Patent · US Expired

Input device with multi-directional roller assembly

US7295185B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 2004
Grant dateNov 13, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0362
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-directional roller assembly for an input device includes a housing and a carrier supported within the housing. The carrier has a roller that can be rotated so as to scroll an image vertically on a display. The carrier can also be tilted left and right so as to execute a command or scroll the image on the display in a horizontal direction.

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