Computer Mouse

• US 20080316170A1
• Filed: 09/21/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Indigolab Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Indigolab Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Cheol Ho
• Application Number:
  US11/858,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20080316170A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

Provided is a computer mouse including a grip portion having a flat bottom surface and a longitudinal central grip axis; a grip central point located at the center of the longitudinal central grip axis; the grip portion standing on a surface on which the computer mouse moves; a vertical axis perpendicular to the surface and including the central point; a sensor portion which includes a sensor having a sensor central point located at the center of the sensor; the sensor being located distant in a forward direction from the grip portion; a vertical plane containing the vertical axis and the sensor central point; wherein the longitudinal central axis is angled from the vertical axis and tilted to the left or right with reference to the forward direction; a bottom grip point defined by the intersection between the vertical axis and the bottom surface; and wherein the bottom grip point is located substantially at the center of the bottom surface.

Claims

1. A computer mouse comprising:

a grip portion having a flat bottom and a longitudinal central grip axis;

a grip central point located at the center of the longitudinal central grip axis;

the grip portion capable of standing on a flat surface via its flat bottom in order to allow the grip portion to move on the flat surface;

a vertical axis perpendicular to the flat bottom and including the grip central point;

a sensor portion which includes a sensor having a sensor central point located at the center of the sensor;

the sensor being located distant in a forward direction from the grip portion;

a vertical plane containing the vertical axis and the sensor central point;

wherein the longitudinal central axis is angled from the vertical axis and tilted to the left or right with reference to the vertical plane;

a bottom grip point defined by the intersection between the vertical axis and the flat bottom; and

wherein the bottom grip point is located substantially at the center of the flat bottom.

2. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the grip portion comprises a thumb support to support the thumb of the user when the user holds the grip portion.

3. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the grip portion is formed in order to place a side portion of a hand of a user to be in contact with the surface on which the computer mouse moves when the user holds the grip portion;

and

wherein the grip portion further comprises a little finger support in order to support the little finger.

4. The computer mouse of claim 3, wherein the little finger support comprises a ring finger support to support the ring finger of the user when the user holds the grip portion.

5. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the sensor portion includes a connection portion so that the grip portion and the sensor portion are engaged with each other by a connection portion which is slanted from the grip portion.

6. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the distance between the sensor portion and the grip portion can be adjusted.

7. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the sensor portion is connected to the grip portion so as to rotate about a connection point between the sensor portion and the grip portion.

8. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the grip portion comprises a convex portion which protrudes at a portion which faces the palm of a user when the user holds the grip portion.

9. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the computer mouse comprises an interface cable that extends from a side surface of the sensor portion.

10. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the sensor portion further comprise a resolution control button that is controlled by the user via the forefinger or the middle finger when the user holds the grip portion.

11. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the grip portion further comprises a forward button and a backward button for forward and backward scrolling on a computer screen, wherein the forward button and the backward button are controlled by the user via the thumb when the user holds the grip portion.

12. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the sensor portion comprises a cooling fan which generates an air current toward the grip portion.

13. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the longitudinal central axis of the grip portion is tilted forward by a predetermined angle so that the top of the grip portion is located closer to the sensor than the bottom of the grip portion.

14. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the grip portion comprises a selection button and a menu button that are controlled by the forefinger and the middle finger of the user, respectively, when the user holds the grip portion.

15. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the grip portion comprises a weight which is detachable at a lower portion of the grip portion.

16. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the sensor portion comprises a light-emitting device which emits light forward.