Ambidextrous Mouse
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1. A user configurable mouse, comprising:
- a unibody housing having a touch sensitive surface divided into an array of independent and spatially distinct sensing points wherein at least some of the sensing points are positioned substantially around most of the periphery of the unibody housing, each sensing point being configured to generate a signal when the sensing point detects that a portion of a user'"'"'s hand is touching the sensing point, the signal including information identifying the particular location of the sensing point,wherein signals from at least two sensing points of the array of sensing points are combined to form a hand signal that represents how the user is holding the mouse,whereby a first hand signal corresponding to first positions of a user'"'"'s hand on the unibody housing is compared to a baseline hand signal to determine whether the user is holding the mouse with a left hand or a right hand, and wherein the operations of the mouse are configured for left handed use if the user is holding the mouse with a left hand or right handed use if the user is holding the mouse with a right hand.
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Abstract
An ambidextrous mouse is disclosed. The ambidextrous mouse is configured for both left and right handed use. The mouse may include right handed buttons on the front side of the mouse and left handed buttons on the back side of the mouse. The user may change the handedness of the mouse by rotating the mouse about a vertical axis of the mouse such that the left hand can use the left hand buttons and the right hand can use the right hand buttons. The mouse may include a handedness selection system for configuring the mouse for right handed or left handed use even though the mouse has the capability for both right and left hands.
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4 Claims
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1. A user configurable mouse, comprising:
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a unibody housing having a touch sensitive surface divided into an array of independent and spatially distinct sensing points wherein at least some of the sensing points are positioned substantially around most of the periphery of the unibody housing, each sensing point being configured to generate a signal when the sensing point detects that a portion of a user'"'"'s hand is touching the sensing point, the signal including information identifying the particular location of the sensing point, wherein signals from at least two sensing points of the array of sensing points are combined to form a hand signal that represents how the user is holding the mouse, whereby a first hand signal corresponding to first positions of a user'"'"'s hand on the unibody housing is compared to a baseline hand signal to determine whether the user is holding the mouse with a left hand or a right hand, and wherein the operations of the mouse are configured for left handed use if the user is holding the mouse with a left hand or right handed use if the user is holding the mouse with a right hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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