U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Operator input device

Patent 6172354 Issued on January 9, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 9, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

D281776

D302010

D315896

Electro-optical mouse
Patent #: 4364035
Issued on: 12/14/1982
Inventor: Kirsch

Electronic mouse
Patent #: 4390873
Issued on: 06/28/1983
Inventor: Kirsch

Method and apparatus for wireless cursor position control
Patent #: 4578674
Issued on: 03/25/1986
Inventor: Baker ,   et al.

Optical mouse with X and Y line patterns on separate planes
Patent #: 4647771
Issued on: 03/03/1987
Inventor: Kato

Apparatus and method for controlling a cursor on a computer display
Patent #: 4682159
Issued on: 07/21/1987
Inventor: Davison

Control mechanism for electronic apparatus
Patent #: 4712101
Issued on: 12/08/1987
Inventor: Culver

Touch activated control method and apparatus
Patent #: 4736191
Issued on: 04/05/1988
Inventor: Matzke ,   et al.

More ...

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 036809 filed on 03/09/1998

US Classes:

250/221, Controlled by article, person, or animal345/156DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE

Examiners

Primary: Allen, Stephone B.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 0 572 009 A1 EP. 12/13/1993
  • 2 272 763 GB. 05/13/1994
  • WO 97/06506 WO. 02/13/1997

International Class

G09G 001/00

Abstract

An operator input device is configured to provide position information based on relative movement of the surface and the operator input device. The operator input device includes an image detector which is configured to detect an image on the surface and provide an image signal corresponding to the image detected. A controller is coupled to the image detector and is configured to receive the image signal and provide the position information based on a position of the image relative to the image detector.

Other References

  • "Lyon's eye", brochure, 1998
  • "Genius Optical Mouse", brochure, 1988
  • "Three-Button Mouse", brochure, Media Depot Inc., copyright 1995-96
  • "Opt-Mouse", brochure, Copyright 1998, Silicon Graphics, Inc
  • "Your Gateway to the Next Millennium", Tronix Corp., 3 page copy of web page dated Apr. 8, 1998
  • "Q-500 Optical Mouse", 4 page copy of web site dated Apr. 9, 199
PatentsPlus Images
Enhanced PDF formats
loading...
PatentsPlus: add to cart
PatentsPlus: add to cartSearch-enhanced full patent PDF image
$9.95more info
PatentsPlus: add to cart
PatentsPlus: add to cartIntelligent turbocharged patent PDFs with marked up images
$18.95more info
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?