Input device including a wheel assembly for scrolling an image in multiple directions
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1. An input device for scrolling an image, said device comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
a finger-engagable control member provided within the housing and having a portion extending through the opening permitting user manipulation thereof, the finger-engagable control member being endlessly rotatable about a rotating axis extending within the housing and tiltable about a tilting axis, the finger-engagable control member further being inwardly displaceable into the housing;
a rotation sensor for sensing rotation of the finger-engagable control member;
a tilt sensor for sensing tilting of the finger-engagable control member,a switch for sensing inward displacement of the finger-engagable control member into the housing, wherein the switch is located at one of (a) in front of and (b) behind the finger-engagable control member.
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Abstract
A computer input device having a housing and a finger-engagable scrolling device. A portion of the scrolling device is endlessly rotatable about a first axis to preferably cause vertical scrolling of an image on a display. The scrolling device is pivotally movable relative to the housing about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The portion of the scrolling device may further be depressed to activate a switch.
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1. An input device for scrolling an image, said device comprising:
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a housing having an opening; a finger-engagable control member provided within the housing and having a portion extending through the opening permitting user manipulation thereof, the finger-engagable control member being endlessly rotatable about a rotating axis extending within the housing and tiltable about a tilting axis, the finger-engagable control member further being inwardly displaceable into the housing; a rotation sensor for sensing rotation of the finger-engagable control member; a tilt sensor for sensing tilting of the finger-engagable control member, a switch for sensing inward displacement of the finger-engagable control member into the housing, wherein the switch is located at one of (a) in front of and (b) behind the finger-engagable control member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic mouse device for scrolling an image, the device comprising:
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a housing having an opening; a finger-engagable control member provided within the housing and having a portion extending through the opening permitting user manipulation thereof, the finger-engagable control member being endlessly rotatable about a rotating axis extending within the housing and tiltable about a tilting axis, the finger-engagable control member further being inwardly displaceable into the housing; a circuit board underlying the finger-engagable control member and including a first contact switch, a second contact switch, and a third contact switch thereon, wherein the first contact switch and the second contact switch are tilt sensing switches located on opposite sides of the finger-engagable control member and the third contact switch senses inward displacement of the finger-engagable control member and is located at one of (a) in front of and (b) behind the rotating axis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic mouse device for scrolling an image, the device comprising:
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a housing having an opening; a finger-engagable control member provided within the housing and having a portion extending through the opening permitting user manipulation thereof, the finger-engagable control member being endlessly rotatable about a rotating axis extending within the housing, tiltable about a tilting axis, inwardly displaceable into the housing about a displacement axis, the tilting axis being perpendicular to the rotating axis and the displacement axis, and the displacement axis is parallel to and offset from the rotation axis. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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