Computer mouse having rotatable detection
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1. A user-operated input device comprising:
- a housing adapted for directional movement in a base plane; and
a plunger supported within the housing and capable of permitting rotational movement of said housing in said base plane about said plunger, said plunger having an upper end and a lower end,wherein said plunger extends through said housing to expose said upper end of said plunger at the top of said housing such that said plunger is extended out of the bottom of said housing when said upper end of said plunger is depressed from the top of said housing.
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Abstract
A computer mouse having rotational detectability is disclosed. The mouse has an outer housing adapted for directional movement on a horizontal plane. The mouse includes the conventional left and right buttons and scroll wheel. Additionally, the mouse includes an extendable plunger which, when extended, prohibits movement of the mouse in x-y directions yet permits rotational movement about the plunger. A sensor is included proximate the plunger for measuring rotational movement of the mouse about the plunger in the horizontal plane.
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1. A user-operated input device comprising:
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a housing adapted for directional movement in a base plane; and a plunger supported within the housing and capable of permitting rotational movement of said housing in said base plane about said plunger, said plunger having an upper end and a lower end, wherein said plunger extends through said housing to expose said upper end of said plunger at the top of said housing such that said plunger is extended out of the bottom of said housing when said upper end of said plunger is depressed from the top of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer mouse comprising:
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a housing moveable by user and having a base adapted for directional movement in a first plane; and an extendable plunger passing through, and supported by, said housing, said plunger being oriented along an axis substantially normal to said first plane, said plunger having an upper end and a lower end being adapted to extend from a retracted position to an extended position wherein said lower end of said plunger extends to said first plane permitting rotational movement of the mouse about said axis by the user in the extended position, wherein said plunger extends through said housing to expose said upper end of said plunger at the top of said housing such that said plunger is extended out of the bottom of said housing when said upper end of said plunger is depressed from the top of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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