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Pointing device having improved automatic gain control and information reporting

  • US 5,359,348 A
  • Filed: 05/21/1992
  • Issued: 10/25/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pointing device for use within a prescribed space and adapted to be interconnected with a display device having a display screen, a cursor movable on said display screen and a cursor control circuit for controlling the position of the cursor on said display screen, the pointing device comprising:

  • a first unit including computer means connected to said cursor control circuit;

    a second unit movably contained within said space and comprising orientation detection means for detecting angular rotative and/or translational position and generating an information signal representative of a plurality of components of said angular rotative and/or translational position, means for converting the information signal to a series of spaced component pulses which are equal in number to the plurality of components, the time spacing between any two consecutive component pulses being proportional to a particular component of the angular rotative and/or translational position.

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