Ambidextrous operated mouse
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYI-FENG WENG, SHIH-FANG WONG, BING LI, YONG YUAN
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Abstract
A method for operating the mouse adapted for right-handed or left-handed includes storing a default operation mode and a current operation mode of the mouse; generating button signals according to click operations exerted on buttons of the mouse; obtaining the current operation mode and the default operation mode; changing the button signals on condition that the default operation mode is different from the current operation mode; and sending the changed button signals to an external computer. A mouse adapted for use by either right-handed or left-handed persons is also provided.
Claims13
A mouse comprising:
- a first button capable of generating a right-handed button signal;
- a second button capable of generating a left-handed button signal;
- a mode-shifting unit having two selectable positions, one of which is a left-hand selection representing a left-handed mode and the other is a right-hand selection representing a right-handed mode;
- an interface configured for connecting the mouse to a computer;
- and
- a micro-programmed controller unit (MCU) configured for:
- a) storing a default operation mode and a current operation mode of the mouse;
- b) changing the button signals according to a relationship between the current operation mode and the default operation mode;
- and c) transmitting button signals to the computer.
A method for a mouse adapted for right-handed operation or left-handed operation, comprising:
- storing a default operation mode and a current operation mode of the mouse;
- generating button signals according to click operations exerted on buttons of the mouse;
- obtaining the current operation mode and the default operation mode;
- changing the button signals on condition that the default operation mode is different from the current operation mode;
- and
- sending the changed button signals to an external computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.