Information handling system mouse with a sliding button that includes orthogonal activation
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsPeng Lip Goh, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
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Abstract
An information handling system mouse includes a sliding power button on a bottom surface that slides to actuate a power switch on and off. When slid to an on position, the sliding power button is freed to move inward to actuate a tactile button under the sliding power button, such as with an end user inward push. In the off position the sliding power button catches under lip that prevents an inward push at the tactile button. Dual motion of the sliding power button offers intuitive varied end user interactions with a single button structure to save space at the mouse bottom surface.
Claims13
An information handling system comprising:
- a processor operable to execute instructions to process information;
- a memory interfaced with the processor and operable to store the information and instructions;
- a display interfaced with the processor and operable to present the information as visual images;
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- a mouse interfaced with the processor, the mouse having a position sensor operable to detect movement for cursor position control of a cursor presented at the display, the mouse including a sliding button disposed on bottom surface and operable to slide from a first position to a second position, the second position to actuate a switch located in the mouse by sliding parallel to the bottom surface, the sliding button further operable to press inward to actuate a tactile button disposed in the mouse when in the second position and not the first position.
An information handling system comprising:
- a processor operable to execute instructions to process information;
- a memory interfaced with the processor and operable to store the information and instructions;
- a display interfaced with the processor and operable to present the information as visual images;
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- a mouse comprising:
- a chassis;
- a position sensor coupled to the chassis, the position sensor operable to detect movement of the chassis to report the movement for cursor position control of a cursor presented at a display;
- a sliding button exposed at the chassis bottom surface and operable to actuate a switch located in the mouse by sliding parallel to the bottom surface from a first position to a second position, the sliding button further operable to press inward to actuate a tactile switch disposed in the chassis when in the second position but not the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.