FINGER COMPUTER MOUSE

• US 20100188336A1
• Filed: 09/05/2007
• Published: 07/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CyberInc Pte., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: CyberInc Pte., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ng, Kai Kong, Ng, Kai Cheong
• Application Number:
  US12/440,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20100188336A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0331 Finger worn pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0335 Finger operated miniaturized mouse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0213 Arrangements providing an integrated pointing device in a keyboard, e.g. trackball, mini-joystick for pointing devices integrated in a laptop computer G06F1/169; joysticks G05G9/047; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A finger computer mouse for mounting on and operation by a finger, the finger computer mouse comprising a body having a first end and a second end; a first switch at the first end and a second switch at one of the second end and intermediate the first and second ends; operation of the first switch being the equivalent of a right click and operation of the second switch being the equivalent of a left click.

Claims

1. A finger computer mouse for mounting on and operation by a finger, the finger computer mouse comprising a body having a first end and a second end;

a first switch at one of the first end and intermediate the first and second ends, and a second switch at the second end;

operation of the first switch being the equivalent of a right click and operation of the second switch being the equivalent of a left click.

6. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first end is raised relative to the second end, and the second end is lowered relative to the first end.

8. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 or 3 to 5, wherein the finger computer mouse can be oriented in a first orientation with a finger located operatively above the first switch and the second switch, and a second orientation with a first finger located operatively above the first switch and a second finger located operatively above the second switch;

the first orientation being 90°

from the second orientation.

9. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, 4 or 5 further comprising a pivot between the first end and the second end for enabling selective operation by the finger of one of the first switch and the second switch.

10. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 or 5 further comprising at least one support strip extending from the first end to the second end;

a ring extending from the body to above the at least one support strip;

the at least one support strip being biased away from the body for releasably retaining the finger between the ring and the at least one support strip.

11. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 further comprising at least one support strip extending from the first end to the second end;

the at least one support strip being curved and biased away from the body for supporting the finger in a curved manner when the finger computer mouse is fitted to the finger.

12. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, 10 or 11, wherein the at least one support strip extends over the body and is curved and biased away from the body.

13. A finger computer mouse as claimed in claim 12 further comprising a ring extending upwardly from the body;

a cable extending from an end of the body; and

a connector at an end of the cable remote from the finger computer mouse;

wherein the connector is able to be located between the at least one support strip and the ring when the finger computer mouse is not in use.

14. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the body has a lower face, a diode for light emission mounted within the body for generating a beam of light for passing directly through a first opening in the lower face and onto a surface for reflection by the surface;

there being a second opening in the lower face, and an optical sensor mounted in the body adjacent the lower face for receiving the reflected beam through the second opening.

15. A finger computer mouse as claimed in claim 14, wherein the first opening and the second opening are formed into a single opening.

16. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15, further comprising a laser diode for generation of a laser beam for acting as a pointer.

21. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 4, 5, 10 or 11, wherein there are two support strips.

22. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 21, wherein the first switch depends from the body.

23. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 22, wherein the second switch depends from the body.

24. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 21, wherein the first switch extends upwardly from the body.

25. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 21, wherein the second switch extends upwardly from the body.

26. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 25, wherein the first end and the second end act as a pivot for the finger.

27. A finger computer mouse as claimed in claim 26, wherein the first end and the second end each have a cowling that comprises the pivot at the first end and the second end respectively.

28. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 27, wherein the first switch extends upwardly from an upper surface of the body.

29. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 27, wherein the second switch extends upwardly from an upper surface of the body.

30. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 27, wherein the at least one support strip extends over an upper surface of the body.

2. A finger computer mouse comprising a body having a first end and a second end, a first switch at one of the first end and intermediate the first and second ends, and a second switch at the second end;

wherein the finger computer mouse can be oriented in a first orientation with a finger located operatively above the first switch and the second switch, and a second orientation with a first finger located operatively above the first switch and a second finger located operatively above the second switch;

the first orientation being by rotation of the finger computer mouse by substantially 90°

.

7. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein operation of the first switch is the equivalent of a right click and operation of the second switch is the equivalent of a left click.

3. A finger computer mouse for mounting on and operation by a finger, the finger computer mouse comprising a body having a first end and a second end;

a first switch at one of the first end and intermediate the first and second ends, and a second switch at the second end;

a pivot between the first end and the second end for enabling selective operation by the finger of one of the first switch and the second switch.

17. A finger computer mouse as claimed in claim 3 or claim 9, wherein the pivot depends from the body.

18. A finger computer mouse as claimed in claim 3 or claim 9, wherein the pivot extends upwardly from an upper surface of the body.

19. A finger computer mouse as claimed in claim 17 or claim 18, wherein the pivot extends laterally of the body between the first end and the second end.

20. A finger computer mouse as claimed in any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the pivot is of a height greater than the height of each of the first switch and the second switch.

4. A finger computer mouse for mounting on and operation by a finger, the finger computer mouse comprising a body having a first end and a second end;

a first switch at one of the first end and intermediate the first and second ends, and a second switch at the second end;

at least one support strip extending from the first end to the second end;

a ring extending from the body to above the at least one support strip;

the at least one support strip being biased away from the body for releasably retaining the finger between the ring and the at least one support strip.

5. A finger computer mouse for mounting on and operation by a finger, the finger computer mouse comprising a body having a first end and a second end;

a first switch at one of the first end and intermediate the first and second ends, and a second switch at the second end;

at least one support strip extending from the first end to the second end;

the at least one support strip being curved and biased away from the body for supporting the finger in a curved manner when the finger computer mouse is fitted to the finger.