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US 2023/0418397 A1Published application
Mouse input function for pen-shaped writing, reading or pointing devices
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorYoram BENDAVID
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a structure and function to a pen-type handheld writing, reading or pointing device to enable usage of the device to perform operations similar to a computer mouse for a computing device. The structure includes an optical sensor, a portion of the optical sensor surface that can perform operations of a clickable button, and a structure to support a connection to the computing device.
Claims21
(canceled)
An optical mouse comprising:
- a cap configured to be mounted to a pen-type device, wherein the cap comprises:
- a control unit;
- a wireless communications unit configured to communicate with a host device;
- and
- an apparatus operatively connected to the control unit and configured to provide a mouse-type input functionality, the apparatus comprising an integrated optical mouse unit configured to detect surface movement at a surface detecting zone.
2 more elements
A cap comprising:
- a body configured to be mounted to a pen-type device;
- a control unit;
- a wireless communications unit configured to communicate with a host device;
- and
- an apparatus operatively connected to the control unit and configured to provide a mouse-type input functionality, the apparatus comprising an integrated optical mouse unit configured to detect surface movement at a surface detecting zone.
2 more elements
An optical mouse comprising:
- a cap configured to be detachably mounted to at least one of an ink pen, a pencil, a non-electric pen-type device, an electric pen-type device, a pen-shaped scanner, a pointing device, a laser pointer, or a stylus, wherein the cap comprises:
- a control unit;
- a wireless communications unit configured to communicate with a host device;
- and
- an apparatus operatively connected to the control unit and configured to provide a mouse-type input functionality, the apparatus comprising an integrated optical mouse unit configured to detect surface movement at a surface detecting zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.