Patent number: 9495035
Abstract: A user input apparatus and method may measure, using a first sensor, surface input information that is applied to a surface of a user input apparatus, may measure, using a second sensor, orientation information that is input based on a physical quantity associated with a pose or a rotary motion of the user input apparatus, and may generate a content control signal, by combining the surface input information and the orientation information.
Type: Grant
Filed: January 21, 2016
Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors: Bhoram Lee, Joonah Park, Hyun Jeong Lee, Soo Chul Lim, Seung Ju Han