POINTING DEVICE

• US 20090207133A1
• Filed: 01/15/2009
• Published: 08/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Takeshi Miura
• Original Assignee: Takeshi Miura
• Inventors: MIURA, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US12/354,664
• Publication Number:
  US 20090207133A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks

Abstract

A pointing device comprises an omnidirectional pressure sensor positioned on a portion of instrument, and a click switch positioned on another portion of the instrument different from the position of said omnidirectional pressure sensor. The omnidirectional pressure sensor is positioned in front of the instrument and the click switch is positioned on the rear portion or the upper portion of the instrument. The omnidirectional pressure sensor moves the cursor on the screen of the instrument and the click switch functions as decision switch for deciding the position of movement of the cursor.

Claims

1. A pointing device which comprises

an omnidirectional pressure sensor positioned on a portion of instrument, and

a click switch positioned on another portion of said instrument different from the position of said omnidirectional pressure sensor.

2. A pointing device according to claim 1 in which said omnidirectional pressure sensor is positioned in front of the instrument and said click switch is positioned on the rear portion or the upper portion of the instrument.

3. A pointing device according to claim 1 in which said omnidirectional pressure sensor moves the cursor on the screen of the instrument and said click switch functions as decision switch for deciding the position of movement of said cursor.

4. A pointing device according to claim 1 in which different operations on the screen can be achieved between the case in that the click switch is first pushed down and then omnidirectional pressure sensor is operated and the case in that omnidirectional pressure sensor is first operated and then the click switch is pushed down.

5. A pointing device according to claim 1 in which said omnidirectional pressure sensor is used to move the cursor on the screen, and the speed of movement of said cursor changes in response to the pressure applied to said omnidirectional pressure sensor.