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US 6,480,184 B1Granted
Apparatus for entering data into a computer
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorTravis L. Price
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Abstract
The invention, in one embodiment, is a computer pointing device that includes: (1) a housing; (2) a first depressible button supported by the housing which, when pressed, causes a first signal to be generated; (3) a second depressible button supported by the housing which, when pressed, causes a second signal to be generated; (4) a cable coupled to transmit the first signal and the second signal; and (5) a lever pivotably coupled to the housing at one end.
Claims24
A computer pointing device, comprising;
- housing;
- a mouse component enclosed within the housing, the mouse component adapted to generate a signal representing movement of the pointing device in a plane;
- and
- a lever pivotably coupled to the housing at one end, the lever adapted to generate the signal when the lever is disturbed from a neutral position.
1 more element
A computer pointing device comprising:
- a mouse adapted to generate a motion signal representing movement of the pointing device in a plane, the mouse including:
- a first depressible button which, when depressed, cause a first button signal to be generated,
- a second depressible button which, when depressed, cause a second button signal to be generated;
- a joystick operably mounted to the mouse which, when activated causes the motion signal to be generated;
- and
- a cable adapted to operatively couple the motion signal, the first signal, and the second signal to another device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.