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6300946 Method and apparatus for interacting with a portable computer  
A portable computer system incorporates mechanical buttons that combine the task of powering-up the portable computer system and starting a particular computer application. The same mechanical...
6297808 Controller device including at least one finger hole, a trackball, and a display screen  
A hand controller device includes a casing on the outside of which are positioned a finger hole, a track ball, a display screen, and an interface, and on the interior of which are batteries and any...
6292170 Designing compound force sensations for computer applications  
A design interface tool for designing force sensations for use with a host computer and force feedback interface device. A force feedback device is connected to a host computer that displays the...
6292175 Ergonomic trackball 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...
6285356 Displacement joystick with compression-sensitive sensors  
A joystick which utilizes a plurality of individual analog compression-sensitive sensors for detecting direction and magnitude of force applied to an arm. The arm is structured and supported to...
6285351 Designing force sensations for computer applications including sounds  
A design interface tool for designing force sensations for use with a host computer and force feedback interface device. A force feedback device is connected to a host computer that displays the...
6281883 Data entry device  
A hand held data entry controller includes a chassis having a handle portion which is shaped to fit in the user's hand, and a cursor controller, such as a track ball, attached to the chassis for...
6270414 Exoskeletal platform for controlling multi-directional avatar kinetics in a virtual environment  
A system, apparatus and method enabling a participant to control the multi-dimensional kinetics of their avatar in a virtual environment. The participant accomplishes this control by selectably...
6266047 Thumb-little-finger controlled computer mouse  
A computer mouse which eliminates the function and involvement of the forefinger, middle finger and ring finger comprises a shell whose inclined back top surface is so contoured to position the...
6256012 Uninterrupted curved disc pointing device  
A joystick with improved performance, reliability and durability, that can be used as a cursor pointing device for computers, remote controls, web TV, TV guide browsers, VCR's video games, consumer...
6256011 Multi-function control device with force feedback  
A control device including a housing and a carrier moveable with respect to the housing in a first rotary degree of freedom. A first sensor senses the movement of the carrier and outputs a first...
6232891 Force feedback interface device having isometric functionality  
A force feedback interface having isotonic and isometric control capability coupled to a host computer that displays a graphical environment such as a GUI. The interface includes a user...
6225980 Multi-functional, rotary dial input device for portable computers  
A multiple switch assembly acts as an input device for computers. The switch assembly is comprised of a first input device which defines a circumference. A second input device is positioned within...
6225977 Human balance driven joystick  
A method and apparatus for driving a computerized cursor through the translation of weight shifts of the human body. A force detection platform that detects small shifts in the center of gravity of...
6222526 Hand held ergonomic computer controller  
A hand held ergonomic computer controller is provided including a housing having a lower extent taking the form of a grip and an upper extent with a cross-sectional area greater than that of the...
6219037 Pointing device provided with two types of input means for a computer system  
A pointing device mounted in a portable computer having a system unit for data processing, wherein the pointing device comprises a housing detachably attached to the portable computer, and a first...
6218659 Dual layer optical ball for pointing device  
A dual-layer optical ball for use in a cursor control pointing device. The ball is illuminated by a light source that emits light signals at, at least, a first wavelength, the ball having an inner...
6204838 Controlling scrolls of a screen image  
The present invention discloses a pointing device for scrolling a screen image. The pointing device comprises a chassis, a housing having an opening on its top mounted on the chassis, a vertical...
6204837 Computing apparatus having multiple pointing devices  
An apparatus and method for configuring a computing device to support a plurality of pointing devices or a singular pointing device that can provide a plurality of functions. The computing device...
6205021 Method for operating an input device and a laptop computer  
A method for operating an input device and a laptop computer. The input device may be attached to or detached from the laptop computer and may be accessed by a user in either the attached or...
6201534 Trackball for single digit control of wireless terminal  
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 position. When the...
6195033 Key mover  
The invention teaches remote control device for reassigning functions associated with one key to another key, wherein the functions are stored in memory. In one embodiment the remote control...
6195084 Mouse buttons designed for improved availability  
The resist to be used for the method of this invention in producing a semiconductor device is patterned by a procedure which comprises the steps of disposing in the direction of a semiconductor...
6184869 Computer input device having multiple multi-dimensional detection devices  
A computer input device having multiple multi-directional detection devices that can be simultaneously operated by a user to provide multi-dimensional input to a computer is disclosed. The...
6181322 Pointing device having selection buttons operable from movement of a palm portion of a person's hands  
A mouse for use with an automatic data processing system having a display device for displaying objects. The mouse is configured to be operated by movement of an operator's hand and includes a...
6172665 Mouse and trackball with optimal measurement optics  
A cursor control device for computers includes a ball whose surface is marked with a regular pattern based on the Platonic solids. The ball surface is illuminated and the rotations are measured...
