Pointing device including a moveable puck with mechanical detents
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1. A pointing device, comprising:
- a surface having a puck field of motion defined thereon; and
a moveable puck operable to move within said puck field of motion;
wherein said surface includes a detent feature defined within said puck field of motion for mechanically engaging with at least a portion of said moveable puck.
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Abstract
A pointing device includes a moveable puck that is capable of moving over a surface in a puck field of motion. The surface includes a detent feature defined within the puck field of motion for engaging with a detent feature of the moveable puck.
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1. A pointing device, comprising:
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a surface having a puck field of motion defined thereon; and
a moveable puck operable to move within said puck field of motion;
wherein said surface includes a detent feature defined within said puck field of motion for mechanically engaging with at least a portion of said moveable puck. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for selecting an item on a display by mapping a position of a puck in a pointing device to a position of a cursor on a display, the method comprising:
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providing a surface having a puck field of motion within which said puck is moveable, aid surface comprising a first detent feature corresponding to a selectable item on the display, aid puck comprising a second detent feature;
determining a current position of the puck within said puck field of motion on said surface that corresponds to a cursor position pointing to said selectable item on the display;
maintaining the current position of said puck by engaging said first detent feature of said surface corresponding to the first selectable item with said second detent feature of said puck; and
selecting said selectable item on the display using said puck. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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