Radio input device

• US 7,412,214 B2
• Filed: 08/03/2004
• Issued: 08/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Yanagi, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): SOBUTKA, PHILIP
• Application Number:
  US10/909,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20050143021A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,470 Days
• Field of Search: 455/90.3, 455/90.2, 455/128, 455/575.5, 455/117, 345163-166, 361/600, 361/800, 361/814, 361/816, 361/818
• US Class Current: 455/117
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A radio input device includes a holding part to be held by an operator; an operation part to be operated by the operator; a transmission part transmitting radio waves from an antenna according to the operation of the operation part; and a blocking part avoiding influence of a surrounding electric conductor on the radio waves.

Claims

1. A wireless mouse comprising:

a holding part to be held by an operator;

an operation part to be operated by the operator;

a transmission part transmitting radio waves from an antenna according to the operation of the operation part; and

a blocking part that is separate from the holding part and is provided as a thin conductive film on the inner surface of the holding part, the blocking part being configured to reduce the influence of an electric conductor, which directly contacts the holding part, on the radio waves.

2. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said electric conductive material is grounded, and acts as a ground plane for said antenna.

3. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said blocking part is made of wave absorber provided between the antenna and the surrounding conductive material.

4. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

provision of said blocking part is excluded in a direction in which the radio waves are transmitted.

5. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an upper case; and

a lower case covering a device body in combination with said upper case wherein;

said blocking part is provided on said upper case.

6. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 5, wherein;

said blocking part is provided also on said lower case.

7. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 6, wherein:

said blocking part comprises electric conductive material plated on an inner surface of said lower case.

8. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 6, wherein:

said blocking part comprises wave absorber contained in resin from which said lower case is made.

9. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:

a lower front portion of said lower case,

wherein provision of said blocking part is excluded from said lower front portion.

10. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

said blocking part comprises electric conductive material plated on an inner surface of said upper case.

11. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

provision of said blocking part is excluded in a direction in which the radio waves are transmitted.

12. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

said electric conductive material is copper.

13. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

said blocking part comprises wave absorber contained in resin from which said upper case is made.

14. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 13, wherein:

provision of said blocking part is excluded in a direction in which the radio waves are transmitted.

15. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

provision of said blocking part is excluded in a direction in which the radio waves are transmitted.

16. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

an upper front portion of said upper case,

wherein provision of said blocking part is excluded from said upper front portion.

17. A wireless mouse, comprising:

an antenna producing a mouse signal; and

a resin structure mouse housing surrounding said antenna, the housing having a thin conductive film formed along an inner surface thereof at a portion of the housing where a hand of a user contacts the wireless mouse.

18. A wireless mouse, comprising:

a housing having shielding formed along an inner surface of the housing at a portion of the housing where a hand of a user contacts the wireless mouse, and the shielding having an opening at a portion of the housing where a hand of a user does not contact the wireless mouse; and

an antenna inside the housing producing radio waves that are transmitted through the opening in the shielding.

19. A wireless mouse, comprising:

a transmitter transmitting radio waves from an antenna, the antenna being surrounded by a holding part; and

a blocking part on provided along an inner surface of the holding portion a portion of the mouse where a hand of a user contacts the mouse, the blocking part being configured to reduce the generation of multi-path phenomena.