MOBILE POINTING DEVICE

• US 20070075964A1
• Filed: 09/11/2006
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: George Caraian
• Original Assignee: George Caraian
• Inventors: Caraian, George
• Application Number:
  US11/530,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20070075964A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 9/04737 with six degrees of freedom
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03549 Trackballs G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means

Abstract

A mobile pointing device having an inverted U-shape such that the device can be supported upon the proximal portion of the index finger of a user. The device can have controls and a wireless connection such that a user can selectively send indicator and/or position signals to an external device. In some embodiments the device can include an image display region on one surface of the device.

Claims

1. A mobile pointing device comprising:

a front panel having a display surface;

a rear handle;

a u-shaped coupling element coupling said front panel and said rear handle;

a position-direction indicator device associated with said u-shaped coupling element;

at least one selector button associated with said u-shaped coupling element;

at least one handle selector button associated with aid rear handle; and

an element capable of transmitting a signal associated with a signal received from at least one of said position-direction indicator, said at least one selector button and said at least one selector handle.

2. The device of claim 1 further comprising:

a cover selectively couplable with said front panel.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein said cover is at least partially transparent.

4. The device of claim 1 further comprising:

an display panel associated with said display surface.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein said display panel is an LCD display.

6. The device of claim 4 wherein said display panel is a plasma display.

7. The device of claim 3 wherein said display surface include a recess for adapted to receive a user selectable image.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein said position-indicator device is an optical position-indicator device.

9. The device of claim 8 further comprising:

a second position-indicator device associated with a bottom surface of said front panel.

10. The device of claim 9 wherein said second position-indicator device is a ball mechanism.

11. The device of claim 9 wherein said second position-indicator device is an optical mechanism.

12. The device of claim 4 wherein said display surface include a recess for adapted to receive a user selectable image.

13. The device of claim 12 wherein said position-indicator device is an optical position-indicator device.

14. The device of claim 13 further comprising:

a second position-indicator device associated with a bottom surface of said front panel.

15. The device of claim 14 wherein said second position-indicator device is a ball mechanism.

16. The device of claim 14 wherein said second position-indicator device is an optical mechanism.