Optical mouse
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1. An optical mouse comprising:
- a housing having a tracking plate provided therein;
a light generation source provided within said housing and transmitting a light source through said tracking plate;
a sensor provided within said housing for receiving light from said light source reflected from objects passing over said tracking plate.
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Abstract
An apparatus for an optical mouse for use with control systems, which is environmentally sealed and durable and therefore, suited for industrial and/or harsh environmental uses.
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21 Claims
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1. An optical mouse comprising:
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a housing having a tracking plate provided therein;
a light generation source provided within said housing and transmitting a light source through said tracking plate;
a sensor provided within said housing for receiving light from said light source reflected from objects passing over said tracking plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An optical mouse comprising:
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a housing having a tracking plate provided therein;
a light generation source provided within said housing and transmitting a light source through said tracking plate;
a sensor provided within said housing for receiving light from said light source reflected from objects passing over said tracking plate; and
wherein said tracking plate is a band pass filter which attenuates ambient light passing through the tracking plate to said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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13. A method of providing mouse input data to a control system, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a light source through a window of a stationary mouse device;
detecting said transmitted light at a sensor in said mouse device when reflected from an object passing over said window;
tracking said object passing over said window in both the longitudinal and transverse directions; and
providing to said control system data corresponding to longitudinal and transverse movements across said window.
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