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Multi-Purpose Optical Mouse

  • US 20080284735A1
  • Filed: 05/18/2007
  • Published: 11/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A pointing device for a computing device comprising:

  • a first section having an upper surface on which at least one button configured to be pressed by a user is formed; and

    a second section having a first surface with an opening, an illumination device for projecting light through the opening, and an optical sensor aligned with the opening for detecting light reflected from an external object proximate the opening,wherein the second section is rotatable with respect to the first section to one of a first operating position and a second operating position, the first surface of the second section facing the same direction as the upper surface of the first section in the first operating position, and the first surface of the second section and the upper surface of the first section facing opposite directions in the second operating position.

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