Mouse operable in narrow space without lifting

Details Mouse operable in narrow space without lifting Mouse operable in narrow space without lifting

1998-02-12

2000-10-03

Hjerpe, Richard A.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

Cursor mark position control device

G09G 508

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061280054

ABSTRACT:
A mouse operable in a narrow space on a desk or the like without interposing an operation of lifting the mouse off a mouse pad, moving it in the air and putting it down on the mouse pad. The mouse comprises a moving amount sensor for detecting moving amounts of the mouse in a first area set on a mouse pad, and a second area outside the first area, a button arranged on the mouse, an area sensor for detecting whether the mouse is located in the first or second area, and a signal generator for, when the mouse is located in the first area, generating a signal that moves the pointer by a distance corresponding to a moving amount of the mouse and, when the mouse is located in the second area, generating a signal that moves the pointer at a predetermined speed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5164713 (1992-11-01), Bain
patent: 5877748 (1999-03-01), Redlich

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