Patent · US Expired

Computer pointing device

US6750845B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by
2References
39Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 19, 2001
Grant dateJun 15, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 10, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0338
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer pointing device including a core electronic translator module and a housing, the core electronic translator module being axis-deflection-based and the housing including at least one input switch, at least one data transmission connection, a base, and a core electronic translator module axis extension, wherein the tracking movement of the device is effected by whole hand movement. The extension is designed to provide increased input sensitivity and low relief and includes a customizable and replaceable message space. The base includes thumb-activated selector switches to reduce the use of digital flexor muscles. The base also includes data transmission connections such that the device can be connected to a multiplicity of devices simultaneously.

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