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6940489 Amelioration of mouse button structure  
An amelioration of a mouse button structure mainly comprises an arched main body suitable for the grasp of the human hand; the main body is provided with at least two buttons on the top and two...
6937228 Two-axis ball-based cursor control apparatus with tactile feedback  
A two-axis ball-based cursor control apparatus with tactile feeling is provided, which includes a housing; a spherical ball contained partially within the housing and having a plurality of recesses...
D508915 Mouse for a computer  
6937225 Notification mechanisms on a control device  
The method and system serve to notify the user of an event through a control device. Active notification takes place even when the computer sound and screen are disabled, for example, when in a...
6937226 Input device and pointer control method  
An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, and further includes...
6933924 Enhanced computer peripheral input device  
An enhanced computer peripheral input device is provided. In one embodiment, the enhanced computer peripheral input device comprises a pointing device operable to be communicatively coupled to a...
6933925 Computer mouse with elastomeric dome switch  
A mouse or other hand-held computer pointing and/or input device is equipped with one or more elastomeric dome switches. Downward force upon the elastomeric dome switch causes a hollow portion to...
6930672 Input processing method and input control apparatus  
An input processing method and input control apparatus that enable switching between normal operation and hovering operation to be accomplished with a very simple operation in an information...
6927758 Optical detection system, device, and method utilizing optical matching  
An optical detection system and method detects movement of an optical pointing device in a data processing environment. The system works with any surface than can diffusely scatter a collimated...
6927759 Optical mouse with uniform light projection  
An optical mouse includes a bottom casing, a top cover mounted to the bottom casing to define an interior space. A circuit board and a lens set are located in the interior space. The bottom casing...
6927756 Apparatus and method for controlling an electronic presentation  
An apparatus comprising a first device and a bus interface. The first device may be configured to present one or more control signals in response to one or more input instructions. The bus...
6924787 Interface for controlling a graphical image  
An interface device for interfacing a user with a computer, the computer running an application program and generating a graphical image and a graphical object, comprises a user manipulatable...
6922186 Ergonomic computer mouse  
This invention is a pointing device, i.e. a computer mouse, for producing computer program commands issued by young children or others that have difficulty operating a conventional mouse device. A...
6919878 Keyboard/mouse switching controller  
A keyboard/mouse switching controller and method thereof. The present invention is applied to a computer system where a keyboard and a mouse have the same connectors. The present invention...
6917357 Handy mouse with a direction-switch device  
A handy mouse with a direction-switch device that is operable in both a palm and on a flat surface, for instance, a table surface. The direction-switch device switches directions via gravity. The...
6911969 Handheld computer apparatus  
A computer apparatus includes a computer processing unit including a processor device for operating upon data and providing data for display. The apparatus further includes a handheld input/output...
6911968 Method and apparatus for controlling a pointer display based on the handling of a pointer device  
A pointing device includes a navigation unit that generates position signals that indicate where a pointer is directed. The pointing device includes a selection unit that generates selection...
6909421 Wireless input device  
A wireless input device is constructed to include a transmitter unit, and a receiver unit adapted for installing in a connecting port of a computer system and receiving signal from the transmitter...
6906699 Input unit, method for using the same and input system  
An input unit has a mouse function and at least one inputting function. The input unit comprises image-recording means ( 8 ) which record images. These images are used for providing both the mouse...
6903725 Self-powered cordless mouse  
A self-powered computer-pointing device includes a housing and a roller ball accommodated within the housing. At least a portion of the roller ball is exposed through an opening in the housing to...
6903652 Input apparatus for vehicle-installed instruments  
A input apparatus for vehicle-installed instruments includes main input unit (operation unit) being placed in the proximity of a driver's seat for a user (driver) to switch a plurality of...
6899539 Infantry wearable information and weapon system  
Wearable systems for providing situational awareness in battle or combat type conditions. More specially, modular, wearable, weapon integrated computer systems for gathering and transmitting data,...
6894678 Cursor control using a tactile feedback device  
A mouse interface device and method for providing enhanced cursor control and indexing cursor control with force feedback. A force feedback interface device includes a manipulandum, such as a...
6892102 Signal processor for a joystick input device  
A signal processor for a joystick which includes a joystick input device ( 11 ) which varies a joystick voltage input value Vi according to an operating amount of a joystick ( 10 ) from a neutral...
6885363 Pointing device dwell time  
A method, apparatus, and signal-bearing medium that selects an object displayed on a display screen when a cursor controlled by a pointing device pauses at the object for a time period longer than...
6879316 Pointing device with pressure sensitive resistor  
An input device with a pressure-sensitive element using a pressure sensing resistor. A solid elastomeric material is mounted over the pressure sensing resistor to transfer a force from the user's...
