G06F 1/169
The i/o peripheral being an integrated pointing device
Official title: {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)}
G06F1/169 (The i/o peripheral being an integrated pointing device) appears on 2,840 US grants and 3,684 published applications in this corpus.
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Recent patents
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- Pocket computer1 Sep 2026US 12,724,452 B2
- Electronic device and method for sensing attachment of user input device1 Sep 2026US 12,724,529 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Position input apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,717,377 B2Wacom Co., Ltd.
- Wearable electronic device and method for operating same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310256 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Adaptable virtualized human-machine interface for a portable computer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310341 A1Ameria AG
- Input device with haptic effects1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299694 A1Aito BV
- Touch input device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299715 A1Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- User interface systems for head-worn computers17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277001 A1Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
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- Method and apparatus for scheduling presentation of digital content on a personal communication device1,212US 6,834,195 B22004
- Touch pad handheld device1,123US 7,046,230 B2Apple Computer, Inc. · 2006
- Touch pad driven handheld computing device892US 5,543,588 ASynaptics Incorporated · 1996
- Portable internet-enabled controller and information browser for consumer devices812US 6,104,334 AeRemote, Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for accelerated scrolling756US 7,312,785 B2Apple Inc. · 2007