Pointing device including a moveable puck with mechanical detents
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1. A pointing device, comprising:
- a surface having a puck field of motion defined thereon; and
a moveable puck operable to move within said puck field of motion;
wherein said surface includes a detent structure defined within said puck field of motion for mechanically engaging with at least a portion of said moveable puck;
wherein said detent structure is an indentation in said surface mapping to a cursor position on a display; and
wherein said moveable puck includes a protruding element in sliding contact with said surface, said indentation in said surface being capable of mating with said protruding element when said moveable puck is positioned over said indentation to enable selection of a selectable item on the display corresponding to the location of said indentation in said surface.
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Abstract
A pointing device includes a moveable puck that is capable of moving over a surface in a puck field of motion. The surface includes a detent feature defined within the puck field of motion for engaging with a detent feature of the moveable puck.
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1. A pointing device, comprising:
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a surface having a puck field of motion defined thereon; and a moveable puck operable to move within said puck field of motion; wherein said surface includes a detent structure defined within said puck field of motion for mechanically engaging with at least a portion of said moveable puck; wherein said detent structure is an indentation in said surface mapping to a cursor position on a display; and wherein said moveable puck includes a protruding element in sliding contact with said surface, said indentation in said surface being capable of mating with said protruding element when said moveable puck is positioned over said indentation to enable selection of a selectable item on the display corresponding to the location of said indentation in said surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A pointing device, comprising:
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a surface having a puck field of motion defined thereon; and a moveable puck connected to a perimeter of the puck field of motion by springs that allow the moveable puck to move within said puck field of motion; wherein said surface includes a detent structure defined within said puck field of motion for mechanically engaging with at least a portion of said moveable puck; wherein said detent structure comprises a protruding element that is fixed on said surface at a fixed location and wherein the protruding element that is fixed on said surface at a fixed location is in sliding contact with said moveable puck, the protruding element mapping to a cursor position on a display; and wherein said moveable puck includes an indentation, said indentation in said moveable puck mating with said protruding element when said moveable puck is positioned over said protruding element to enable selection of a selectable item on the display corresponding to the location of said protruding element on said surface. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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