Input device and information processing apparatus
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1. An input device, comprising:
- a gripping part configured to be gripped by a user'"'"'s hand, said gripping part including a front sloped fixed portion adapted in shape to the base of a user'"'"'s palm;
a depressible pointing part located so as to be operable by any of said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s hand is holding said gripping part;
at least one depressing part included as a rear portion of the gripping part located so as to be accessible by said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s palm is holding the front sloped fixed portion of said gripping part; and
a rotating part furnished on top of said gripping part.
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Abstract
The invention provides an input device which includes a gripping part, a pointing part, and at least one depressible part furnished in such a manner that while holding the gripping part by hand, a user may manipulate the pointing and depressible parts with fingertips to perform the same kinds of operations as those of a mouse. The input device may include a rotating and/or a pivoting part and at least one operating element which provide a still wider variety of functions when operated.
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1. An input device, comprising:
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a gripping part configured to be gripped by a user'"'"'s hand, said gripping part including a front sloped fixed portion adapted in shape to the base of a user'"'"'s palm;
a depressible pointing part located so as to be operable by any of said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s hand is holding said gripping part;
at least one depressing part included as a rear portion of the gripping part located so as to be accessible by said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s palm is holding the front sloped fixed portion of said gripping part; and
a rotating part furnished on top of said gripping part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An input device, comprising:
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a gripping part configured to be gripped by a user'"'"'s hand, said gripping part including a front sloped fixed portion adapted in shape to the base of a user'"'"'s palm;
a depressible pointing part located so as to be operable by any of said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s hand is holding said gripping part;
at least one depressing part included as a rear portion of the gripping part located so as to be accessible by said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s palm is holding the front sloped fixed portion of said gripping part; and
a pivoting part furnished on top of said gripping part. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An input device, comprising:
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a gripping part configured to be gripped by a user'"'"'s hand, said gripping part including a front sloped fixed portion adapted in shape to the base of a user'"'"'s palm;
a depressible pointing part located so as to be operable by any of said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s hand is holding said gripping part;
at least one depressing part included as a rear portion of the gripping part located so as to be accessible by said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s palm is holding the front sloped fixed portion of said gripping part; and
a rotating and a pivoting part furnished on top of said gripping part. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An input device, comprising:
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a gripping part including a front sloped fixed portion adapted in shape to the base of a user'"'"'s palm;
a pointing part located so as to be operable by any of said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s palm is holding said gripping part;
at least one operating part located so as to be inaccessible by said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s palm is holding the front sloped fixed portion of said gripping part; and
at least one depressing part included as a rear portion of the gripping part located so as to be accessible by said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s palm is holding the front sloped fixed portion of said gripping part. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An input device, comprising:
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a gripping part configured to be gripped by a user'"'"'s hand;
a pointing part located so as to be operable by any of said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s hand is holding said gripping part; and
a rotating part furnished on top of said gripping part, wherein said rotating part is able to be rotated clockwise and counterclockwise. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An input device, comprising:
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a gripping part configured to be gripped by a user'"'"'s hand;
a pointing part located so as to be operable by any of said user'"'"'s fingers while said user'"'"'s hand is holding said gripping part; and
a rotating and a pivoting part furnished on top of said gripping part, wherein said rotating part is able to be rotated clockwise and counterclockwise. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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