Hand held control device
US5512892A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0346
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand held control device formed as a rigid body adapted to be gripped and carried by a single hand of a user and comprising a plurality of control elements operable by the thumb or a finger of the user's hand gripping and carrying the body, a pointing stick and a chirality detector for sensing whether a right or left hand is gripping and carrying the body for controlling the flow of information to or from a computer.
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