Keyboard actuated pointing device
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1. An apparatus for actuating a pointing device comprising:
- a first tray having a surface, a portion of the pointing device being fixed on the surface; and
a second tray positioned above the first tray whereby motion of the second tray with respect to the first tray actuates the pointing device.
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Abstract
An apparatus that includes a keyboard movable by a user while her hands are resting on the keyboard actuates a pointing device for a computer system. The movement of the keyboard maneuvers or steers the pointing device, and the user'"'"'s hands need never be lifted from or leave the keyboard. The apparatus actuating a pointing device includes a first tray and a second tray. The first tray has a surface, and a portion of the pointing device is located on the surface. The second tray is positioned above the first tray whereby motion of the second tray actuates the pointing device.
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39 Claims
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1. An apparatus for actuating a pointing device comprising:
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a first tray having a surface, a portion of the pointing device being fixed on the surface; and a second tray positioned above the first tray whereby motion of the second tray with respect to the first tray actuates the pointing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A pointing device comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, each sensor capable of detecting motion in at least one direction; a first tray having a surface, at least one of the plurality of sensors being fixed on the surface; and a second tray positioned above the first tray whereby motion of the second tray with respect to the first tray actuates the at least one of the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer system comprising:
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a chassis; a processor; a memory electrically coupled to the processor; a pointing device electrically coupled to the processor; and an apparatus for actuating the pointing device including; a first tray having a surface, a portion of the pointing device being fixed on the surface; and a second tray positioned above the first tray whereby motion of the second tray with respect to the first tray actuates the pointing device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A pointing device actuator coupled into a computer system having a chassis, a processor, a memory electrically coupled to the processor, and a pointing device electrically coupled to the processor, comprising:
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a base plate capable of receiving a keyboard and having with respect to the chassis; and a contact coupled to the base plate, the contact adapted to actuate a pointing device being fixed on the chassis during movement of the base plate. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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