Computer mouse glove

• US 20090153477A1
• Filed: 12/12/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Valentin L. Saenz
• Original Assignee: Valentin L. Saenz
• Inventors: Saenz, Valentin L.
• Application Number:
  US11/954,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20090153477A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves

Abstract

A computer mouse glove for transferring computer mouse functions to the hand of a computer user. The glove includes: a glove member having finger fittings and a thumb fitting; a computer cursor control system having buttons and a tracking system having an optical tracking device; a computer module; a power module; a connection module; a tracking ball; and a power switch. The glove member encases a user'"'"'s hand. The computer cursor control system controls functions of a cursor on a computer screen. The buttons provides mouse electrical switching functions. The tracking system controls movement of the cursor on a computer screen. The power module provides energy to the computer glove mouse. The connection module transmits electronic signals from the computer glove mouse to computer module. The tracking ball controls movement of the computer cursor. The power switch enables a user to select either the tracking ball or optical tracking device.

Claims

1. A computer mouse glove for transferring computer mouse functions to the hand of a computer user, comprising:

a glove member, configured to substantially encase a user'"'"'s hand, the glove member including;

a first finger fitting shaped to envelope a finger;

a second finger fitting shaped to envelope a finger; and

a thumb fitting shaped to envelope thumb;

a computer cursor control system coupled the glove member, configured to control the functions of a cursor on a computer screen, the computer cursor control system including;

a first button coupled to the first finger fitting, configured to provide mouse electrical switching functions;

a second button coupled to the second finger fitting, configured to provide mouse electrical switching functions;

a tracking system coupled substantially in center portion of the palm of the glove member, configured to control the movement of a cursor on a computer screen;

a power module, configured to provide energy to the glove computer mouse;

a connection module coupled to the glove computer mouse, configured to transmit electronic signals from the glove to a computer module.

2. The glove computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the tracking system further includes an optical tracking device.

3. The glove computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the tracking system further includes a tracking ball coupled to the thumb fitting, and configured to control movement of a computer cursor via movement of the thumb fitting.

4. The glove computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the tracking system further includes an a light module coupled to optical tracking device;

and configured to provide light to the optical tracking device.

5. The glove computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the tracking system further includes a power switch in communication with the tracking ball and the optical tracking device, configured to enable user to select either the tracking ball or the optical tracking device.

6. The glove computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the connection module includes:

a wireless signal transmitting device; and

a wireless signal transceiver removably couplable a computer.

7. The glove computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the power module comprise a battery.

8. A computer mouse glove for transferring computer mouse functions to the hand of a computer user, consisting essentially of:

a glove member, configured to substantially encase a user'"'"'s hand, the glove member including;

a first finger fitting shaped to envelope a finger;

a second finger fitting shaped to envelope a finger; and

a thumb fitting shaped to envelope a thumb;

a computer cursor control system coupled the glove member, configured to control the functions of a cursor on a computer screen, the computer cursor control system including;

a first button coupled to the first finger fitting, configured to provide mouse electrical switching functions;

a second button coupled to the second finger fitting, configured to provide mouse electrical switching functions;

a tracking system coupled substantially in center portion of the palm of the glove member, configured to control the movement of a cursor on a computer screen;

a power module, configured to provide energy to the glove computer mouse;

a connection module coupled to the glove computer mouse, configured to transmit electronic signals from the glove to a computer module.

9. The glove computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the tracking system further includes an optical tracking device.

10. The glove computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the tracking system further includes a light module coupled to the optical tracking device, and configured to provide light to the optical tracking device.

11. The glove computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the tracking system further includes a tracking ball coupled to the thumb fitting, configured to control movement of a computer cursor via movement of the thumb fitting.

12. The glove computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the tracking system further includes a power switch in communication with the tracking ball and the optical tracking device, configured to enable user to select either the tracking ball or the optical tracking device.

13. The glove computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the connection module includes:

a wireless signal transmitting device; and

a wireless signal transceiver removably couplable a computer.

14. The glove computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the power module comprise a battery.