MOUSE HAVING A CLICKING FUNCTION VIA AUDIO OR LIGHT SIGNAL
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1. An input device for providing at least one type of input signal to a computing system, comprising:
- means for determining a movement of said input device,means for receiving at least one input command signal, said means for receiving comprising at least one of;
an audio sensor, a light sensor, and a receiver, andmeans for providing said determined movement and signals associated with said received at least one input command signal to the computer system, wherein the provided signals cause the computer system to execute a function associated with an element at a location associated with said determined movement.
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Abstract
An input device providing less strain on the user is disclosed. The input device comprises a means for tracking movement of the device and providing a signal associated with the movement to a computer system and means for receiving one of an audio signal, an optical signal and a verbal expression and providing associated signals to the computer system, wherein the computer system executes a function identified by a position determined based on the movement information and the received one of: audio signal, optical signal and verbal expression.
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18 Claims
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1. An input device for providing at least one type of input signal to a computing system, comprising:
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means for determining a movement of said input device, means for receiving at least one input command signal, said means for receiving comprising at least one of;
an audio sensor, a light sensor, and a receiver, andmeans for providing said determined movement and signals associated with said received at least one input command signal to the computer system, wherein the provided signals cause the computer system to execute a function associated with an element at a location associated with said determined movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15)
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5. The input device of claim 5, wherein the percussion event is associated with a tapping action causing generation of an audio sound.
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12. A system comprising:
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a first input device and a second input device, the first device providing input command signals to the second input device, which provides communication with a computing system; the first input device comprising; means for receiving at least one input command signal; and means for transmitting the received at least one input command signal to the second input device; and the second input device comprising; means for receiving the at least one input command signal comprises one of;
an audio sensor, an optical sensor and a short-range communication system;means for determining a movement of the second input device, and means for transmitting the determined movement and signals associated with the received at least one input command signals to the computer system;
wherein the computer system executes a function associated with a position determined by the determined movement based on the signals associated with the received at least one input command signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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16. A method for providing communication between a computing system and an input device, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a movement of the input device; receiving at least one input command signal, wherein the at least one input command signal is one of;
an audio input, an optical input and an radio frequency input;translating the received at least one input command signal into signals appropriate for communication with the computing system, and transmitting the signals appropriate for communication with the computing system, wherein the computer system executes at least one function associated with the determined movement and the transmitted signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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