ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,127, issued on April 14, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).
"Virtually divided input trackpad" was invented by Roei Shlomo Menashof (Netanya, Israel), Ariel Kerner (Herzliya, Israel) and Oren Istrin (Tel-Aviv, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The virtually divided input trackpad disclosed herein is designed to provide enhanced ergonomic user interaction with digital interfaces. The virtually divided input trackpad comprises two virtually separated functional areas, each of which may be dedicated to distinct functionalities such as object movement and object rotation. This arrangement allows for...