GB2292215B - Cursor control apparatus and direction detection method - Google Patents

Cursor control apparatus and direction detection method

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Publication number
GB2292215B
GB2292215B GB9414567A GB9414567A GB2292215B GB 2292215 B GB2292215 B GB 2292215B GB 9414567 A GB9414567 A GB 9414567A GB 9414567 A GB9414567 A GB 9414567A GB 2292215 B GB2292215 B GB 2292215B
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Prior art keywords
control apparatus
detection method
cursor control
direction detection
cursor
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GB9414567D0 (en
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Alex Fu
David Wang
Chris Wu
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Primax Electronics Ltd
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Primax Electronics Ltd
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Priority to FR9408596A priority Critical patent/FR2722312B1/en
Priority to DE4424353A priority patent/DE4424353C1/en
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Priority to GB9414567A priority patent/GB2292215B/en
Publication of GB9414567D0 publication Critical patent/GB9414567D0/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR 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
GB9414567A 1994-07-06 1994-07-19 Cursor control apparatus and direction detection method Expired - Fee Related GB2292215B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9408596A FR2722312B1 (en) 1994-07-06 1994-07-06 METHOD FOR DETECTING THE DIRECTION OF A CURSOR AND CORRESPONDING CURSOR CONTROL DEVICE
DE4424353A DE4424353C1 (en) 1994-07-06 1994-07-11 Cursor control device and its direction detection method
GB9414567A GB2292215B (en) 1994-07-06 1994-07-19 Cursor control apparatus and direction detection method

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9408596A FR2722312B1 (en) 1994-07-06 1994-07-06 METHOD FOR DETECTING THE DIRECTION OF A CURSOR AND CORRESPONDING CURSOR CONTROL DEVICE
DE4424353A DE4424353C1 (en) 1994-07-06 1994-07-11 Cursor control device and its direction detection method
GB9414567A GB2292215B (en) 1994-07-06 1994-07-19 Cursor control apparatus and direction detection method

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GB9414567D0 GB9414567D0 (en) 1994-09-07
GB2292215A GB2292215A (en) 1996-02-14
GB2292215B true GB2292215B (en) 1998-11-18

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FR (1) FR2722312B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2292215B (en)

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4531230A (en) * 1981-06-16 1985-07-23 Asea Aktiebolag Optical digitizer/position measuring device
EP0210825A2 (en) * 1985-08-01 1987-02-04 LUCAS INDUSTRIES public limited company Position encoder
US4645925A (en) * 1983-03-12 1987-02-24 Dr. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh Reference mark coding system
US4654527A (en) * 1983-03-12 1987-03-31 Dr. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh Reference mark identification system for measuring instrument
GB2281616A (en) * 1993-09-03 1995-03-08 Primax Electronics Ltd Photoelectric coordinates input device.

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DE9304639U1 (en) * 1993-03-26 1993-08-12 Sysgration Ltd., Hsin Tien, Tw
DE9314098U1 (en) * 1993-09-17 1993-11-25 Primax Electronics Ltd Photoelectric coordinate input device

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4531230A (en) * 1981-06-16 1985-07-23 Asea Aktiebolag Optical digitizer/position measuring device
US4645925A (en) * 1983-03-12 1987-02-24 Dr. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh Reference mark coding system
US4654527A (en) * 1983-03-12 1987-03-31 Dr. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh Reference mark identification system for measuring instrument
EP0210825A2 (en) * 1985-08-01 1987-02-04 LUCAS INDUSTRIES public limited company Position encoder
GB2281616A (en) * 1993-09-03 1995-03-08 Primax Electronics Ltd Photoelectric coordinates input device.

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
US4654527 is equivilant to EP0118673A2 *

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GB2292215A (en) 1996-02-14
GB9414567D0 (en) 1994-09-07
DE4424353C1 (en) 1995-11-09
FR2722312A1 (en) 1996-01-12
FR2722312B1 (en) 1996-09-06

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