Multi-mode pointing device and systems and methods using the pointing device
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1. An article comprising:
- a pointing device comprising a stationary tracking component;
a base; and
a keyboard arrangement coupled to the base and configured and arranged to move between at least a first position and a second position, wherein, when the keyboard arrangement is in the second position, the keyboard arrangement is capable of holding the pointing device stationary and has an aperture to expose the stationary tracking component of the pointing device;
wherein the pointing device, in a first mode, provides pointer control by movement on a track surface of the base and, in a second mode, provides pointer control using the stationary tracking component.
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Abstract
An article includes a pointing device having a stationary tracking component; a base; and a keyboard arrangement. The keyboard arrangement is coupled to the base and is configured and arranged to move between at least a first position and a second position. When the keyboard arrangement is in the second position, the keyboard arrangement is capable of holding the pointing device stationary and has an aperture to expose the stationary tracking component of the pointing device. The pointing device, in a first mode, provides pointer control by movement on a track surface of the base and, in a second mode, provides pointer control using the stationary tracking component.
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1. An article comprising:
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a pointing device comprising a stationary tracking component;
a base; and
a keyboard arrangement coupled to the base and configured and arranged to move between at least a first position and a second position, wherein, when the keyboard arrangement is in the second position, the keyboard arrangement is capable of holding the pointing device stationary and has an aperture to expose the stationary tracking component of the pointing device;
wherein the pointing device, in a first mode, provides pointer control by movement on a track surface of the base and, in a second mode, provides pointer control using the stationary tracking component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a controller;
a display coupled to the controller to display information from the controller; and
an input device coupled to the controller, the input device comprising;
a pointing device comprising a stationary tracking component, a base, and a keyboard arrangement coupled to the base and configured and arranged to move between at least a first position and a second position, wherein, when the keyboard arrangement is in the second position, the keyboard arrangement is capable of holding the pointing device stationary and has an aperture to expose the stationary tracking component of the pointing device, wherein the pointing device, in a first mode, provides pointer control by movement on a track surface of the base and, in a second mode, provides pointer control using the stationary tracking component. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of operating a pointing device, the method comprising:
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moving a pointing device on a track surface of a base to control a pointer when a keyboard arrangement, movably coupled to the base, is in a first position; and
using a stationary tracking component disposed on the pointing device to control a pointer when the keyboard arrangement is in a second position in which the keyboard arrangement holds the pointing device stationary.
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