Pointing Device with Independently Movable Portions
First Claim
1. A pointing device, comprising:
- a base unit arranged to be located under a palm of a user'"'"'s hand and be movable over a supporting surface; and
a satellite portion arranged to be located under a digit of the user'"'"'s hand and be independently movable over the supporting surface relative to the base unit.
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Abstract
A pointing device with independently movable portions is described. In an embodiment, a pointing device comprises a base unit and a satellite portion. The base unit is arranged to be located under a palm of a user'"'"'s hand and be movable over a supporting surface. The satellite portion is arranged to be located under a digit of the user'"'"'s hand and be independently movable over the supporting surface relative to the base unit. In embodiments, data from at least one sensing device is read, and movement of both the base unit and the independently movable satellite portion of the pointing device is calculated from the data. The movement of the base unit and the satellite portion is analyzed to detect a user gesture.
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20 Claims
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1. A pointing device, comprising:
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a base unit arranged to be located under a palm of a user'"'"'s hand and be movable over a supporting surface; and a satellite portion arranged to be located under a digit of the user'"'"'s hand and be independently movable over the supporting surface relative to the base unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. One or more tangible device-readable media with device-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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reading data from at least one sensing device; calculating movement of a base unit of a pointing device from the data; calculating movement of an independently movable satellite portion of the pointing device from the data; and analyzing the movement of the base unit and the satellite portion to detect a user gesture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer mouse device, comprising:
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a base unit arranged to be located under a palm of a user'"'"'s hand and be movable over a supporting surface; a satellite portion tethered to the base unit, and arranged to be located under a digit of the user'"'"'s hand and be independently movable over the supporting surface relative to the base unit; a sensing device arranged to generate a data sequence relating to sensed movement of the base unit; and a further sensing device arranged to generate a further data sequence relating to sensed movement of the satellite portion.
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