Input device with contoured region
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1. A computer input device comprising:
- a housing including;
a top portion;
a bottom portion to move along a work surface; and
a side portion; and
a plurality of buttons disposed on the side portion,wherein each of the plurality of buttons includes a top surface,wherein the top surface of each of the plurality of buttons is contoured such that the plurality of buttons forms a bowl shape with a common center, andwherein each of the plurality of buttons is of a different shape.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to input devices configured for use with computing devices. The present invention relates to input device configured with a plurality of input members grouped into contoured-shaped bowls on a portion of the input devices. The input device may also be configured for use with multiple hand positions and multiple profiles based on the hand positions. The input device may enable switching between user-programmable profiles, and may include sensory feedback indicating the profiles active on the input device.
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1. A computer input device comprising:
a housing including; a top portion; a bottom portion to move along a work surface; and a side portion; and a plurality of buttons disposed on the side portion, wherein each of the plurality of buttons includes a top surface, wherein the top surface of each of the plurality of buttons is contoured such that the plurality of buttons forms a bowl shape with a common center, and wherein each of the plurality of buttons is of a different shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer mouse comprising:
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a housing including; a top portion; a bottom portion to move along a work surface; and a side portion; a first plurality of buttons disposed on the side portion, wherein each of the first plurality of buttons has a different shape; and a second plurality of buttons disposed on the side portion, wherein each of the second plurality of buttons has a different shape, wherein each button of the first plurality of buttons and each button of the second plurality of buttons includes a top surface, wherein the top surface of each of the first plurality of buttons is contoured such that the first plurality of buttons forms a bowl shape having a common center, and wherein the top surface of each of the second plurality of buttons is contoured such that the second plurality of buttons forms a bowl shape having a common center. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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