Computer Peripheral Device Used for Communication and as a Pointing Device

• US 20100066677A1
• Filed: 09/15/2009
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edge Mobile Payments LLC
• Original Assignee: Edge Mobile Payments LLC
• Inventors: Garrett, Peter, Regen, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/559,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20100066677A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/166 related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0317 in co-operation with a patterned surface, e.g. absolute position or relative movement detection for an optical mouse or pen positioned with respect to a coded surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0274 for an electrical connector module
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras

Abstract

A computer peripheral device used for communication and computing input is provided comprising a digital medium for storing data and software, a processor for controlling computing functions, a power source, a motion detection sensor, communication software residing on and executable from the digital medium, computing input device software residing on and executable from the digital medium, a user interface for enabling user control and task performance, and a wireless transceiver for enabling wireless communication.

Claims

1. A computer peripheral device for providing a communication terminal and computer control input comprising;

a digital medium for storing data and software;

a processor for controlling computing functions;

a power source;

a motion detection sensor;

communication software residing on and executable from the digital medium;

computing input device software residing on and executable from the digital medium;

a user interface for enabling user control and task performance; and

a wireless transceiver for enabling wireless communication.

2. The computer peripheral device of claim 1 wherein the computing input device software enables a wireless mouse feature for operating a host computer.

3. The computer peripheral device of claim 1 wherein the communication software enables cellular telephony and Internet navigation.

4. The computer peripheral device of claim 2 wherein the user interface is a touch screen.

5. The computer peripheral device of claim 1 further including at least two physical mouse-click buttons and a scroll button.

6. The computer peripheral device of claim 1 further including a retractable universal serial bus connector.

7. The computer peripheral device of claim 6 wherein the USB connecter is detachable from the device for use as a USB wireless transmitter.

8. The computer peripheral device of claim 1 further comprising a digital camera device.

9. The computer peripheral device of claim 8 wherein the motion detection device and the digital camera device share one or more components.

10. The computer peripheral device of claim 4 wherein host computing application command shortcuts are present and operate from the touch screen.

11. The computer peripheral device of claim 4 wherein the touch screen supports a graphic simulation of the physical controls of a computer mouse, the graphics operable to provide computing input.

12. The computer peripheral device of claim 11 wherein decorative graphics residing on the digital medium can be used to dress the graphic simulation of the computer mouse controls on the touch screen.

13. The computer peripheral device of claim 1 further comprising a pop-out stand.

14. The computer peripheral device of claim 4 wherein word processing command shortcuts can be placed on the touch screen and may be operated to perform tasks within a word processing application running on a connected computing system.

15. The computer peripheral device of claim 4 wherein multimedia device command shortcuts can be placed on the touch screen and may be operated to perform tasks relative to multimedia devices operating as host devices.

16. The computer peripheral device of claim 15 wherein the tasks include but are not limited to controlling volume level, switching from speaker to headset, and switching play from one multimedia device to another multimedia device.

17. The computer peripheral device of claim 4 wherein the touch screen mirrors the active monitor display of a host computing device enabling touch screen navigation of the computer via the touch screen.

18. The computer peripheral device of claim 1 further including a separate software program installable on the host computer for detecting incoming calls to the computer peripheral device and changing volume settings of multimedia devices to accommodate the call.

19. The computer peripheral device of claim 8 wherein the digital camera device includes an extra convex lens movable into the line of sight of the camera, the lens for shortening the focal length of the camera to read surface movement in mouse operation mode.

20. The computer peripheral device of claim 6 wherein the USB head is attached to one of a flexible, retractable neck or a retractable cord.