Information processing apparatus having a keyboard with a pointing device

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a main case body for installing a key group on a key group installation region;
• a pointing device installed on said main case body, said pointing device comprising a cursor movement indication unit and a selection switch;
• a pointing cursor moved in response to a movement signal of said cursor movement indication unit of said pointing device;
• wherein position information of said pointing cursor is obtained in response to an input of said selection switch,
• wherein said cursor movement indication unit is installed at a right side region of an operator side of said key group installation region, and
• wherein said selection switch is installed at a left side region of the operator side of said key group installation region,
• wherein said cursor movement indication unit is adjacently arranged to an "ENTER" key at a region of the operator side of the "ENTER" key.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a main case body for installing a key group on a key group installation region;
• a pointing device installed on said main case body, said pointing device comprising a cursor movement indication unit and a selection switch;
• a pointing cursor moved in response to a movement signal of said cursor movement indication unit of said pointing device;
• wherein position information of said pointing cursor is obtained in response to an input of said selection switch,
• wherein said cursor movement indication unit is installed at a right side region of an operator side of said key group installation region, and
• wherein said selection switch is installed at a left side region of the operator side of said key group installation region,
• wherein a region of an operator side of said key group installation region is formed to have a curved face, said curved face is lowered in turn toward the operator side,
• an operation portion of said cursor movement indication unit is installed to be exposed with said curved face, and
• an operation portion of said selection switch is installed to be exposed with said curved face.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a main case body for installing a key group on a key group installation region;
• a pointing device installed on said main case body, said pointing device comprising a cursor movement indication unit and a selection switch;
• a pointing cursor moved in response to a movement signal of said cursor movement indication unit of said pointing device;
• wherein position information of said pointing cursor is obtained in response to an input of said selection switch,
• wherein said cursor movement indication unit is installed at a right side region of an operator side of said key group installation region, and
• wherein said selection switch is installed at a left side region of the operator side of said key group installation region,
• wherein an escape portion is formed on said curved face, said escape portion is faced to an expose portion of said track ball, and
• said escape portion is made large at an operator side and at both side portions.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a character key group;
• an "ENTER" key installed on a right side region of an operator side of said key group;
• a ten key group installed on the right side region of the operator side of said key group;
• a cursor key group installed on the right side region of the operator side of said key group;
• a main case body having said ten key group and said cursor key group, said main case body having a track ball;
• a pointing cursor for moving according to the rotation of said track ball;
• a selection switch provided on said main case body;
• and
• a right side home position key provided on said main case body;
• wherein position information of said pointing cursor is obtained in response to an input of said selection switch,
• wherein said track ball is installed at a region of an operator of said "ENTER" key, and
• wherein said selection switch is installed at a region of the operator side of said key group and said selection switch further is installed at a region of an outer side of said right side home position key.

An information processing apparatus having a main case body for installing a key group at a key installation region, and a track ball provided on said main case body;

• wherein a pointing cursor is moved in response to the rotation of said track ball, and
• an information of said pointing cursor is obtained in response to an input of a selection switch,
• wherein said track ball is separated at a right side region of an operator side of said key group installation region,
• said selection switch is separated at a left side region of the operator side of said key group installation region, and
• both said track ball and said selection switch are installed in a manner so as to avoid an installation region of a control board.

An information processing apparats comprising:

• a main case body having a key group on a key group installation region;
• a pointing device installed on said main case body, said pointing device comprising a cursor movement indication unit and a selection switch;
• a pointing cursor moved in response to a movement signal of said cursor movement indication unit of said pointing device,
• wherein position information of said pointing cursor is obtained in response to an input of said selection switch,
• wherein said cursor movement indication unit is installed at one side region of an operator side of said key group installation region,
• wherein said selection switch is installed at another side region of the operator side of said key group installation region, and
• wherein said cursor movement indication unit and said selection switch are remotely arranged, relative to said key group installation region, so that said cursor movement indication unit and said selection switch are separated by a distance sufficient to preclude said cursor movement indication unit and said selection switch from being operated simultaneously by one hand.