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Hybrid presentation controller and computer input device

US7916120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2006
Grant dateMar 29, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2028

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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