Pointing device with a cable storage winding mechanism

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display peripheral interface input device

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C345S163000, C345S166000, C463S037000

Reexamination Certificate

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07050041

ABSTRACT:
A pointing device, which is capable of changing the appearance of a display, includes a housing made up of a cover and a base, a single spool cable receiver rotatably mounted to the housing, and a cable having a first end and a second end with the second end mounted to the cable receiver. The pointing device has a first mode with a first portion of the cable having a first length external to the pointing device and a second portion of the cable wound around the cable receiver. The pointing device also has a second mode with the first portion of the cable having a second length external to the pointing device less than the first length.

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