COMPUTER MOUSE WITH MICROPHONE AND LOUDSPEAKER

• US 20070035517A1
• Filed: 08/11/2006
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fortemedia, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fortemedia, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Iou-Din Jean, Liu, Han-Hsin
• Application Number:
  US11/463,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20070035517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0333 Ergonomic shaped mouse for one hand
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device

Abstract

A computer mouse includes a body, a microphone module, and a loudspeaker, wherein the microphone module and the loudspeaker are fixed to the body. The microphone module is disposed at the front, a side, or the top of the body. The body includes a speaker chamber with the loudspeaker disposed therein and an acoustic opening provided thereon. The acoustic opening is disposed at the front, a side, or the top of the body.

Claims

1. A computer mouse, comprising:

a body;

a microphone module fixed to the body; and

a loudspeaker fixed to the body.

2. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microphone module is disposed at the front of the body.

3. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microphone module is disposed at a side of the body.

4. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microphone module is disposed at a top of the body.

5. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microphone module comprises a main microphone and a reference microphone.

6. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 5, wherein the main microphone is a uni-directional microphone.

7. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 5, wherein the main microphone is an omni-directional microphone.

8. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 5, wherein the reference microphone is a uni-directional microphone.

9. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 5, wherein the reference microphone is an omni-directional microphone.

10. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body comprises a speaker chamber with the loudspeaker disposed therein and an acoustic opening provided thereon.

11. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 10, wherein the acoustic opening is provided at the front of the body.

12. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 10, wherein the acoustic opening is provided at a side of the body.

13. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 10, wherein the acoustic opening is provided at a top of the body.

14. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer mouse is a universal serial bus mouse.

15. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 14, wherein the microphone module receives sound and generates an electrical signal, and the computer mouse further comprises a voice processor processing the electrical signal to obtain an acoustic signal, a sensor detecting movement of the computer mouse and generating a signal, a controller processing the signal to obtain a track signal, and a hub arbitrating the track signal and the acoustic signal for output.

16. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 15, wherein the voice processor performs beam-forming, noise suppression, and echo cancellation on the electrical signal to obtain the acoustic signal.

17. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer mouse is a Bluetooth mouse.

18. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 17, wherein the microphone module receives sound and generates an electrical signal, and the computer mouse further comprises a voice processor processing the electrical signal to obtain an acoustic signal, a sensor detecting movement of the computer mouse and generating a signal, a controller processing the signal and the acoustic signal to obtain a Bluetooth signal for output.

19. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 18, wherein the voice processor performs beam-forming, noise suppression, and echo cancellation on the electrical signal to obtain the acoustic signal.