USRE40324E1 - Thumb actuated X-Y input device - Google Patents
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- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
- G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
- G06F3/03547—Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
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- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
- G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
- G06F3/03549—Trackballs
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
- A63F2300/10—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals
- A63F2300/1068—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals being specially adapted to detect the point of contact of the player on a surface, e.g. floor mat, touch pad
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- REF1: Repetitive Motion Disorders statistical graph based on Bureau of Labor Statistics—University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley Ergonomics Program 1999
- REF2: Table 3. Number and Percent of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work involving repetitive motion by selected worker and case characteristics 1997—U.S. Department of Labor—Bureau of Labor Statistics April 1999
- REF3: Computer Related Symptoms: A Major Problem For College Students page 2 of 6 statistical graph FIG. 1: Discomfort Intensity Rating For Each Body Part—Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine H. Gibney Institute for Holistic Healing Studies, San Francisco State University Sep. 4, 1998
- REF4: Pointing Device Summary—Pete W. Johnson, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley Ergonomics Program Jul. 18, 1994
- REF5: Computer Workstation Self-Audit Checklist page 3 of 4, paragraph 1—Pete W. Johnson, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley Ergonomics Program Jul. 18, 1994.
- REF6: Ergonomic Guidelines for Arranging a Computer Workstation—10 Tips for Users Professor Alan Hedge, Ph.D., M.Erg.S., A.F.B.Ps.S. Cornell University—Department of Design & Environmental Analysis Ergonomics Research Laboratory Feb. 6, 1999.
- REF7: Hand/Wrist Basics—Ten Things You Should Know About Hand and Wrist Pain Chris Grant, Ph.D., Certified Professional Ergonomist—F-One Ergonomics Ann Arbor, Mich. September 2000
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- Top, when referencing a view indicates looking down on the user's thumb nail and the corresponding upward-facing surfaces of the device.
- Front, when referencing a view indicates the view looking along the long axis of the main body or grip portion of the device and toward the face of the x-y input device.
- Right, and left when referencing a view of the device correspond to the user's right and left sides when holding the device normally.
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- Back, when referencing a view indicates the view looking toward the device and facing the user, back view is the reverse of front view.
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