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US 12,554,346 B2Granted
Adjustable computer mouse
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorAhilan Anantha Krishnan
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Abstract
This document generally relates to computer mice that have customizable physical configurations. One example includes a mouse that has adjustable height, tilt, and cant relative to a horizontal reference surface. A host device, such as a computer is configured to generate a user interface (UI) through which a user can define a desired height, tilt, and cant and the host device configured to cause the mouse to automatically adjust to the desired height, tilt, and cant defined by the user on the UI.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a mouse having adjustable height tilt and cant relative to a horizontal reference surface;
- and,
- a host device configured to generate a user interface (UI) that shows both an existing mouse configuration comprising existing height tilt and cant of the mouse and a new mouse configuration, the UI configured to allow a user to define a desired height tilt and cant of the new mouse configuration and the host device configured to cause the mouse to automatically adjust to the desired height tilt and cant of the new configuration as defined by the user on the UI.
A computer mouse, comprising:
- a housing configured to be grasped by a user, the housing comprising a base portion that includes a central flat area and perimeter area that extends upwardly from the base portion and a curved upper portion having a downwardly extending perimeter area that overlaps the upwardly extending perimeter area of the base portion;
- a processor positioned in the housing;
- and,
- four actuation assemblies positioned in the housing and configured to be individually selectively activated by the processor to change a shape of the housing by adjusting an extent of the overlap between the downwardly extending perimeter area that overlaps the upwardly extending perimeter area of the base portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.