CA1050670A - Cursor position control device for a display system - Google Patents

Cursor position control device for a display system

Info

Publication number
CA1050670A
CA1050670A CA189,857A CA189857A CA1050670A CA 1050670 A CA1050670 A CA 1050670A CA 189857 A CA189857 A CA 189857A CA 1050670 A CA1050670 A CA 1050670A
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
sphere
housing
indicator
movement
display
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
CA189,857A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
CA189857S (en
Inventor
Ronald E. Rider
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Xerox Corp
Original Assignee
Xerox Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Xerox Corp filed Critical Xerox Corp
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1050670A publication Critical patent/CA1050670A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • 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
    • G06F3/03543—Mice or pucks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2203/00—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/00 - G06F3/048
    • G06F2203/033—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/033
    • G06F2203/0333—Ergonomic shaped mouse for one hand
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/20—Control lever and linkage systems
    • Y10T74/20012—Multiple controlled elements
    • Y10T74/20201—Control moves in two planes

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Position Input By Displaying (AREA)
  • Adjustable Resistors (AREA)
CA189,857A 1973-01-11 1974-01-10 Cursor position control device for a display system Expired CA1050670A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US00322810A US3835464A (en) 1973-01-11 1973-01-11 Position indicator for a display system

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA1050670A true CA1050670A (en) 1979-03-13

Family

ID=23256528

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA189,857A Expired CA1050670A (en) 1973-01-11 1974-01-10 Cursor position control device for a display system

Country Status (6)

