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Hand held control device

US5512892A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 1994
Grant dateApr 30, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 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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