Changes in the support forces on a structural member when it is touched are used to compute the location of the point at which the structural member is touched.

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Section G — Physics

G06F3/041
G06F3/033

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364/551

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-T104303-I4	I4	5 Jun 1984	23 Aug 1982	granted	Mechanically actuated general input controls
JP	JP-S5994136-A	A	30 May 1984	22 Aug 1983	published	Method and apparatus for identifying one position freely selected by user from among many positions on surface of mechanical member
KR	KR-840006087-A	A	21 Nov 1984	23 Aug 1983	published	기계적으로 작동되는 일반입력의 제어방법 및 장치ko

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
DE	DE-3330400-A1	A1	23 Feb 1984	23 Aug 1983	published	Mechanisch bedienbare, allgemeine eingabevorrichtungde
FR	FR-2532086-A1	A1	24 Feb 1984	23 Aug 1983	published	Dispositif de commande d'entree actionne mecaniquementfr
GB	GB-8322212-D0	D0	21 Sep 1983	18 Aug 1983	published	Determining location at which force is applied to member
GB	GB-2125971-A	A	14 Mar 1984	18 Aug 1983	published	Determining the location at which a force is applied to a member

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