Pointing device with differing actuation forces for primary and secondary buttons
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1. A mouse for a computer, comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of surfaces including at least a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces;
a first button disposed within one of the plurality of surfaces of the housing, and having a predetermined shape;
a second button disposed within the same one of the plurality of surfaces of the housing in which the first button is disposed, and having a predetermined shape substantially the same as the predetermined shape of the first button;
a sensor disposed within the housing to translate movement of the mouse into an electrical signal;
a first switching mechanism disposed within the housing underneath the first button such that the first button requires a first predetermined force applied thereto to actuate the first switching mechanism; and
,a second switching mechanism disposed within the housing underneath the second button such that the second button requires a second predetermined force applied thereto to actuate the second switching mechanism where the second predetermined force is different than the first predetermined force.
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Abstract
A pointing device for a computer, having switching mechanisms with perceptively differing actuation forces, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the pointing device comprises a housing, a sensor, a first switching mechanism and a second switching mechanism. The sensor is disposed within the housing and translates movement into an electrical signal. The first switching mechanism is also disposed within the housing and has a first predetermined actuation force. The second switching mechanism is also disposed within the housing and has a second predetermined actuation force. The second predetermined actuation force is perceptively different than the first predetermined actuation force.
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12 Claims
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1. A mouse for a computer, comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of surfaces including at least a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces; a first button disposed within one of the plurality of surfaces of the housing, and having a predetermined shape; a second button disposed within the same one of the plurality of surfaces of the housing in which the first button is disposed, and having a predetermined shape substantially the same as the predetermined shape of the first button; a sensor disposed within the housing to translate movement of the mouse into an electrical signal; a first switching mechanism disposed within the housing underneath the first button such that the first button requires a first predetermined force applied thereto to actuate the first switching mechanism; and
,a second switching mechanism disposed within the housing underneath the second button such that the second button requires a second predetermined force applied thereto to actuate the second switching mechanism where the second predetermined force is different than the first predetermined force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A pointing device for a computer, comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of surfaces including at least a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces; a sensor disposed within the housing to translate movement by a user of the computer to a signal representing a desired corresponding change in the position of a pointer on a display of the computer; a first button disposed within one of the plurality of surfaces of the housing, and having a predetermined shape; a second button disposed within the same one of the plurality of surfaces of the housing in which the first button is disposed, and having a predetermined shape substantially the same as the predetermined shape of the first button; a first switching mechanism disposed within the housing underneath the first button such that the first button requires a first predetermined force applied thereto to actuate the first switching mechanism;
and,a second switching mechanism disposed within the housing underneath the second button such that the second button requires a second predetermined force applied thereto to actuate the second switching mechanism where the second predetermined force is different than the first predetermined force. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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