Hybrid presentation controller and computer input device
US7916120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 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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