Computer system with optical pointing device
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1. A computer system comprising:
- a display screen;
a pointing device including a position indicating button thereon, wherein said pointing device emits a beam of light in response to a push of said position indicating button; and
a position detecting unit detecting a position where said beam reaches on said display screen.
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Abstract
A computer system for facilitating an operation of a pointing device and reducing power consumption thereof. The computer system is implemented with a display screen, a pointing device, and a position detecting unit. The pointing device includes a position indicating button thereon. The pointing device emits a beam of light in response to a push of the position indicating button. The position detecting unit detects a position at which the beam reaches on the display screen.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a display screen;
a pointing device including a position indicating button thereon, wherein said pointing device emits a beam of light in response to a push of said position indicating button; and
a position detecting unit detecting a position where said beam reaches on said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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15. A pointing device system comprising:
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a pointing device including a position indicating button thereon, wherein said position indicating button allows said pointing device to emit a beam of light in response to a push of said position indicating button; and
a position detecting unit detecting a position at which said beam reached on a display screen.
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16. A method of operating a computer system, said method comprising:
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emitting a beam of light in response to a push of a position indicating button provided for a pointing device; and
detecting a position at which said beam reaches on a display screen.
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22. A method for indicating a position on a display screen, said method comprising:
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providing a pointing device including a position indicating button thereon;
pushing said position indicating button to allow said pointing device to emit a beam of light to indicating said position on said display screen.
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