Country Link
US (1) US3835464A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS547467Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1050670A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2401366A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2324074A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1451162A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Families Citing this family (80)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2278120A1 (fr) * 1974-07-08 1976-02-06 Cit Alcatel Dispositif de designation d'un element d'une image
US4369439A (en) * 1981-01-14 1983-01-18 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Cursor position controller for a display device
US4521773A (en) * 1981-08-28 1985-06-04 Xerox Corporation Imaging array
US4521772A (en) * 1981-08-28 1985-06-04 Xerox Corporation Cursor control device
US4409479A (en) * 1981-12-03 1983-10-11 Xerox Corporation Optical cursor control device
US4442390A (en) * 1982-07-06 1984-04-10 Davis Kenneth W Feedback system for a linear actuator
USRE32633E (en) * 1982-07-19 1988-03-29 Apple Computer, Inc. Cursor control device
US4464652A (en) * 1982-07-19 1984-08-07 Apple Computer, Inc. Cursor control device for use with display systems
USRE32632E (en) * 1982-07-19 1988-03-29 Apple Computer, Inc. Display system
US4559532A (en) * 1982-08-07 1985-12-17 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. X-Y Position input device for display system
US4594586A (en) * 1982-08-07 1986-06-10 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. X-Y position input device for display system
US4543571A (en) * 1982-11-05 1985-09-24 Universal Supply, Inc. Opto-mechanical cursor positioning device
USD282848S (en) 1983-01-20 1986-03-04 Depraz S.A. Device to follow lines on a drawing and to register the ordinates of given points of said drawing
JPS59137520U (ja) * 1983-03-03 1984-09-13 アルプス電気株式会社 Ｘ−ｙ方向入力装置
FR2544529B1 (fr) * 1983-04-14 1986-09-26 Cortaillod Cables Sa Dispositif de commande du deplacement d'un curseur visuel sur un ecran de visualisation
USD281164S (en) 1983-04-25 1985-10-29 Wico Corporation Mouse
US4550316A (en) * 1983-04-29 1985-10-29 Display Interface Corp. Stylus mouse
US4538476A (en) * 1983-05-12 1985-09-03 Luque Tom R Cursor control assembly
JPS6016239U (ja) * 1983-07-14 1985-02-04 アルプス電気株式会社 Ｘ−ｙ方向入力装置
JPS6029833A (ja) * 1983-07-28 1985-02-15 Canon Inc 画像表示装置
US4514726A (en) * 1983-08-19 1985-04-30 Display Interface Corporation Noise mouse
EP0143581A3 (en) * 1983-11-25 1985-07-03 Colin Leslie Poynder A linear measurement apparatus
US4623787A (en) 1983-12-05 1986-11-18 Wico Corporation Ball and transducer mounting arrangement for mouse
US4663618A (en) * 1983-12-22 1987-05-05 Rockwell International Corporation Arbitrary raster blanking circuit
US4799055A (en) * 1984-04-26 1989-01-17 Symbolics Inc. Optical Mouse
JPS60256832A (ja) * 1984-06-02 1985-12-18 Brother Ind Ltd 座標入力装置
US4580006A (en) * 1984-06-14 1986-04-01 Hull Daniel T Method and apparatus for providing two dimensional positioning data signals
US4682159A (en) * 1984-06-20 1987-07-21 Personics Corporation Apparatus and method for controlling a cursor on a computer display
JPS6188328A (ja) * 1984-09-19 1986-05-06 Canon Inc 画像表示装置
US4794384A (en) * 1984-09-27 1988-12-27 Xerox Corporation Optical translator device
JPS6194134A (ja) * 1984-10-13 1986-05-13 Naretsuji:Kk 無線マウス装置
US4733838A (en) * 1984-10-22 1988-03-29 Lely Cornelis V D Transportable computer
JPH0418040Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1985-02-06 1992-04-22
US4628755A (en) * 1985-03-25 1986-12-16 Hawley Jack S X-Y position controller having axially-inclined transducer members
US4635496A (en) * 1985-04-18 1987-01-13 Mctyre Scott B Attachment for a display position indicator
JPS6244339U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1985-08-31 1987-03-17
USD300324S (en) 1985-10-30 1989-03-21 Digital Equipment Corporation Cursor control for computer display
US4786892A (en) * 1986-02-22 1988-11-22 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. X-Y direction input device having changeable orientation of input axes and switch activation
USD321866S (en) 1987-02-04 1991-11-26 Newhouse Thomas J Combination lap-top computer console and mouse
JPH0435953Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1987-04-28 1992-08-25
US4868549A (en) * 1987-05-18 1989-09-19 International Business Machines Corporation Feedback mouse
US4816810A (en) * 1987-08-28 1989-03-28 Moore Robert F Remote acceptance switch for computer mouse
US4862165A (en) * 1988-02-12 1989-08-29 Samuel Gart Ergonomically-shaped hand controller
US5187468A (en) * 1989-10-23 1993-02-16 Microsoft Corporation Pointing device with adjustable clamp attachable to a keyboard
EP0451253A1 (en) * 1989-10-23 1991-10-16 Microsoft Corporation Pointing device with adjustable clamp attachable to a keyboard
US5155588A (en) * 1990-02-06 1992-10-13 Levien Raphael L Color correction and apparatus for photographic reproduction
US5181181A (en) * 1990-09-27 1993-01-19 Triton Technologies, Inc. Computer apparatus input device for three-dimensional information
USD335656S (en) 1990-12-27 1993-05-18 Microsoft Corporation Pointed instrument with a combined tilting and coupling assembly
USD342241S (en) 1991-03-08 1993-12-14 Microsoft Corporation Computer trackball
US5414445A (en) * 1992-10-07 1995-05-09 Microsoft Corporation Ergonomic pointing device
US5418730A (en) * 1993-04-16 1995-05-23 Brown & Sharp Manufacturing Company Control axis mounted computer interface for coordinate measuring machines
CH688461B5 (fr) * 1993-09-16 1998-04-15 Ebauchesfabrik Eta Ag Pièce d'horlogerie à affichage analogique présentant au moins un mode d'affichage universel de l'heure.
US6097371A (en) 1996-01-02 2000-08-01 Microsoft Corporation System and method of adjusting display characteristics of a displayable data file using an ergonomic computer input device
US6940488B1 (en) 1994-01-06 2005-09-06 Microsoft Corporation System and method of adjusting display characteristics of a displayable data file using an ergonomic computer input device
US5473344A (en) * 1994-01-06 1995-12-05 Microsoft Corporation 3-D cursor positioning device
US7322011B2 (en) * 1994-01-06 2008-01-22 Microsoft Corporation System and method of adjusting display characteristics of a displayable data file using an ergonomic computer input device
US5477508A (en) * 1994-05-31 1995-12-19 Will; Craig A. Control of digital watch using menu and thumbwheel
US5581277A (en) * 1995-03-06 1996-12-03 Tajiri; Akira Anti-carpal tunnel device (ACTD) for computer operators
US5825353A (en) * 1995-04-18 1998-10-20 Will; Craig Alexander Control of miniature personal digital assistant using menu and thumbwheel
US5541621A (en) * 1995-06-12 1996-07-30 Nmngani; Abdulatif M. T. Mouse or trackball system
USD385542S (en) * 1996-01-05 1997-10-28 Microsoft Corporation Pointing device
USD382550S (en) * 1996-01-16 1997-08-19 Microsoft Corporation Rear portion of a pointing device
US5692956A (en) * 1996-02-09 1997-12-02 Mattel, Inc. Combination computer mouse and game play control
US5613690A (en) * 1996-02-13 1997-03-25 Mcshane; Jerry M. Balance and proprioception training and enhancement devices
US6031518A (en) 1997-05-30 2000-02-29 Microsoft Corporation Ergonomic input device
US6104383A (en) * 1998-02-20 2000-08-15 Shipman; Dale Howard Thumb-actuated computer pointing-input device
WO1999060556A1 (en) * 1998-05-20 1999-11-25 Chan Kwan Ho Finger controlled computer mouse
US6088021A (en) * 1998-06-03 2000-07-11 Gateway, Inc. Peripheral input device having a retractable cord
US6664947B1 (en) 1999-02-24 2003-12-16 Gueorgui K. Vinogradov Safe and handy pointing device
US6323842B1 (en) 1999-09-30 2001-11-27 Yuri Krukovsky Mouse with disabling device
US6529184B1 (en) 2000-03-22 2003-03-04 Microsoft Corporation Ball pattern architecture
US6922186B2 (en) 2001-03-15 2005-07-26 Curtis Whitcomb Ergonomic computer mouse
USD463435S1 (en) 2002-01-25 2002-09-24 Frank P. Gatto, Jr. Computer pointing device
US20030142069A1 (en) * 2002-01-25 2003-07-31 Gatto Frank P. Hand-held ergonomic computer interface device
CN1902976B (zh) 2003-11-12 2010-06-16 捷讯研究有限公司 在数据服务中具有减少的延迟的能够使用数据的网络优先化
US7433933B2 (en) * 2004-04-23 2008-10-07 Kotthoff Gery G Apparatus and process for a computer input device
USD521004S1 (en) * 2004-06-07 2006-05-16 Kabushiki Kaisha Hiromori Computer mouse
NL1028523C2 (nl) * 2005-03-11 2006-09-12 Marcel Petrus Simons Computermuis met pootjes voor een centrerende, gelijkmatige weerstand met de ondergrond.
US9027441B2 (en) * 2009-06-08 2015-05-12 Tangent Robotics Llc Spherical gear
US9189090B2 (en) * 2010-03-26 2015-11-17 Salesforce.Com, Inc. Techniques for interpreting signals from computer input devices

