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Method and system for power conservation in a multi-zone input device

  • US 9,489,061 B2
  • Filed: 11/14/2011
  • Issued: 11/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • setting a motion frame rate of a computer mouse to a first motion frame rate, wherein the computer mouse includes a motion sensor and a touch sensor mounted on a housing of the computer mouse, and wherein the motion frame rate corresponds to a rate of detecting whether the computer mouse is moving along a surface;

    setting a touch frame rate of the computer mouse to a first touch frame rate, wherein the touch frame rate corresponds to a rate of detecting whether a user is touching the touch sensor of the computer mouse;

    receiving a signal from the motion sensor indicating motion of the computer mouse along a surface;

    determining that a user is not touching the touch sensor;

    based on receiving the signal from the motion sensor and determining that a user is not touching the touch sensor, placing the computer mouse in a second state of operation, wherein placing the computer mouse in the second state of operation includes;

    setting the motion frame rate to a second motion frame rate, wherein the second motion frame rate is higher than the first motion frame rate; and

    maintaining the touch frame rate in the first touch frame rate;

    receiving a signal from the touch sensor indicating touching of the touch sensor; and

    in response to receiving the signal from the touch sensor, placing the computer mouse in a third state of operation, wherein placing the computer mouse in the third state of operation includes;

    setting the touch frame rate to a second touch frame rate, wherein the second touch frame rate is higher than the first touch frame rate; and

    maintaining the motion frame rate in the second motion frame rate.

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