Computer peripheral device with circuit for wirelessly receiving and transmitting signals

• US 5,999,798 A
• Filed: 11/24/1997
• Issued: 12/07/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Original Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Inventors: Yang, Danny
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Nguyen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kincaid, Lester G.
• Application Number:
  US08/976,635
• Time in Patent Office: 743 Days
• Field of Search: 455/66, 455/556, 455/557, 455/558, 455/575, 455/90, 455/344, 455/347, 455/345, 455/151.2, 273/148 B, 340/539, 345/156-158, 345/161, 345/163, 345/167-169, 463/36-39, 359/147, 359/148, 359/158, 359/181, 359/143, 359/154, 359/172, 364/705.01, 364/705.05, 364/705.06, 364/700.01
• US Class Current: 455/66.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/021 Arrangements integrating additional peripherals in a keyboard, e.g. card or barcode reader, optical scanner
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0231 Cordless keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A computer peripheral input device includes a signal receiver for wirelessly receiving an input remote signal for a computer, a signal transmitter for wirelessly transmitting an output remote signal from the computer, a signal processing circuit electrically connected to the signal receiver and the signal transmitter for providing the computer with a signal in response to the input remote signal received by the signal receiver and providing the output remote signal for the signal transmitter in response to a signal generated from the computer, and a peripheral input circuit electrically connected to the computer for providing a computer peripheral input signal for the computer.

Claims

1. A computer peripheral input device with a circuit for wirelessly receiving and transmitting signals, comprising:

a signal receiver for wirelessly receiving an input signal for a local computer connected to said peripheral unit having an output/input port;

a signal transmitter for wirelessly transmitting an output signal from said computer;

a signal processing circuit electrically connected to said signal receiver and said signal transmitter and electrically connected to said output/input port for providing said computer with a signal through said output/input port in response to said input signal received by said signal receiver and providing said output signal for said signal transmitter in response to a signal output from said output/input port of said computer;

a peripheral input circuit electrically connected to said computer for providing a locally generated computer peripheral signal including commands and data to said computer through said output/input port; and

a main body for mounting therein said peripheral input circuit, said signal receiver and said signal transmitter.

2. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 1, further comprising an interface circuit electrically connected to said computer, said signal processing circuit and said peripheral input circuit for respectively communicating between said output/input port of said computer and said signal processing circuit and between said output/input port of said computer and said peripheral input circuit.

3. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 1, further comprising a cable for transmitting said signals between said computer and said signal processing circuit and transmitting said computer peripheral signal from said peripheral input circuit to said computer.

4. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 1 wherein said peripheral input circuit is a mouse circuit.

5. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 1 wherein said peripheral input circuit is a keyboard circuit.

6. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 1 wherein said peripheral input circuit is a joystick circuit.

7. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 1 wherein said signal receiver is an infrared receiver.

8. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 1 wherein said signal transmitter is an infrared transmitter.

9. A computer peripheral input device with a circuit for wirelessly receiving and transmitting signals, comprising:

a signal receiver for wirelessly receiving an input signal for a local computer connected to said peripheral input device having an output/input port;

a signal transmitter for wirelessly transmitting an output signal from said computer;

a signal processing circuit electrically connected to said signal receiver and said signal transmitter and electrically connected to said output/input port for providing said computer with a signal through said output/input port in response to said input signal received by said signal receiver and providing said output signal for said signal transmitter in response to a signal output from said output/input port of said computer;

a peripheral input circuit electrically connected to said computer for providing a locally generated computer peripheral signal including commands and data to said computer through said output/input port;

a main body for mounting therein said peripheral input circuit, said signal receiver and said signal transmitter; and

wherein said peripheral input circuit is selected from the group consisting of a keyboard circuit, a joy stick circuit, and a mouse circuit.

10. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 9, further comprising an interface circuit electrically connected to said computer, said signal processing circuit and said peripheral input circuit for respectively communicating between said output/input port of said computer and said signal processing circuit and between said output/input port of said computer and said peripheral input circuit.

11. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 9, further comprising a cable for transmitting said signals between said computer and said signal processing circuit and transmitting said computer peripheral signal from said peripheral input circuit to said computer.

12. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 9, wherein said signal receiver is an infrared receiver.

13. The computer peripheral input device according to claim 9, wherein said signal transmitter is an infrared transmitter.