Controller having pointing module

• US 20080084383A1
• Filed: 11/22/2006
• Published: 04/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elan Microelectronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Elan Microelectronics Corporation
• Inventors: Yeh, I-Hau, Li, Jia-Yih
• Application Number:
  US11/603,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20080084383A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks

Abstract

A controller uses a a pointing stick to move a cursor on an electrical device. By using the pointing stick, the controller is minimized in size and is light-weighted. And energy is saved too.

Claims

1. A controller having a pointing module, comprising:

a key module;

a pointing module, said pointing module being a pointing stick;

a first wireless communication module, said first wireless communication module connecting with an electrical device having a wireless receiving unit; and

a first micro-processing module, said first micro-processing module controlling said key module, said pointing module and said first wireless communication module,

wherein said key module and said pointing module select function and move pointer.

2. The controller according to claim 1,

wherein said first wireless communication module is a communication module using ultra violet, 27 megahertz (MHz) carrier, 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) carrier and blue tooth.

3. The controller according to claim 1,

wherein said wireless receiving unit comprises a second wireless communication module, a second micro-processing module and a wire transmission interface.

4. The controller according to claim 3,

wherein said second wireless communication module is a communication module using ultra violet, 27 MHz carrier, 2.4 GHz carrier and blue tooth.

5. The controller according to claim 3,

wherein said wire transmission interface is selected from a group consisting of a universal serial bus (USB) interface and a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) interface.

6. A controller having a pointing module, comprising:

a key module;

a pointing module, said pointing module being a pointing stick;

a display module, said display module showing a remote control status;

a first wireless communication module, said first wireless communication module connecting with an electrical device having a wireless receiving unit; and

a first micro-processing module, said first micro-processing module controlling said key module, said pointing module, said display module and said first wireless communication module,

wherein said key module and said pointing module select function and move pointer.

7. The controller according to claim 6,

wherein said first wireless communication module is a communication module using ultra violet, 27 MHz carrier, 2.4 GHz carrier and blue tooth.

8. The controller according to claim 6,

wherein said wireless receiving unit comprises a second wireless communication module, a second micro-processing module and a wire transmission interface.

9. The controller according to claim 8,

wherein said second wireless communication module is a communication module using ultra violet, 27 MHz carrier, 2.4 GHz carrier and blue tooth.

10. The controller according to claim 8,

wherein said wire transmission interface is selected from a group consisting of a USB interface and a UART interface.