Computer equipment comprising a trackball and method for driving the computer equipment
US9239634B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/014
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer equipment comprises a trackball used to point to objects on a screen of the equipment. A method for driving the computer equipment is also provided. The trackball comprises a moving part and a body inside which the moving part can be displaced, the computer being configured to display at least one object and a pointer on the screen. The trackball comprises means making it possible to exert a tangential force on the moving part, means driven by the computer. The computer is configured to modulate the force according to the shape of the object displayed and the position of the pointer relative to the object.
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