Hand-Controllable Signal-Generating Devices and Systems
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a hand-controllable signal-generating device, including;
a body having a top side, and having a bottom side spaced apart by a distance from and facing away from the top side, the bottom side being configured for facilitating displacements of the body over a working surface in two-dimensional directions with the bottom side facing the working surface, the body having a biaxial-displacement detector that is configured for generating biaxial displacement signals that are representative of detected displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface; and
a signal transmitter configured for communicating the biaxial displacement signals to an external electronic processor;
wherein the body has a palm rest on the top side, the palm rest including a palm contact surface, the palm contact surface having a contour for receiving a portion of a palm of a person'"'"'s hand into contact at a position on the palm contact surface, the hand having one digit or a plurality of digits;
and wherein the contour of the palm contact surface of the palm rest is configured for facilitating control by the portion of the palm of the person'"'"'s hand, being in contact at the position on the palm contact surface, of the displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface without the one digit or any of the plurality of the digits being in contact with the hand-controllable signal-generating device.
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Abstract
Apparatus including: hand-controllable signal-generating device that includes body having top side, and bottom side spaced apart from and facing away from top side, bottom side being configured for facilitating displacements of body over working surface in two-dimensional directions, body having biaxial-displacement detector configured for generating biaxial displacement signals representative of displacements of body in two-dimensional directions; and signal transmitter configured for communicating biaxial displacement signals to external electronic processor. Body has palm rest on top side; palm rest includes palm contact surface having contour for receiving portion of palm of person'"'"'s hand into contact at position on palm contact surface. Contour of palm contact surface is configured for facilitating control by portion of palm of person'"'"'s hand, being in contact at position on palm contact surface, of displacements of body in two-dimensional directions over working surface. System including digit-controllable signal generating device and hand-controllable signal generating device. Related processes.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a hand-controllable signal-generating device, including; a body having a top side, and having a bottom side spaced apart by a distance from and facing away from the top side, the bottom side being configured for facilitating displacements of the body over a working surface in two-dimensional directions with the bottom side facing the working surface, the body having a biaxial-displacement detector that is configured for generating biaxial displacement signals that are representative of detected displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface; and a signal transmitter configured for communicating the biaxial displacement signals to an external electronic processor; wherein the body has a palm rest on the top side, the palm rest including a palm contact surface, the palm contact surface having a contour for receiving a portion of a palm of a person'"'"'s hand into contact at a position on the palm contact surface, the hand having one digit or a plurality of digits; and wherein the contour of the palm contact surface of the palm rest is configured for facilitating control by the portion of the palm of the person'"'"'s hand, being in contact at the position on the palm contact surface, of the displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface without the one digit or any of the plurality of the digits being in contact with the hand-controllable signal-generating device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 24)
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2. (canceled)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a digit-controllable signal-generating device for generating digit signals; and a hand-controllable signal-generating device, including a body having a top side, and having a bottom side spaced apart by a distance from and facing away from the top side, the bottom side being configured for facilitating displacements of the body over a working surface in two-dimensional directions with the bottom side facing the working surface, the body having a biaxial-displacement detector that is configured for generating biaxial displacement signals that are representative of detected displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface; and a signal transmitter configured for communicating the biaxial displacement signals and the digit signals to an external electronic processor; wherein the body has a palm rest on the top side, the palm rest including a palm contact surface, the palm contact surface having a contour for receiving a portion of a palm of a person'"'"'s hand into contact at a position on the palm contact surface, the hand having one digit or a plurality of digits; and wherein the contour of the palm contact surface of the palm rest is configured for facilitating control of the digit-controllable signal-generating device for generating digit signals by the person'"'"'s hand simultaneously with facilitating control by the portion of the palm of the person'"'"'s hand, being in contact at the position on the palm contact surface, of the displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface without the one digit or any of the plurality of the digits being in contact with the hand-controllable signal-generating device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25)
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14. (canceled)
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22. A process, comprising:
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providing a hand-controllable signal-generating device including a body having a top side, a palm rest being on the top side, the palm rest including a palm contact surface, the palm contact surface having a contour for receiving a portion of a palm of a person'"'"'s hand into contact at a position on the palm contact surface, the hand having one digit or a plurality of digits, the body having a bottom side spaced apart by a distance from and facing away from the top side, the bottom side being configured for facilitating displacements of the body over a working surface in two-dimensional directions with the bottom side facing the working surface, the body having a biaxial-displacement detector that is configured for generating biaxial displacement signals that are representative of detected displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface; and providing a signal transmitter configured for communicating the biaxial displacement signals to an external electronic processor; and facilitating the generation, by a portion of a palm of a person'"'"'s hand being in contact at the position on the palm contact surface, of biaxial displacement signals for communication to the external electronic processor, by facilitating control by the portion of the palm of the displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface without the one digit or any of the plurality of the digits being in contact with the hand-controllable signal-generating device.
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23. A process, comprising:
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providing a digit-controllable signal-generating device for generating digit signals; and providing a hand-controllable signal-generating device including a body having a top side, a palm rest being on the top side, the palm rest including a palm contact surface, the palm contact surface having a contour for receiving a portion of a palm of a person'"'"'s hand into contact at a position on the palm contact surface, the hand having one digit or a plurality of digits, the body having a bottom side spaced apart by a distance from and facing away from the top side, the bottom side being configured for facilitating displacements of the body over a working surface in two-dimensional directions with the bottom side facing the working surface, the body having a biaxial-displacement detector that is configured for generating biaxial displacement signals that are representative of detected displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface; and providing a signal transmitter configured for communicating the biaxial displacement signals and the digit signals to an external electronic processor; and facilitating the generation, by a portion of a palm of a person'"'"'s hand being in contact at the position on the palm contact surface, of biaxial displacement signals for communication to the external electronic processor, by facilitating control by the portion of the palm of the displacements of the body in the two-dimensional directions over the working surface without the one digit or any of the plurality of the digits being in contact with the hand-controllable signal-generating device; and
facilitating the generation of digit signals by control of the digit-controllable signal-generating device by the person'"'"'s hand.
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