Hybrid presentation controller and computer input device
US7061468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/0337
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input device having a housing; a pointing device coupled with the housing having a plurality of buttons; a scrolling element coupled with the housing; and a module for detecting user input for operating the input device in at least a first mode and a second mode, where in the first mode, the input device operates as a tabletop computer pointing device, and where in the second mode, the input device operates as a hand-held presentation device used to control a computer-based presentation.
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