Index-finger computer mouse
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1. A finger mouse, worn on a finger of a user and operative with a computer, said finger mouse comprising:
- a substrate;
a tracking roller, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control movements of a cursor on a screen of said computer;
a first switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control left-key mouse functions;
a second switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control right-key, mouse functions;
a communication provider, for transmitting said signals to said computer; and
a power provider, for providing power to said tracking roller, said first and second switches, and said communication provider, wherein said finger mouse is adapted to be worn at a natural anatomic resting position of the thumb on the finger, and wherein said finger mouse is manipulated by a combined action of the thumb and the finger.
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Abstract
A miniature, finger computer mouse is provided, arranged as a sleeve, for wearing on the index finger, at a natural anatomic resting position of the thumb on the finger. Mouse manipulation is achieved by the combined action of the thumb and the index finger, which is controlled by the intrinsic musculature of the hand and is more accurate and more sensible to joint movement than the extrinsic extensors muscles of the forearm. Overuse and overload of the tendons of the upper extremity, and in particular of the forearm, and their consequential orthopedic disorders, are avoided.
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1. A finger mouse, worn on a finger of a user and operative with a computer, said finger mouse comprising:
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a substrate;
a tracking roller, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control movements of a cursor on a screen of said computer;
a first switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control left-key mouse functions;
a second switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control right-key, mouse functions;
a communication provider, for transmitting said signals to said computer; and
a power provider, for providing power to said tracking roller, said first and second switches, and said communication provider, wherein said finger mouse is adapted to be worn at a natural anatomic resting position of the thumb on the finger, and wherein said finger mouse is manipulated by a combined action of the thumb and the finger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A finger mouse, held between a thumb and at least one finger of a user and operative with a computer, said finger mouse comprising:
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a substrate;
a tracking roller, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control movements of a cursor on a screen of said computer;
a first switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control left-key mouse functions;
a second switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control right-key, mouse functions;
a communication provider, for transmitting said signals to said computer; and
a power provider, for providing power to said tracking roller, said first and second switches, and said communication provider, wherein said finger mouse is adapted to be held at a natural anatomic gripping position of the thumb on the finger, and wherein said finger mouse is manipulated by a combined action of the thumb and the at least one finger. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of controlling a computer mouse by the intrinsic musculature of the hand, said method comprising:
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providing a finger mouse, worn on a finger of a user and operative with a computer, said finger mouse comprising;
a substrate;
a tracking roller, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control movements of a cursor on a screen of said computer;
a first switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control left-key mouse functions;
a second switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control right-key, mouse functions;
a communication provider, for transmitting said signals to said computer; and
a power provider, for providing power to said tracking roller, said first and second switches, and said communication provider, wherein said finger mouse is adapted to be worn at a natural anatomic resting position of the thumb on the finger, and wherein said finger mouse is manipulated by a combined action of the thumb and the finger;
positioning said finger mouse on the finger, at a natural anatomic resting position of the thumb on the finger; and
manipulating said finger mouse by the combined action of the thumb and the finger. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method of controlling a computer mouse by the intrinsic musculature of the hand, said method comprising:
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providing a finger mouse, adapted to be held between a thumb and at least one finger of a user and operative with a computer, said finger mouse comprising;
a substrate;
a tracking roller, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control movements of a cursor on a screen of said computer;
a first switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control left-key mouse functions;
a second switch, arranged on said substrate, for producing signals that control right-key, mouse functions;
a communication provider, for transmitting said signals to said computer; and
a power provider, for providing power to said tracking roller, said first and second switches, and said communication provider, wherein said finger mouse is adapted to be held at a natural anatomic gripping position of the thumb on the finger, and further wherein said finger mouse is manipulated by a combined action of the thumb and the at least one finger;
positioning said finger mouse between the thumb and the at least one finger, at a natural anatomic resting position of the thumb on the at least one finger; and
manipulating said finger mouse by the combined action of the thumb and the at least one finger. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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