Cursor control device having multiplex control function key
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1. A cursor control device having a multiplex control function key, comprising:
- a cursor control main body comprising a left-side control function key, a right-side control function key and a scroll wheel disposed between said left-side control function key and said right-side control function key; and
a multiplex control functional unit adjacent to said left-side control function key, said right-side control function key and said scroll wheel, and generating an operating mode switching signal in response to a switching operation;
wherein said left-side control function key, said right-side control function key and multiplex control functional unit are all operated in a cursor operating mode when said operating mode switching signal is in a first signal state, and said left-side control function key, said right-side control function key and multiplex control functional unit are all operated in other operating mode different from said cursor operating mode when said operating mode switching signal is in a second signal state.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cursor control device capable of controlling corresponding movements of the vertical scroll bar and the horizontal scroll bar on the computer screen. Furthermore, the cursor control device is very user-friendly and advantageous for facilitating the user to select functions switched between several operating modes without largely increasing the keys'"'"' number.
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1. A cursor control device having a multiplex control function key, comprising:
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a cursor control main body comprising a left-side control function key, a right-side control function key and a scroll wheel disposed between said left-side control function key and said right-side control function key; and
a multiplex control functional unit adjacent to said left-side control function key, said right-side control function key and said scroll wheel, and generating an operating mode switching signal in response to a switching operation;
wherein said left-side control function key, said right-side control function key and multiplex control functional unit are all operated in a cursor operating mode when said operating mode switching signal is in a first signal state, and said left-side control function key, said right-side control function key and multiplex control functional unit are all operated in other operating mode different from said cursor operating mode when said operating mode switching signal is in a second signal state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A multiplex control functional unit arranged on a cursor control device including a cursor control main body, a scroll wheel, a left-side control function key and a right-side control function key, said multiplex control functional unit comprising:
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a mode switching key disposed on a surface of a housing of said cursor control main body, and generating an operating mode switching signal in response to a switching operation such that said cursor control main body is operated in either of at least two operating modes including a cursor operating mode; and
plural control function keys disposed on said surface of said housing of said cursor control main body, wherein at least one of said plural control function keys is enabled to provide multiplex control functions required for different operation modes including a cursor operating mode when said operating mode switching signal is in different operating states. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cursor control device having a multiplex control function key, comprising:
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a cursor control main body having a scroll wheel on a surface of a housing thereof for controlling movement of a cursor, wherein said scroll wheel provides moving function of a vertical scroll bar in a vertical direction;
a mode switching key disposed on said surface of said housing of said cursor control main body, and generating an operating mode switching signal in response to a switching operation such that said cursor control main body is operated in either of at least two operating modes including a cursor operating mode; and
plural control function keys disposed on said surface of said housing of said cursor control main body, wherein at least four of said plural control function keys are enabled to provide multiplex control functions required for different operation modes including a cursor operating mode when said operating mode switching signal is in different operating states. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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