Pointing device with finger-contact control
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1. A pointing device, comprisinga housing;
- a first convex lens located upon the housing such that an object may be placed on the first convex lens, said first convex lens having two convex surfaces;
a light source within the housing arranged to project light on the first convex lens;
a sensor located within the housing for sensing light reflected from the object when the object is placed on the first convex lens;
a second convex lens located between the first convex lens and the sensor for focusing light reflected from the object onto the sensor;
wherein said first convex lens and said second convex lens are arranged such that when an object contacts the first convex lens, light projected by the light source and reflected by the object is clearly focused on and detected by the sensor through the second convex lens; and
wherein when the object slides over the first convex lens, the sensor detects a new image position so as to generate a corresponding electronic signal for transmission to a computer system.
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Abstract
A pointing device includes a first convex lens on a housing of the pointing device and arranged such that when a user'"'"'s finger slides over the lens, an image of the user'"'"'s finger is sensed to generate a cursor-moving or scrolling signal for a computer.
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7 Claims
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1. A pointing device, comprising
a housing; -
a first convex lens located upon the housing such that an object may be placed on the first convex lens, said first convex lens having two convex surfaces; a light source within the housing arranged to project light on the first convex lens; a sensor located within the housing for sensing light reflected from the object when the object is placed on the first convex lens; a second convex lens located between the first convex lens and the sensor for focusing light reflected from the object onto the sensor; wherein said first convex lens and said second convex lens are arranged such that when an object contacts the first convex lens, light projected by the light source and reflected by the object is clearly focused on and detected by the sensor through the second convex lens; and wherein when the object slides over the first convex lens, the sensor detects a new image position so as to generate a corresponding electronic signal for transmission to a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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Current AssigneeKYE Systems Corporation
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Original AssigneeKYE Systems Corporation
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InventorsWang, Yu-Qi
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Primary Examiner(s)Hjerpe; Richard
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Assistant Examiner(s)Shapiro; Leonid
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Application NumberUS10/630,696Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,573 DaysField of Search345/166, 345156-157, 345/161, 345/163, 345/164, 382/126US Class Current345/166CPC Class CodesG06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 t...G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
