Control device for display state change on monitor
First Claim
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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Abstract
The present invention is related to a control device for a display state change on a monitor which includes a housing, a first input device mounted in the housing for determining a movement of a cursor on the monitor in an X- and a Y-directions, a second input device for determining two kinds of display state changes which include a movement of the cursor in a Z-direction and a display state change selected from a group consisting of a rotation operation and a picture change on the monitor, and a control circuit mounted in the housing for executing the display state changes. Various preferred operation modes for controlling the display state change on a monitor are also disclosed in the present invention for purpose of providing a easily manipulated control device with more functions than the conventional mouse and track ball.
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1. A control device for making a display state change on a monitor, said device comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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