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6580419 Drop resistant cordless mouse  
A computer mouse which has a number of features protecting it from damage when dropped. Additionally, the mouse of the invention is designed with features that make it more easily graspable and...
6580420 Convertible computer input device  
A computer input device has function buttons which can be moved relative to a position sensor. The device can be used as a mouse. In specific embodiments of the device the position sensor includes...
6580415 Input device of detecting acceleration  
The present invention relates to an input device capable of detecting an acceleration, in which a detecting section constituted by a combination of a weight, a coiled spring, and detecting means is...
6552714 Portable pointing device  
A finger mountable device for controlling a computer using a compact and highly portable control that does not need to be rested on a surface. The finger mountable device for controlling a computer...
6549189 Method for operating a computer input device and keyboard  
A method for operating an input device and keyboard for a computer. The input device has controls including an ergonomically shaped input button that receives commands from a user and transmits the...
6538640 Skipped-state method for mouse encoding  
A process for encoding the movement of a computer pointing device to better control a cursor or other object on a display. The process makes use of two assumptions relating to illegal transitions...
6536298 Modular joystick  
Apparatuses and methods for configuring an input device. The input device includes a first housing, and a moveable member disposed within the first housing and extending a predetermined distance...
6529184 Ball pattern architecture  
A methodology is provided for build-up of a variety of aesthetically pleasing highly ordered patterns which may, by known print processes, be applied to cover the entire spherical surface of a ball...
6525714 Pointing device with an annular rotating ring  
The present invention pertains to a computer pointing device having an annular rotating ring that is rotatable by a user to control the movement of a cursor on a computer screen. The annular...
6522321 Roller retainer for a third axis of a mouse  
A roller retainer for the third axis of a mouse comprises a seat, an upper cover and a roller seat. The seat has a housing, a circuit board and other components. The circuit board is installed with...
6515651 Reversible wireless pointing device  
A reversible, wireless pointing device for a data processing system may be operated as either a handheld remote or in conjunction with a surface in the manner of a conventional mouse. A force...
6512508 Joystick interfaces and methods of providing position information of a joystick  
This invention provides joystick interfaces and methods of providing position information of a joystick. According to one aspect, the invention provides a joystick interface for use with a...
6509891 Ergonomic mouse device  
A pointing device provides increased comfort by supporting the user's hand to avoid extreme positions of posture ranges of the various fingers and joints of the hand and wrist. The device includes...
6509890 Mini-TrackPoint IV pointing device  
An auxiliary isometric computer pointing device for attachment to a P/S-2 mouse port connector along the right-hand side of the IBM ThinkPad laptop computer includes a TrackPoint IV pointing...
6507335 Pointing device with adjustable palm rest  
An apparatus which consists of a pointing device and a pad for supporting a portion of the hand. A connector is provided for connecting the pad to the pointing device such that the pad can be...
6501458 Magnetically coupled input device  
An apparatus for transmitting a signal corresponding to a rotation of a spherical body. The apparatus includes a housing having an aperture, and a substantially spherical body having a first...
6496181 Scroll select-activate button for wireless terminals  
A side-mounted cursor pointing device ( 108 ) for a wireless terminal ( 100 ) including a sliding cover ( 110 ). The sliding cover ( 110 ) slides over the cursor pointing device ( 108 ) in an off...
6487396 Electronic device and a control means  
An electronic device which comprises a first housing part ( 2, 3 ), provided with a first inner surface ( 2 a, 3 a ) and a first outer surface ( 2 b, 3 b ), a second housing part ( 2, 3 ),...
6486868 Two-handed input control apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method for inputting data including controls to a computer, or other equipment, such as for CAD, three-dimensional (3D) modeling and animation systems and for motion control....
6486869 Cursor control method, recording medium and information processing apparatus  
A cursor control method, and an apparatus and a memory medium which stores a program related thereto controls a position of a cursor displayed on a screen based on an input from a pointing device....
6480185 Electronic device with trackball user input  
A portable radio telephone comprising a housing, a transceiver located in the housing, a controller connected to the transceiver, a display connected to the controller, and a user input device...
6476795 Mouse recharging module  
A portable computer system has a screen attached to a base housing having an accessory bay and a first wireless transceiver. The screen has a cursor positioned by a mouse having a second wireless...
6469693 Computer mouse with single-piece top and single-piece bottom  
A computer mouse includes a mouse housing for supporting a ball therein. The housing includes a top coupled with a bottom. The bottom includes a single-piece body without a belly door, and the top...
6452587 Cursor controller using speed position  
An input device for controlling cursor movement on a display screen includes a first controller configured to control cursor direction and a cursor speed. A second controller mounted on the first...
6445379 Structure of cordless mouse device  
An improved structure wireless mouse device comprised of a base board connected to a host computer and a mouse device, wherein no physical signal cable is present between the mouse device and the...
