MOUSE WITH JOYSTICK

• US 20120188160A1
• Filed: 01/26/2011
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wallace, Brian William
• Application Number:
  US13/014,564
• Publication Number:
  US 20120188160A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/161
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49117 Conductor or circuit manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A device includes a mouse portion having multiple buttons and a base. The device further includes a joystick portion having a joystick extending to the base of the mouse portion and an upper surface movably mounted adjacent the base of the mouse portion such that relative movement between the base and upper surface results in movement of the joystick.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a mouse portion having multiple buttons and a base; and

a joystick portion having a joystick extending to the base of the mouse portion and an upper surface movably mounted adjacent the base of the mouse portion such that relative movement between the base and upper surface results in movement of the joystick.

2. The device of claim 1 and further comprising circuitry coupled to the multiple buttons and the joystick to provide signals representative of selection of the buttons and movement of the joystick.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein the circuitry comprises a mouse circuit board and a joystick circuit board.

4. The device of claim 2 wherein the circuitry comprises a single circuit board that supports the joystick.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the buttons comprises a right button, a left button, and a scroll wheel.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the base and upper surface are separated from each other by skid pads.

7. The device of claim 1 and further comprising a band disposed about a perimeter of the base and upper surface.

8. The device of claim 1 wherein the upper surface has a hole about the joystick to allow movement of the joystick.

9. The device of claim 1 wherein the joystick is attached to the base.

10. A method comprising:

placing a mouse portion having multiple buttons on an upper surface of a joystick portion;

attaching a joystick to the mouse portion though the upper surface of the joystick portion; and

movably mounting the mouse portion with the upper surface of the joystick portion such that relative movement between the mouse portion and upper surface of the joystick portion results in movement of the joystick.

11. The method of claim 10 and further comprising coupling circuitry to the multiple buttons and the joystick to provide signals representative of selection of the buttons and movement of the joystick.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the circuitry comprises a mouse circuit board and a joystick circuit board.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the circuitry comprises a single circuit board that supports the joystick.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the mouse portion and upper surface of the joystick portion are separated from each other by skid pads.

15. The method of claim 10 and further providing a band disposed about a perimeter of the mouse portion and upper surface of the joystick portion.

16. The method of claim 10 and further comprising providing a hole in the upper surface about the joystick to allow movement of the joystick.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein the joystick is attached to a base of the mouse portion.

18. A system comprising:

a processing unit;

a memory coupled to the processor to store code to execute on the processor;

a mouse portion having multiple buttons including a right button, a left button, and a scroll wheel, and having circuitry coupled to the mouse buttons to provide signals representative of mouse button actuation to the processor, and having a base; and

a joystick portion having a joystick extending to the base of the mouse portion and an upper surface movably mounted adjacent the base of the mouse portion such that relative movement between the base and upper surface results in movement of the joystick, and further including circuitry coupled to the joystick to provide signals representative of movement of the joystick.

19. The system of claim 18 and further comprising a system bus coupled between the processing unit, the mouse portion and the joystick portion, wherein the base and upper surface are separated from each other by skid pads, and further comprising a band disposed about a perimeter of the base and upper surface.

20. The system of claim 19 and further comprising a video adapter coupled to the system bus, wherein the upper surface has a hole about the joystick to allow movement of the joystick, and wherein the joystick is attached to the base.