KEYPAD MOUSE COMPUTER PERIPHERAL DEVICE

• US 20130176225A1
• Filed: 04/03/2012
• Published: 07/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pareto Mill LLC
• Original Assignee: Pareto Mill LLC
• Inventors: Chung, Jun Hyuk, Shin, William
• Granted Patent: US 8,842,072 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• 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 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A keypad mouse computer peripheral device of the present disclosure includes a housing on top of which is located a keypad having a number keypad. The input device has at least one clicker button operable by a user'"'"'s thumb while the user'"'"'s hand rests on a provided palm rest or wrist rest. Force exerted by the base or palm portion of an operating hand moves the present input device which permits the index, middle and ring fingers to be located on the 4, 5, 6 key positions of the number keypad. This maintenance of the resting or home position even while the user is engaged in movement of the present keypad mouse permits easy and fast entry of numbers. A position sensor on the bottom surface of the housing of the disclosed keypad mouse detects relative location information for positional information input for a computer'"'"'s graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A keypad mouse comprising:

a housing which forms a top surface on which is located

a keypad comprising a numeric keypad,

a palm rest or wrist rest,

a thumb click button;

wherein each of said numeric keypad, palm rest or wrist rest, and thumb click button is relatively positioned on said top surface such that when base of an operating hand rests on said wrist rest, index, middle and ring fingers of said hand are positioned on 4, 5 and 6 keys of said numeric keypad and said click button is operable by a thumb of said hand while said index, middle and ring fingers are on said 4, 5 and 6 keys of said numeric keypad; and

a position sensor on a bottom surface of said housing.

2. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keypad further comprises directional keys.

3. The keypad mouse of claim 2, wherein said directional keys are in shape of a sideways T.

4. The keypad mouse of claim 3, wherein said directional keys are operable by the index finger of said operating hand.

5. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keypad further comprises a Tab key.

6. The keypad mouse of claim 5, wherein said tab key is positioned adjacent to the Enter key of said numeric keypad.

7. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keypad further comprises home, end, page up, and page down keys.

8. The keyboard mouse of claim 1, further comprising a touchpad positioned adjacent to said numeric keypad and accessible with said index finger of an operating hand.

9. The keyboard mouse of claim 8, wherein said touchpad is positioned between said numeric keypad and said directional keys.

10. The keyboard mouse of claim 1, further comprising a scroll wheel.

11. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keypad further comprises a toggle button.

12. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keypad further comprises a space button.

13. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein at least one key of said keypad has a height less than at least another key of said keypad.

14. The keypad mouse of claim 13, wherein said at least one key with lesser height is positioned on said keypad to avoid inadvertent contact with a finger or base of an operating hand.

15. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keys of said keypad are capable of alphabet input.

16. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keys of said keypad are programmable by an operator.

17. The keyboard mouse of claim 1, wherein said keypad further comprises function keys.

18. The keypad mouse of claim 17, wherein at least three of said function keys are F2, F4 and F8 buttons.

19. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keypad further comprises Alt and Control keys.

20. The keypad mouse of claim 1, further comprising an on/off switch on said bottom surface of said housing.

21. The keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said palm rest or wrist rest is a palm rest.

22. A keypad mouse comprising:

a housing which forms a top surface on which is located

a keypad comprising a numeric keypad, directional keys,

a palm rest,

a thumb click button;

wherein said numeric keypad, wrist rest, and thumb click button are relatively positioned on said top surface such that when base of an operating hand rests on said palm rest, index, middle and ring fingers of said hand are positioned on 4, 5 and 6 keys of said numeric keypad and said click button is operable by a thumb of said hand while said index, middle and ring fingers are on said 4, 5 and 6 key of said numeric keypad; and

a position sensor on a bottom surface of said housing.