UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS MOUSE

• US 20120146908A1
• Filed: 12/19/2010
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LO, CHIEN-HUNG, WANG, HAI-LI
• Application Number:
  US12/972,500
• Publication Number:
  US 20120146908A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0386 for light pen

Abstract

A universal serial bus (USB) mouse includes a USB plug, a USB hub circuit, a mouse control circuit, a wireless router circuit, a wireless network card circuit, and an antenna. The mouse control circuit, the wireless router circuit, and the wireless network card circuit are connected to the USB plug through the USB hub circuit. The antenna is connected between the wireless router circuit and the wireless network card circuit. The wireless router circuit together with the antenna functions as a wireless router. The wireless network card circuit together with the antenna functions as a wireless network card.

Claims

1. A universal serial bus (USB) mouse comprising:

a USB plug;

a USB hub circuit connected to the USB plug;

a mouse control circuit connected to the USB hub circuit;

a wireless router circuit connected to the USB hub circuit;

a wireless network card circuit connected to the USB hub circuit; and

an antenna connected between the wireless router circuit and the wireless network card circuit;

wherein the wireless router circuit together with the antenna functions as a wireless router, the wireless network card circuit together with the antenna functions as a wireless network card.

2. The USB mouse of claim 1, further comprising a smart card slot connected to the wireless router circuit.

3. The USB mouse of claim 1, wherein the antenna substantially surrounds an inside wall of a case of the USB mouse.