Hand un-inhibiting cursor control device
First Claim
1. A hand-held cursor control device comprising:
- a control body housing having at least two surface areas, a proximal area and a distal area;
at least one cursor movement means located on the distal area of the control body housing, wherein the cursor movement means provides a signal responsive to manipulation of the cursor movement means by a thumb;
a securing means coupled to the control body housing and capable of securing of the control body housing on a hand.
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Abstract
A cursor control device is provided which allows the user to have almost full use of the fingers of the hand for a wide range of tasks while the thumb is used to operate the cursor control device. The control body housing houses the cursor control means and could be secured anywhere on a hand by utilization of securing means. The cursor control device does not require any planar surfaces such as a table and can be operated in any orientation. In a preferred embodiment, the securing means is accomplished by utilization of securing body housing and the device has a capability to switch between two alternative configurations, the closed and open configurations. In the closed configuration the control body housing is placed on the securing body housing and could be held in a grip while thumb is free to operate the cursor control means. In the open configuration, the securing body housing is worn over the hand while the control body housing is placed in a region between the base of the thumb and the tip of the index finger. The open configuration allows for use of the cursor control means by a thumb while the fingers are free to engage in other tasks such as typing.
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21 Claims
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1. A hand-held cursor control device comprising:
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a control body housing having at least two surface areas, a proximal area and a distal area;
at least one cursor movement means located on the distal area of the control body housing, wherein the cursor movement means provides a signal responsive to manipulation of the cursor movement means by a thumb;
a securing means coupled to the control body housing and capable of securing of the control body housing on a hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A hand-held cursor control device comprising:
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a control body housing having an upper end and a lower end, as well as at least two surface areas, a proximal area and a distal area;
a securing body housing having an upper end, an intermediate portion, and a lower end, wherein the upper end has an upper extension and the lower end has a lower extension, as well as surface areas, a proximal area and a distal area which areas extend over the intermediate portion, the upper extension, and the lower extension, and a receiving area;
at least one connecting means having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the upper extension of the securing body housing and the second end is coupled to the upper end of the control body housing;
at least one cursor movement means located on the distal area of the control body housing, wherein the cursor movement means provides a signal responsive to manipulation of the cursor movement means by thumb or finger. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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