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Enhanced Input Peripheral

  • US 20070109266A1
  • Filed: 01/09/2007
  • Published: 05/17/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1999
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A peripheral device for use with a computer system comprising:

  • a housing adapted to fit within a user'"'"'s palm and slide over a medium;

    an illuminator for illuminating the medium;

    an optical sensor having plural sensing elements and producing image signals;

    a lens for imaging the medium onto the sensor;

    circuitry coupled to the sensor and disposed within the housing for processing the signals from the sensor and producing corresponding output data; and

    a wireless link for relaying the output data from the peripheral device to the computer system;

    wherein said sensor is useful in acquiring optically-encoded multi-bit information from said medium for use by said computer system.

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