Input device with multiple touch-sensitive zones
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1. A computer mouse comprising:
- a housing for supporting a user'"'"'s hand;
a displacement sensor, mounted in the housing, for providing a displacement signal indicating a movement of the housing with respect to a surface;
a first, side portion of the housing to receive a thumb of the user;
a first, convex solid-state touch sensor disposed in the first side portion to detect a position and gesture movement of the thumb in two dimensions along the first, convex, solid state sensor;
a second portion on a top portion of the housing to receive a finger of the user;
a second solid-state touch sensor disposed in the second, top portion to detect two-dimensional movement of the finger along the second portion; and
a controller, mounted in said housing, and coupled to the first and second solid state sensors, for producing a plurality of gesture signals based on different combinations of sensed motion inputs from the first and second solid state sensors.
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Abstract
An input device includes a housing for supporting a user'"'"'s hand and a displacement sensor, mounted in the housing, for providing a displacement signal. The input device also includes a first portion of the housing operable to receive a first digit of the user and a first solid-state touch sensor disposed in the first portion and operable to detect movement of the first digit along the first portion. The input device further includes a second portion on the housing operable to receive a second digit of the user and a second solid-state touch sensor disposed in the second portion and operable to detect movement of the second digit along the second portion.
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9 Claims
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1. A computer mouse comprising:
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a housing for supporting a user'"'"'s hand; a displacement sensor, mounted in the housing, for providing a displacement signal indicating a movement of the housing with respect to a surface; a first, side portion of the housing to receive a thumb of the user; a first, convex solid-state touch sensor disposed in the first side portion to detect a position and gesture movement of the thumb in two dimensions along the first, convex, solid state sensor; a second portion on a top portion of the housing to receive a finger of the user; a second solid-state touch sensor disposed in the second, top portion to detect two-dimensional movement of the finger along the second portion; and a controller, mounted in said housing, and coupled to the first and second solid state sensors, for producing a plurality of gesture signals based on different combinations of sensed motion inputs from the first and second solid state sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer mouse comprising:
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a housing to support a user'"'"'s hand; a displacement sensor to monitor a movement of the housing relative to a work surface in at least two dimensions; a first two-dimensional, circular, convex touch sensor disposed in the housing which receives a user'"'"'s thumb during operation, the first touch sensor to detect a position and direction of the user'"'"'s thumb in two dimensions; a second two-dimensional touch sensor disposed in the housing which receives a user'"'"'s finger during operation, the second touch sensor to detect a position and direction of the user'"'"'s finger in two dimensions; and a controller, mounted in said housing, and coupled to the first and second touch sensors, for producing a plurality of gesture signals based on different combinations of sensed motion inputs from the first and second touch sensors. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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