Method and apparatus for a broadcast pointer system

Details Method and apparatus for a broadcast pointer system Method and apparatus for a broadcast pointer system

1995-08-31

1999-07-06

Chow, Dennis-Doon

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

Cursor mark position control device

345168, 345179, G09G 508

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059203064

ABSTRACT:
A general-purpose computer has a compartment for storing a pointer device, such as a mouse or a trackball, such that the pointer may be removed from the compartment and deployed for use. The pointer may be a mouse, a trackball, or other type, and may communicate with the host computer by a cable, an infra-red system, ar by an inductively coupled system. In one embodiment the pointer is a trackball device, in another a mouse device, and in another a combination device that may be used as either a mouse or a trackball. Other embodiments provide a polar input pointer device and a broadcast pointer device.

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patent: 4777329 (1988-10-01), Mallicoat
patent: 5359348 (1994-10-01), Pilcher et al.
patent: 5481265 (1996-01-01), Russell

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