6160538 Mouse command coding  
A method of encoding manipulations of a multidimensional input device, such as a mouse, into data to be communicated to a data processing apparatus. Sensors in the input device detect manipulations...
6154199 Hand positioned mouse  
A hand positioned mouse that functions as a computer input device. The hand positioned mouse has an article that is worn on the hand of a computer user. The article can be in the form of a glove,...
6144370 Electromagnetic active trackball control system using magnets energized in sequence which cause the trackball to move  
A track ball control system which is attachable to a computer system that has a display screen on which a cursor is positionable, including at least one track ball regulator for providing physical...
6144369 Signal processing system  
When the ball of a mouse is rotated, an up/down counter outputs a count N according to the direction of rotation and the amount of rotation. A controller compresses the count N to seven-bit data...
6137477 Encoder wheel assembly  
An encoder wheel assembly includes a wheel holder, a roller revolvably supported on the wheel holder, a locating frame fastened to the wheel holder at an outer side, and an encoder wheel mounted in...
6124587 Pointing device utilizing a photodetector array  
A cursor control device for personal computers and workstations includes various embodiments, some of which include a patterned ball and some of which rely on other patterned surfaces, which...
6121956 Dustless mouse  
A dustless mouse comprises: a circuit, a horizontal conic rolling wheel, a vertical conic rolling wheel, a pressured conic rolling wheel, a round ball and a shell, when the prior mouse is slid,...
6115028 Three dimensional input system using tilt  
An input system for controlling the position or motion of a cursor, three dimensions that uses x, z position for inputting two coordinates and tilt in a plane (x-y or z-y) to input a third (and...
6104383 Thumb-actuated computer pointing-input device  
A computer pointing-input device has a low risk of inducing Repetitive Stress Syndrome and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a user by providing thumb and hand actuated controls. A main body (16) of the...
6097370 X-Y direction input device  
Disclosed is an X-Y direction input device which requires a smaller number of parts and is less costly. Frictional force applying means comprises a rolling contact roller held in rolling contact...
6097372 Data input device  
In a data input device, an X-encoder 2 and a Y-encoder 3 are driven by a track ball 1 called a track ball and pulse outputs can be obtained from the respective encoders. Switches SW1, SW2, SW3 and...
6094190 Device for controlling a position indicator on a visual display  
For controlling a position indicator, e.g. a cursor, on a visual display, e.g. the monitor screen associated with a personal computer or a laptop computer screen, a position indicator controlling...
6091404 Trackball for a portable computer  
The present invention relates to a trackball for a portable computer, which can be operated when not only is a trackball mounted on the main body of the portable computer, but is also detached from...
6084575 Palmtrack device for operating computers  
A computer device, hereafter called PalmTrack, is provided having an oblong shape following the general outline of a human hand further comprising a finger portion, palm portion and thumb portion....
6084574 Compact cursor pointing device utilizing photodetector array  
A compact pointing device generally includes a ball, a light source, and a sensor. The ball includes an outer layer, a reflective inner core and a transparent layer disposed between the outer layer...
6072471 Ambidextrous upright computer mouse  
An ambidextrous upright computer mouse includes a relatively upright finger engaging side on one side, and a thumb engaging side on an opposite side. Two sets of buttons are positioned at opposite...
6061004 Providing force feedback using an interface device including an indexing function  
A method and apparatus for providing force feedback including an indexing function. A force feedback interface device is coupled to a host computer system displaying a graphical environment. A...
6046730 Backlighting scheme for a multimedia terminal keypad  
A housing assembly for an ISDN multimedia capable wireless interface device having a plurality of operating capabilities. The housing assembly comprises a main housing, a cover, hinge assembly for...
6046729 Z axis device of a computer mouse  
A computer mouse having an improvement of Z axis device is disclosed. The computer mouse includes a roller ball. The Z axis device includes a spring member having a spiral portion, a first art...
6043808 Computer mouse assembly including a protective cover  
A flexible membrane extends over the upper surface of a mouse pad and a mouse resting on the pad in order to keep the mouse pad clean and prevent contamination of the mouse ball with dirt and other...
6040820 Track ball input device  
An input device used as a track ball mouse and a ball mouse comprising a first housing including a ball and a first button; a second housing connected to the first housing and including a second...
6034627 Computer input device  
A computer input device comprising: a housing, a tracking ball, at least a button and a through hole formed on the housing. The housing has a bottom surface, a top surface, a first side surface and...
6031522 Ergonomic computer mouse based on hand size and preference  
A hand-held mouse has a base pointing unit with a movement sensor and a plurality of switches for selecting a visual object indicated by a location of the graphical pointer on the display, and an...
6018334 Computer pointing device  
A computer pointing device including a supporting member which supports or forms a part of a conventionally-known QWERTY keyboard. The supporting member is movable relative to a supporting surface...
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