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Manual pointing device for a computer system with inertial click event detection and corresponding click event detection method

US8284162B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

STMicroelectronics SA

Inventors

Gianluca Pedrazzini · Melegnano, IT
Enrico Chiesa · Verbania, IT
Fabio Pasolini · Pavullo nel Frignano, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 5, 2011
Grant date	Oct 9, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 5, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/0383
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A manual pointing device for a computer system, the device having at least one key that can be actuated manually by a user, a click-event detection module coupled to the key to detect actuation thereof on first, second, and third detection axes via an inertial sensing circuit elastically coupled to a casing with a board, the inertial-sensor circuit structured to be carried on the board so as to oscillate and to rotate about the second detection axis.

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