MOUSE WITH A SCREEN SAVER CONTROL FUNCTION

• US 20080120578A1
• Filed: 03/12/2007
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsieh, Kuan-Hong, Chung, Shin-Hong, Li, Xiao-Guang, Wang, Han-Che, Cheng, Hua-Dong
• Application Number:
  US11/685,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20080120578A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/867
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A mouse with a screen saver control function is provided. The mouse includes a left button, a right button, a scroll button, a screen saver control button, a memory unit, and a micro-processing unit. The memory unit stores a simulation program. When receiving a signal from the screen saver control button, the micro-processing unit runs the simulation program of the memory unit, and generates simulated input signals to a computer connected thereto, and thus to prevent the computer from running a screen saver program. Utilizing the mouse, a computer user can control a screen saver of the computer momentarily, without resetting a duration of initiating the screen saver program. Therefore, the mouse is very convenient for the computer user to control the computer.

Claims

1. A mouse with a screen saver control function, comprising:

a screen saver control button configured for generating a signal when receiving an operational input from a computer user;

a memory unit for storing a simulation program; and

a micro-processing unit configured for running the simulation program when receiving the signal from the screen saver control button, and generating simulated input signals to a computer connected thereto.

2. The mouse as recited in claim 1, wherein the micro-processing unit is for further sending a screen saver instruction to activate the computer to run a screen saver program, when receiving successive signals from the screen saver control button in a predetermined time period.

3. The mouse as recited in claim 2, wherein a number of the successive signals from the screen saver control button is two.

4. The mouse as recited in claim 1, wherein the micro-processing unit is for interrupting running the simulation program, when receiving a new signal from the screen saver control button.

5. The mouse as recited in claim 1, wherein the screen saver control button is configured at an appropriate position where a thumb can touch.