Sony Patents a System That Shakes Cars to a Precise Vibration Target
Sony has filed a patent for a device that clamps onto a car from the outside and shakes it to a precise,…
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Input & haptics patents
Keyboards, styluses, touch layers, and the feedback that makes glass feel like buttons. Every input hardware filing, translated.
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45 totalKeyboards, styluses, touch layers, and the feedback that makes glass feel like buttons. Every input hardware filing, translated.
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Sony Patents a Split Game Controller That Squeezes Onto Your Phone
Sony has filed a patent for a two-piece game controller that grips your phone from both sides, held together by a flexible…
Sony Patent Restores Lost Touch Signals Using Physical and Perceptual Models
When you send a touch sensation over a network, some of it inevitably gets lost. Sony is patenting a way to fill…
Apple Patents a Crown That Measures How Hard You Press It
Apple's Digital Crown is already a multi-function dial, but a new patent wants to add one more dimension: knowing exactly how hard…
Microsoft Patents a Touchpad That Fakes the Feel of Different Surfaces
Microsoft is working on a laptop touchpad that doesn't just click, it could make your finger feel like it's dragging across sandpaper,…
Sony Patents a Controller That Recalibrates Its Own Analog Sticks Automatically
Analog stick drift, the slow creep that makes your character walk in circles even when you're not touching the controller, has annoyed…
Samsung Patents a Way to Pick the Right Person's Gesture in a Crowded Room
When several people are sitting in front of a Samsung TV and waving their hands, how does the TV know whose gesture…
Sony Patent Explores Using Magnetic Force to Replace Springs in Controller Buttons
Every button on your controller has a tiny spring inside that pushes it back up after you press it. Sony is patenting…
Samsung Patents a Grip-Tuned Magnet System for Keeping Stylus Pens in Place
Sliding a stylus back into a phone sounds simple, but getting it to snap in firmly without being a pain to pull…
Samsung Patents a Spring-Loaded Internal Connector Support for Electronics
Loose internal connectors are one of the quieter causes of electronics failures. Samsung is filing a patent for a physical support structure…
Samsung Patents a Refrigerator That Opens When You Wave at It
Your hands are full of raw chicken and you need to get into the fridge. Samsung's latest patent wants to solve that…
Microsoft Patent Splits One Trackpad Into Two Separate Hand-Controlled Zones
Your laptop's trackpad is one big slab that does one thing at a time. Microsoft wants to change that by splitting it…
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