Programmable touch sensitive controller
OwnerHoe Chan, Wui Kwang Taninventors
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Abstract
An improved user input device is disclosed having touch-sensitive areas. The touch-sensitive device may be implemented in a standard computer mouse, replacing the traditional buttons with a touch-sensitive region that may be configured specifically for the user or application desired. Alternatively, the touch-sensitive region may be incorporated into an otherwise traditional QWERTY keyboard. The touch-sensitive area may be programmed or mechanically actuated with a touch-sensitive membrane.
Claims54
A touch-sensitive computer input device comprising:
- a housing adapted to be held within a hand of a user, said housing having an interior region and top and bottom surfaces, said top surface having front and back areas;
- a mouse subsystem within said housing and adapted to measure movement of the input device along an x-axis and a y-axis;
- a touch sensitive surface on said front area, wherein said touch sensitive surface comprises a plurality of demarcated regions corresponding to a plurality of input signals, said demarcated regions adapted to be controlled by at least an index finger and a middle finger of said hand of said user while said housing is held within said user's hand.
A touch-sensitive computer input device comprising:
- a keyboard comprising a plurality of keys;
- adjoining said keyboard, a plurality of demarcated, touch sensitive regions.
A touch-sensitive computer input device comprising:
- an exterior housing;
- disposed on said exterior housing, a plurality of demarcated, touch sensitive regions, said touch sensitive regions having a plurality of associations between with a plurality of control inputs;
- wherein said plurality of associations are programmable using a graphical user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.