Inertial Sensor-Based Pointing Device With Removable Transceiver
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1. A hand-held wireless graphical input device comprising:
- a housing adapted for being held by one hand in free space, the housing generating graphic input signals for controlling a position of a cursor on a graphics display;
a memory detachably connected to the housing for storing data; and
a wireless transceiver coupled to the housing to receive the graphic input signals and coupled to the memory to receive the data, the wireless transceiver wirelessly transmitting the graphic input signals and the data to the graphics display.
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Abstract
An inertial sensor-based pointing device 10 is compatible with a removable USB pod 14 having a digital flash memory 32 and an integrated radio transceiver 30. Flash memory 32 can be used by a user to store software that enables a user to auto load software applications into compatible computers. Pointing device 10 is adapted to receive USB pod 14 resulting in a combined memory/transceiver and pointing device system that can be conveniently carried as a single unit in a pocket or via a belt clip.
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20 Claims
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1. A hand-held wireless graphical input device comprising:
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a housing adapted for being held by one hand in free space, the housing generating graphic input signals for controlling a position of a cursor on a graphics display; a memory detachably connected to the housing for storing data; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the housing to receive the graphic input signals and coupled to the memory to receive the data, the wireless transceiver wirelessly transmitting the graphic input signals and the data to the graphics display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A hand-held wireless graphical input device which provides a control signal to control translational movement of a cursor on a graphical user interface comprising:
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a housing adapted for being held by one hand in free space; a memory detachably connected to the housing for storing data; a wireless transceiver coupled to the memory for wirelessly receiving address signals and transmitting data; a power source for energizing said transceiver and the memory; and a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A memory unit comprising:
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a housing adapted for being held by one hand in free space; a wireless transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals; and a memory for storing data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless remote control device, said device comprising:
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a housing configured to be held and manipulated by a user in free space; a sensor contained within said housing, said sensor detecting a movement of the housing in free space and generating a signal based on said detected movement; a transmitter contained within said housing and connected to said sensor, said transmitter transmitting said signal generated by said sensor; and a pod detachably connected to said housing, said pod containing a transceiver for receiving said signal transmitted by said transmitter when said pod is detached from said housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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