Peripheral devices for portable computer
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1. A wireless device capable of communicating with a computer, said computer including a location for storing and recharging said device, said device comprising:
- a structure including a body portion and electro-optical system in a first collapsed state configured to engage at least partially within said location in said computer to be recharged and/or stored;
the structure in a second elevated state when removed from said computer capable of controlling movement of an on-screen computer reference, wherein said structure houses an electro-optical system comprising a sensing chip, an illumination source and optics;
wherein upon elevating of said body portion and electro-optical system from a surface said electro-optical system is optimized for the sensing of reflected light and said sensing chip, illumination source and optics maintain their positions relative to each other when said electro-optical system is elevated.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the storage and recharging of peripheral devices within a computer. In one exemplary embodiment the invention relates to an expandable computer mouse that may be stored and recharged in a port, such as a PCMCIA slot, of a portable computing device.
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1. A wireless device capable of communicating with a computer, said computer including a location for storing and recharging said device, said device comprising:
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a structure including a body portion and electro-optical system in a first collapsed state configured to engage at least partially within said location in said computer to be recharged and/or stored; the structure in a second elevated state when removed from said computer capable of controlling movement of an on-screen computer reference, wherein said structure houses an electro-optical system comprising a sensing chip, an illumination source and optics; wherein upon elevating of said body portion and electro-optical system from a surface said electro-optical system is optimized for the sensing of reflected light and said sensing chip, illumination source and optics maintain their positions relative to each other when said electro-optical system is elevated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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