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Control device for display state change on monitor

  • US 5,771,038 A
  • Filed: 08/09/1995
  • Issued: 06/23/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control device for making a display state change on a monitor, said device comprising:

  • a housing;

    a first input device mounted in said housing for determining a movement of a cursor on said monitor in an X- and a Y-directions;

    a second input device for giving two-dimensional control, said second input device being mounted in said housing and having a stick element partly protruding from a side surface of said housing for enabling said stick element to be manipulated by a thumb of a user wherein the two dimensions of said second two-dimensional input device respectively control two kinds of display state changes which include a movement of said cursor in a Z-direction, a rotation operation and a picture change on said monitor; and

    a control circuit mounted in said housing for executing said display state change responsive to control by said stick element.

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