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US 2003/0112218 A1Published application
Data processing system input pointing device including means and method for controlling audio output
AssigneeIBM Corporation
InventorsLane Thomas Holloway, Nadeem Malik
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Abstract
A data processing system input pointing device is described. The input pointing device includes a control device on a side of the device. The control device may be used to control an audio output of the data processing system in response to a movement of the control device.
Claims18
A data processing system input pointing device comprising:
- a single control device included within said input pointing device;
- and
- said single control device for controlling an audio output of said data processing system in response to a movement of said control device.
A mouse for use in a data processing system, said mouse comprising:
- a single audio wheel included on a side of said mouse;
- and
- said audio wheel for controlling said audio output of said data processing system in response to a movement of said audio wheel.
A method in a data processing system comprising the steps of:
- providing an input pointing device;
- including an audio control device on said input pointing device;
- and
- controlling an audio output of said data processing system in response to a movement of said audio control device.
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A method in a data processing system comprising the steps of:
- providing an input pointing device;
- including a single audio wheel on a side said input pointing device;
- and
- controlling a volume, toggling of a mute of said volume, fast forwarding through a current audio selection, and rewinding through said current audio selection utilizing said single audio wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.