Mousepad telephone

Details Mousepad telephone Mousepad telephone

1998-04-01

2000-05-09

Chiang, Jack

Telephonic communications

Terminal

Housing or housing component

379368, H04M 100

Patent

active

060614463

ABSTRACT:
An improved mousepad (100) includes a telephone integrated therewith. A keypad (108) for the telephone is disposed beneath a mylar layer (130). The keypad (108) includes a plurality of capacitive switches (108a, 108b) disposed just beneath the mylar layer. In a mousepad mode, a mouse may be moved around the surface of the mylar in the standard fashion. In a telephone mode, the user may activate the keypad (108) by pressing the buttons which are viewable beneath the mylar.

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patent: 5457454 (1995-10-01), Sugano
patent: 5667320 (1997-09-01), Ambrose et al.
patent: 5681220 (1997-10-01), Bertram et al.

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