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Method for entering data into a computer using a peripheral input device having a retractable cord

US7317446B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 1998
Grant dateJan 8, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 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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