Method for entering data into a computer using a peripheral input device having a retractable cord
US7317446B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/03543
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention, in one embodiment, is a method for entering data into a computer. The method includes anchoring an electrical cord connecting a peripheral input device to the computer, positioning the peripheral input device, and retracting slack in the electrical cord as the peripheral input device is positioned.
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