AMBIDEXTROUS OPERATED COMPUTER SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A computer system operable by persons either right-handed or left-handed, comprising a mouse and a computer connected to the mouse, the mouse comprising:
- a mode shift unit having two selectable positions, one of which is a left-handed position representing a left-handed mode and another is a right-hand operation position representing a right-handed operation mode;
a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured for generating the mode-shifting signal in response to a position shifting of the mode shift unit between the two selectable positions; and
an interface configured for connecting the mouse to a computer and transmitting the mode-shifting signal to the computer; and
the computer comprising;
a storage unit configured for storing a current operation mode of the mouse, the current operation mode being one of a left-handed operation mode or a right-handed operation mode;
a mouse interface configured for connecting the computer to the mouse and receiving the mode-shifting signal from the mouse;
a central processing unit (CPU) capable of change the operation modes;
a driver unit configured for converting the mode-shifting signal into a format which can be recognized by the CPU of the computer; and
a controller configured for updating the current operation mode in the storage unit from one of the left-handed operation mode and the right-handed mode to another of the two modes.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a computer system operable by users of either handedness. The computer system includes a mouse and a computer connected together by interfaces. The mouse generates a mode-setting signal by a mode shift unit shifting between two selectable positions. The computer includes: a storage unit configured for storing a current operation mode of the mouse; a mouse interface configured for connecting the computer to the mouse and receiving the mode-shifting signal from the mouse; a driver unit configured for converting the mode-setting signal into a mode-shifting signal into a format which can be recognized by a central processing unit (CPU) of the computer; and a controller configured for updating the current operation mode in the storage unit from one of the left-handed operation mode and the right-handed mode to another of the two modes.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer system operable by persons either right-handed or left-handed, comprising a mouse and a computer connected to the mouse, the mouse comprising:
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a mode shift unit having two selectable positions, one of which is a left-handed position representing a left-handed mode and another is a right-hand operation position representing a right-handed operation mode; a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured for generating the mode-shifting signal in response to a position shifting of the mode shift unit between the two selectable positions; and an interface configured for connecting the mouse to a computer and transmitting the mode-shifting signal to the computer; and the computer comprising; a storage unit configured for storing a current operation mode of the mouse, the current operation mode being one of a left-handed operation mode or a right-handed operation mode; a mouse interface configured for connecting the computer to the mouse and receiving the mode-shifting signal from the mouse; a central processing unit (CPU) capable of change the operation modes; a driver unit configured for converting the mode-shifting signal into a format which can be recognized by the CPU of the computer; and a controller configured for updating the current operation mode in the storage unit from one of the left-handed operation mode and the right-handed mode to another of the two modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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9. A mouse capable of shifting operation modes, comprising:
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a mode shift unit having two selectable positions of which a left-handed position representing a left handed operation mode of the mouse and a right-hand position representing a right-handed operation mode of the mouse; a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured for generating the mode-shifting signal in response to a position shifting of the mode shift unit between the two selectable positions; and an interface configured for connecting the mouse to an external computer and transmitting the mode-shifting signal to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for shifting the current operation mode of a mouse, comprising:
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generating a mode control signal according to a command outputted by a mode-setting unit; sending the mode control signal to a computer; obtaining and converting the mode control signal by the computer; and changing the current operation control of the mouse using the computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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