6876891 Method and apparatus for providing tactile responsiveness in an interface device  
A method and apparatus implementing a user interface device, such as a mouse or trackball, having electronically controllable tactile responsiveness which is flexibly programmable. A user interface...
6876312 Keyboard with multi-function keys  
This invention relates to a keyboard with multi-function keys are installed nearby the space bar to make it very convenient to use. The keyboard incorporates the multi-function keys, such as a...
6873316 Suppression of cursor control during tactile feedback operation  
An apparatus for filtering or suppressing a tactile feedback to a user of a computer cursor control device such as a pointing stick is provided. A pzt material is first mounted to a semi-rigid...
6870527 Pointing device  
A pointing device includes a casing in which a track ball is rotatably received and physically engaging two substantially perpendicular rotatable axles and a biasing structure forcibly biasing the...
6859196 Pointing device with hand detection  
An input device having a housing and electronic circuitry for detecting user inputs, and transmitting signals corresponding to those inputs to an electronic device, such as a computer. A sleep mode...
6859199 Method and apparatus for determining relative movement in an optical mouse using feature extraction  
A method of determining a movement vector between two images is disclosed. The method comprises capturing a first image using a sensor array. Next, a first feature set is extracted from the first...
6853366 Articulator and optical detection cursor positioning device  
A cursor positioning device that can be sealed if the environment requires sealing, that can withstand harsh use, and can position the cursor easily and quickly. In operation the where the operator...
6850223 Key mechanism for an input device  
A key mechanism for an input device includes a key having an axle that is coupled to a guide in the housing of the input device in a manner such that the key pivots about the axle when the key is...
6850224 Wearable ergonomic computer mouse  
A computer mouse is designed to be worn on the hand of a computer user for use in conjunction with various types of computer systems. A base attaches to the user's hand through the use of flexible...
6847846 Computer mouse for electronic therapy  
A computer mouse for electronic therapy includes at least a computer mouse main body disposed with a metal conduction tab, an oscillation circuit, an amplification circuit, an electric current...
6847352 Stress relieving mouse  
The present invention 10 discloses a computer mouse having a body with an ovate palm support area 38 and a planar peripherally receding support 42 for the hypothenar mass and left 40 and...
6847349 Serial data cursor  
A serial data cursor for extracting content from an analog waveform representing a serial digital data stream has a horizontal length equal to a “word-time” as determined by parameters of a...
6844872 Computer mouse having side areas to maintain a depressed button position  
A computer mouse having a base member with hold regions. A top member is pivotally coupled to the base member and covers the internal electronics of the mouse. The top member has a main surface...
6844873 Reverse cantilever assembly for input devices  
A computer pointing device, such as a mouse or trackball, includes a reverse cantilever button assembly to match strength-related variations in user hand size. In one embodiment a button assembly...
6839051 Two-axis cursor control apparatus  
A two-axis ball-based cursor control apparatus is provided, which includes a housing; a spherical ball contained partially within the housing; two rotors in contact with the spherical ball and two...
6833826 Human-computer interface  
The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing. Force feedback allows intuitive navigation and control near a boundary between regions in a computer-represented space. For...
6834373 System and method for non-visually presenting multi-part information pages using a combination of sonifications and tactile feedback  
A visually impaired user is provided a non-visual, abstract representation of a multi-part information page. The non-visual, abstract representation is provided by auditory and tactile feedback. A...
6829098 Illumination optics and method  
A method and system for producing a compact uniform illumination beam that does not have a positional blind spot. First, non-collimated light beams that have a positional blind spot are received...
6828958 Ergonomic side grip computer mouse  
An ergonomic side grip computer mouse includes a base; a side wall coupled to the base, the side wall having a substantially circular configuration; switch means coupled to the side wall for...
6822636 Wireless control device for a computer monitor  
A wireless control device for a computer monitor is disclosed. The wireless control includes a wireless receiver mounted onto the monitor of the computer and connected to circuit of the monitor for...
6819313 User interactive cursor control in a computer controlled display system with supplemental mouse lighting to aid in cursor positioning  
A visual indication on a cursor control device is triggered when the cursor is within a designated region on said display screen. Usually the user activated cursor control device is a computer...
6819314 Intensity flattener for optical mouse sensors  
A method and apparatus for flattening the illumination intensity over an optical sensor is disclosed. The intensity of light off the axis from a lens is less than the light on axis by a factor of...
6816151 Hand-held trackball computer pointing device  
There is provided a hand-held pointing device which fits readily and comfortably in the hand of a user. The pointing device case shape is a pistol grip style designed to be ergonomically correct so...
6816149 Computer input device  
An input device comprising an input mechanism for a computer system. The input mechanism is operative responsive to movements of a user of the device to send inputs to a computer system. An...