surface, the housing to be grasped by a user and the fixed portion moveable in three dimensions with respect to ground during operation, the first and second moveable portions including pads configured to be selectively moved toward and away each other; a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to measure positional values of the fixed portion when moved in the three dimensions; a flexure member coupled to at least the first moveable portion and the fixed portion, wherein the flexure member is configured to allow selective movement of the first moveable portion with respect to the fixed portion; and an actuator coupled to the flexure member, the actuator configured to output haptic feedback to the first and second moveable portions of the housing via the flexure member.