Keypad mouse computer peripheral device

• US 8,842,072 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2012
• Issued: 09/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pareto Mill LLC
• Original Assignee: Pareto Mill LLC
• Inventors: Chung, Jun Hyuk, Shin, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Lao, Lun-Yi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Md Saiful A
• Application Number:
  US13/438,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20130176225A1
• Time in Patent Office: 903 Days
• Field of Search: 345168-169, 345/158, 345172-179, 345/163, 341 20- 23, 36167908-67917, 178 1801- 1809, 400/472
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0213 Arrangements providing an integrated pointing device in a keyboard, e.g. trackball, mini-joystick for pointing devices integrated in a laptop computer G06F1/169; joysticks G05G9/047; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A keypad mouse computer peripheral device of the present disclosure includes a housing on top of which is located a keypad having a number keypad. The input device has at least one clicker button operable by a user'"'"'s thumb while the user'"'"'s hand rests on a provided palm rest or wrist rest. Force exerted by the base or palm portion of an operating hand moves the present input device which permits the index, middle and ring fingers to be located on the 4, 5, 6 key positions of the number keypad. This maintenance of the resting or home position even while the user is engaged in movement of the present keypad mouse permits easy and fast entry of numbers. A position sensor on the bottom surface of the housing of the disclosed keypad mouse detects relative location information for positional information input for a computer'"'"'s graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A push keypad mouse comprising:

a housing which forms a top surface on which is located

a push keypad comprising a numeric push keypad,

a palm rest or wrist rest,

a thumb click button;

wherein each of said numeric push keypad, palm rest or wrist rest, and thumb click button is relatively positioned on said top surface such that when base of an operating hand rests on said palm rest or wrist rest, index, middle and ring fingers of said hand are positioned on 4, 5 and 6 keys of said numeric push keypad and said click button is operable by a thumb of said hand while said index, middle and ring fingers are on said 4, 5 and 6 keys of said numeric push keypad; and

a position sensor on a bottom surface of said housing;

wherein said push keypad further comprises directional keys in the shape of a sideways T;

and further wherein said push keypad mouse comprises a touchpad positioned directly adjacent to said numeric push keypad, and accessible with said index finger of an operating hand, wherein said touchpad is positioned longitudinally directly between said numeric push keypad and said directional keys.

2. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said directional keys are operable by the index finger of said operating hand.

3. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said push keypad further comprises a Tab key.

4. The push keypad mouse of claim 3, wherein said tab key is positioned adjacent to the Enter key of said numeric push keypad.

5. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said push keypad further comprises home, end, page up, and page down keys.

6. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, further comprising a scroll wheel.

7. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said push keypad further comprises a toggle button.

8. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said push keypad further comprises a space button.

9. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein at least one key of said push keypad has a height less than at least another key of said push keypad.

10. The push keypad mouse of claim 9, wherein said at least one key with lesser height is positioned on said push keypad to avoid inadvertent contact with a finger or base of an operating hand.

11. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keys of said push keypad are capable of alphabet input.

12. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said keys of said push keypad are programmable by an operator.

13. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said push keypad further comprises function keys.

14. The push keypad mouse of claim 13, wherein at least three of said function keys are F2, F4 and F8 buttons.

15. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said push keypad further comprises Alt and Control keys.

16. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, further comprising an on/off switch on said bottom surface of said housing.

17. The push keypad mouse of claim 1, wherein said palm rest or wrist rest is a palm rest.

18. A push keypad mouse comprising:

a housing which forms a top surface on which is located

a push keypad comprising a numeric push keypad, directional keys,

a palm rest,

a thumb click button;

wherein each of said numeric push keypad, palm rest, and thumb click button are relatively positioned on said top surface such that when base of an operating hand rests on said wrist rest, index, middle and ring fingers of said hand are positioned on 4, 5 and 6 keys of said numeric push keypad and said click button is operable by a thumb of said hand while said index, middle and ring fingers are on said 4, 5 and 6 key of said numeric push keypad; and

a position sensor on a bottom surface of said housing,

wherein said push keypad further comprises directional keys in the shape of a sideways T;

and further wherein said push keypad mouse comprises a touchpad positioned directly adjacent to said numeric push keypad, and accessible with said index finger of an operating hand, wherein said touchpad is positioned longitudinally directly between said numeric push keypad and said directional keys.