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1701582A (en) * 1924-07-23 1929-02-12 Mengden George Road or course indicator for motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft, or the like
US3267755A (en) * 1964-04-10 1966-08-23 Honeywell Inc Control apparatus
US3269190A (en) * 1965-08-09 1966-08-30 Bunker Ramo Position control ball assembly
US3541541A (en) * 1967-06-21 1970-11-17 Stanford Research Inst X-y position indicator for a display system
US3541521A (en) * 1967-12-11 1970-11-17 Bunker Ramo Multiple ratio cursor control system

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB1451162A (en) 1976-09-29
FR2324074A1 (fr) 1977-04-08
JPS547467Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1979-04-07
US3835464B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1984-11-20
FR2324074B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1978-09-29
JPS49121440U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1974-10-17
DE2401366A1 (de) 1974-07-18
US3835464A (en) 1974-09-10

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CA1050670A (en) Cursor position control device for a display system
US4533827A (en) Optical joystick
US3541541A (en) X-y position indicator for a display system
US3987685A (en) Cursor position device
US4313113A (en) Cursor control
US4910503A (en) Multi-function input device and system
US5086296A (en) Signal generating device
US5541621A (en) Mouse or trackball system
US5689285A (en) Joystick with membrane sensor
US4459578A (en) Finger control joystick utilizing Hall effect
EP0942391B1 (en) Sensing and control devices using pressure sensitive resistive elements
US6600477B1 (en) Method for inputting data via the foot
EP0429391A1 (en) Three-dimensional computer input device
US5164712A (en) X-Y direction input device
AU2001237825A1 (en) Operating device
JPH02159614A (ja) 指示および選択装置
KR20000005797A (ko) 좌표입력용스타일러스
IL130107A (en) Mouse interface device for providing force feedback
JPH0313790Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
US6930959B2 (en) Multi-axis wheel scroller and selector
US4763116A (en) Input apparatus for design work on an image-bearing screen
US4881065A (en) X-Y position input apparatus including preventing dust interference
US7623116B1 (en) Roller with multiple force sense levels
US3758949A (en) Digitizer
KR100562517B1 (ko) 다축 전위차계