6433781 Orientation-detecting apparatus, orientation-detecting method, orientation-detecting sensor device and orientation-designating device  
An orientation-detecting apparatus has an orientation-designating device which is provided with a plurality of orientation-designating coils whose coil planes face in different directions. Each of...
6433773 Tablet input device with switch  
The invention provides a tablet input device with a switch in which no pressing force for operating a pushbutton switch is changed in accordance with a pressing position of an operating button....
6429852 Ergonomic input device  
The device comfortably supports the hand of the user while the thumb and fingers are associated with keys, a trackball, and a scrolling wheel carried on the device. The overall configuration of the...
6426742 Method for controlling switch of input mode of keyboard instructions  
A method for controlling switch of input mode of keyboard instructions is to provide and load a program to intellectualize an auxiliary keypad without forcing any of or both the keypad and a main...
6421045 Snap-on lens carrier assembly for integrated chip optical sensor  
A snap-on lens carrier for optical pointing devices has retaining legs which structurally affix the lens to the IC to automatically align and register the lens with the aperture plate of the...
6417843 Mouse with cushioning pads  
A pointing device with a planar element for supporting it on a horizontal surface. On top of the planar element is a housing having a palm and finger-supporting surface extending from a thumb-side...
6400351 Electronic information apparatus  
There is disclosed an electronic information apparatus comprising an apparatus body; display provided to the apparatus body for displaying a data on a screen thereof and a key board having plural...
6400353 Pointing device  
A pointing device which can be operated by a disabled person with a declined muscular strength, even when the person lies in a bed, to move a cursor and make a click separately not only by one hand...
6377243 Data input device and the method thereof  
The operability in inputting data using a so-called software keyboard is provided wherein a computer displays a software keyboard and a target window to which data is to be inputted, determines...
6373468 Reversible ergonomic pointer device  
A pointer device having an ergonomically contoured shell with a first set of one or more button tabs at a first end and a second set of one or more button tabs at a second end, and a first set of...
6373470 Cursor control device having an integral top member  
A typical mouse presents great inconvenience to those who have very large hands, very small hands or those who have finger deformity. When the hands are very large, user fingers need to bend over...
6369798 Data processing equipment with detachable pointing device  
A data processing equipment including a housing for a keyboard and a display, and a pointing device detachably mounted in the housing for instructing the processing equipment on coordinate data by...
6369799 Computer pointer device for handicapped persons  
A method and apparatus for controlling a pointer on a computer screen adapted for use by individuals with limited or no manual dexterity. A track ball is positioned to protrude from the upper...
6368693 Mouse lap pad  
A flexible sheet, that may be instantly molded to the contour of the leg or lap, having a tacky or adhesive undersurface for adhesion to the lap, and a tacky upper surface to hold a trackball or...
6353432 Mouse scroll input apparatus  
The present invention discloses a mouse scroll input apparatus for controlling scrolling motions in a computer window, including a signal input device for generating an input signal in response to...
6353429 Detented optical encoder  
A detented encoder, employed for sensing a rotation of a wheel by a user between detent position, and suited for use in a pointing device or other user input device. The detented encoder includes a...
6351224 Encoding device  
An encoding device in which signals generated thereof can be efficiently propagated comprises a housing and a tracing ball rotatably arranged on said housing. An encoding assembly including a pair...
6342880 Force feedback system including multiple force processors  
A force feedback interface including a haptic accelerator that relieves the computational burden associated with force feedback generation from a force feedback processor. The force feedback...
6337679 Instruction input device  
An instruction input device contains a baseboard having a set of pivot-jointing portions formed with two correspondent pivot holes for penetratingly disposing a shaft with a free end assembled and...
6320569 Miniature track ball pointer with built-in selector  
A miniature trackball pointer device includes a ball-shaped roller portion protruding from an opening in an upper surface of the device. When a user rolls the roller portion to move a pointer...
6314426 Information retrieval and display systems  
In an information retrieval and display system, an interface unit receives signals from a hand-held control unit and controls the information displayed on a display. The information available for...
6307465 Input device  
The invention provides a thin and small input device that improves a tactile operation sensation and a luxurious appearance. An input device to which an operator enters a desired command by...
6307538 EMC enhanced peripheral device  
An input device capable of being connected to a computing device includes a housing having transducer electronics capable of manipulating an electrical signal to indicate movement of a portion of a...
6307539 Data input apparatus  
A operation member drives an X encoder and a Y encoder. According to the output pulses of both encoders, a figure displayed on a screen moves or rotates. When a finger touches a touch-sensitive...
6304250 Wire/wireless keyboard with pointing device attachable thereto, computer system for use with the same, and related method  
A low power-consumption keyboard with a pointing device attachable thereto and for use with the same comprises: a battery for supplying a power source voltage for the keyboard; a key matrix having...
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