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Electronic pointing device with user variable weight

US8111242B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2006
Grant dateFeb 7, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/03543
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic pointing device for a computer comprising a housing and an electronic module to detect the relative displacement over an external surface and transmit it to the computer wherein the housing comprises means to adjust the total weight of the device. According to the invention, the user can freely (within certain limits) adjust the weight depending on his wishes. In one embodiment, the pointing device is a mouse.

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