WIRELESS INPUT DEVICE

• US 20060244726A1
• Filed: 12/07/2005
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paten Wireless Technology Incorporated (Hsin-Keng Investment)
• Original Assignee: Paten Wireless Technology Incorporated (Hsin-Keng Investment)
• Inventors: Wang, Yung-Hui, Chen, Kuan-Hung
• Application Number:
  US11/164,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20060244726A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A wireless input device is disclosed to include a housing, which has a top cover shell and a bottom cover shell relatively slidably coupled together, a first cursor control device, which is mounted in the top cover shell for operation by the user and has an input unit and an input control unit for operation by the user to produce input signals and a sensor mounted in the bottom cover shell for detecting movement of the housing on a surface, and a second cursor control device, which is mounted inside the housing and has a direction control unit mounted in said bottom cover shell and adapted to control the movement of a cursor on a display screen and an orientation unit mounted in the bottom cover shell for control the emitting of a laser beam for pointing.

Claims

1. A wireless input device comprising:

a housing, said housing comprising a top cover shell and a bottom cover shell;

a first cursor control device mounted inside said housing, said first cursor control device comprising an input unit mounted in said top cover shell for operation by the user, an input control unit mounted inside said housing and controlled by said input unit to produce input signals, and sensor means mounted in said bottom cover shell for detecting movement of said housing on a reflective surface; and

a second cursor control device mounted inside said housing, said second cursor control device comprising a direction control unit mounted in said bottom cover shell and adapted to control the movement of a cursor on a display screen, and an orientation control unit mounted in said bottom cover shell.

2. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a holder provided at one of said top cover shell and said bottom cover shell remote from said direction control unit, said holder defining an accommodating groove adapted to receive a wireless receiver to be used with an electronic product to receive wireless signal from said first cursor control device and said second cursor control device.

3. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing further comprises a first plate member affixed to a bottom side of said top cover shell, said first plate member defining with said top cover shell an accommodating chamber for accommodating said input control unit of said first cursor control device, and a second plate member affixed to a top side of said bottom cover shell and coupled to said first plate member for allowing movement of said top cover shell relative to said bottom cover shell, said second plate member defining with said bottom cover shell a holding space, which accommodates said orientation control unit of said second cursor control device.

4. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said housing further comprises a third plate member affixed to a bottom side of said bottom cover shell and defining with said bottom cover shell a bottom chamber, which accommodates said direction control unit of said second cursor control device.

5. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 3, said direction control unit of said second cursor control device comprises a laser diode;

said orientation control unit of said second cursor control device comprises an actuating member adapted to drive said laser diode to emit a laser beam, a power switch, and a switching lever adapted to switch on/off said power switch.

6. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said direction control unit of said second cursor control device comprises a directional control member adopted to output a respective control signal for controlling the amount and direction of movement of a cursor on a display screen.

7. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said input unit of said first cursor control device comprises a plurality of operation buttons and direction buttons.

8. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said input control unit of said first cursor control device comprises a plurality of buttons.

9. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensor means is an optical sensor or a mechanical sensor.

10. A wireless input device comprising a housing, a first cursor control device, a second cursor control device, and a remote control unit, wherein:

said housing comprises an upper cover shell and a bottom cover shell coupled to said upper cover shell and movable relative to said top cover shell;

said first cursor control device is mounted inside said housing, said first cursor control device comprising an input unit mounted in said top cover shell for operation by the user, an input control unit mounted inside said housing and controlled by said input unit to produce input signals, and sensor means mounted in said bottom cover shell for detecting movement of said housing on a reflective surface;

said second cursor control device is mounted inside said housing, said second cursor control device comprising a direction control unit mounted in said bottom cover shell and adapted to control the movement of a cursor on a display screen, and an orientation control unit mounted in said bottom cover shell;

said remote control unit is provided at said bottom cover shell remote from said direction control unit of said second cursor control device.

11. The wireless input device claimed in claim 10, wherein said housing comprises a holder provided at one of said top cover shell and said bottom cover shell remote from said direction control unit, said holder defining an accommodating groove adapted to receive a wireless receiver to be used with an electronic product to receive wireless signal from said first cursor control device and said second cursor control device.

12. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said housing further comprises a first plate member affixed to a bottom side of said top cover shell, said first plate member defining with said top cover shell an accommodating chamber for accommodating said input control unit of said first cursor control device, and a second plate member affixed to a top side of said bottom cover shell and coupled to said first plate member for allowing movement of said top cover shell relative to said bottom cover shell, said second plate member defining with said bottom cover shell a holding space, which accommodates said orientation control unit of said second cursor control device.

13. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said housing further comprises a third plate member affixed to a bottom side of said bottom cover shell and defining with said bottom cover shell a bottom chamber, which accommodates said direction control unit of said second cursor control device.

14. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 12, said direction control unit of said second cursor control device comprises a laser diode;

said orientation control unit of said second cursor control device comprises an actuating member adapted to drive said laser diode to emit a laser beam, a power switch, and a switching lever adapted to switch on/off said power switch.

15. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said direction control unit of said second cursor control device comprises a directional control member for producing a respective control signal.

16. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said input unit of said first cursor control device comprises a plurality of operation buttons and direction buttons.

17. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said input control unit of said first cursor control device comprises a plurality of buttons.

18. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said sensor means is an optical sensor or a mechanical sensor.

19. The wireless input device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said remote control unit is a recessed device, having a plurality of operation buttons.