Multimode pointing device
First Claim
1. A method based on the general desktop computer mouse can comprise a multimode pointing device with an object motion detector unit (without mechanical moving parts in the detector unit) comprising of two detector sets which are used in different operation mode separately, the device can manipulate in three modes as:
- in desktop pointing mode putting the window surface of the active detector set on the desk surface the device can use as a general computer mouse,in handheld pointing mode the user can hold the device in hand and use it as a pointing device by moving an object on the window surface or the detectable area of the active detector set,in handwriting mode the device is used as handwriting input device, the user can write on the window surface or the detectable area of the active detector set with an object like a stylus or other tools,then from the object motion detected by the detector unit the device can compute the object motion data and transmit the data to display device through air or cable interface, the display device can translate the object motion data to the actions in the display device.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a screen pointer (cursor) is based on the general optical computer mouse by sensing the motion of an object (306/309) on the surface of an object motion detector unit (302/303/402/502). The method can be implemented as a handheld multimode pointing device (301/401) or integrated the implemented pointing device module (502-503) in other device (501). The implemented device (101/301/401) can use in desktop pointing, handheld pointing and handwriting operation modes.
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6 Claims
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1. A method based on the general desktop computer mouse can comprise a multimode pointing device with an object motion detector unit (without mechanical moving parts in the detector unit) comprising of two detector sets which are used in different operation mode separately, the device can manipulate in three modes as:
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in desktop pointing mode putting the window surface of the active detector set on the desk surface the device can use as a general computer mouse, in handheld pointing mode the user can hold the device in hand and use it as a pointing device by moving an object on the window surface or the detectable area of the active detector set, in handwriting mode the device is used as handwriting input device, the user can write on the window surface or the detectable area of the active detector set with an object like a stylus or other tools, then from the object motion detected by the detector unit the device can compute the object motion data and transmit the data to display device through air or cable interface, the display device can translate the object motion data to the actions in the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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