COMPUTER MOUSE

• US 20080291165A1
• Filed: 11/09/2007
• Published: 11/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carlos De La Fe Dahlin
• Original Assignee: Carlos De La Fe Dahlin
• Inventors: Fe Dahlin, Carlos de la
• Application Number:
  US11/937,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20080291165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computer mouse (1) which, by means of an accelerometer (mouseacc), detects the absolute movement of the mouse (1). The invention enables the movement of the mouse (1) relative to a surface (3) to be calculated by using at least one further accelerometer (fixacc) fixed to the surface (3).

Claims

1. A computer mouse (1) whose external shape enables the computer mouse (1) to be moved over a flat surface (3), comprising at least a first accelerometer (mouseacc) whose purpose is to detect the movement of the mouse (1),

characterised in that said computer mouse (1) is arranged to be incorporated in a system comprising at least a second accelerometer (fixacc) that is still relative to the surface (3), a processing unit which calculates the movement of the computer mouse (1) relative to the surface (3) from the signals transmitted by said accelerometers (mouseacc, fixacc), and that this relative movement is taken as a basis for positioning the mouse cursor (6) on a computer screen, a television screen, or a film screen/projection screen.

2. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the processing unit is incorporated in a computer (4).

3. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the processing unit is incorporated in the computer mouse (1) itself.

4. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the computer mouse (1), the computer (4), the processing unit and the accelerometers (mouseacc, fixacc) are communicating via a wireless connection.

5. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated in a cordhead (2) of a cord (5) that extends between the computer mouse (1) and a computer (4).

6. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated in a plug attached to a computer (4).

7. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated in a computer (4).

8. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated within a mobile phone.

9. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the computer mouse (1) is a mobile phone that incorporates the first accelerometer (mouseacc).

10. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 2,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated in a cordhead (2) of a cord (5) that extends between the computer mouse (1) and a computer (4).

11. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 3,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated in a cordhead (2) of a cord (5) that extends between the computer mouse (1) and a computer (4).

12. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 2,

characterized in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated in a plug attached to a computer (4).

13. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 2,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated in a computer (4).

14. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 2,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated within a mobile phone.

15. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 2,

characterised in that the computer mouse (1) is a mobile phone that incorporates the first accelerometer (mouseacc).

16. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 3,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated in a plug attached to a computer (4).

17. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 3,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated in a computer (4).

18. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 3,

characterised in that the second accelerometer (fixacc) is incorporated within a mobile phone.

19. Computer mouse (1) according to claim 3,

characterised in that the computer mouse (1) is a mobile phone that incorporates the first accelerometer (mouseacc).