PT97752A - Contactor ergonomico actuado pelo polegar - Google Patents

Contactor ergonomico actuado pelo polegar Download PDF

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PT97752A
PT97752A PT97752A PT9775291A PT97752A PT 97752 A PT97752 A PT 97752A PT 97752 A PT97752 A PT 97752A PT 9775291 A PT9775291 A PT 9775291A PT 97752 A PT97752 A PT 97752A
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Kanae Koh
Josef Bismanovsky
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Logitech Inc
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    • 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 two-dimensional [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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  1. REIVINDICAÇÃO: Contactor ergonómico actuado pelo polegar, caracterizado pelo facto de compreender uma caixa inferior, uma esfera, uma estrutura geral adaptada para receber a esfera móvel numa sua parte que inclui meios para converterem o movimento linear da esfera em sinais digitais para comunicação a um computador pessoal ou um local de trabalho e comutadores para transmitirem selectivamente sinais de controlo ao referido computador pessoal ou local de trabalho e uma parte superior da caixa, ligada fixamente à caixa inferior, de forma que a estrutura geral e a esfera sejam fixados entre os referidos elementos da caixa tendo o elemento de alojamento superior um furo através do qual se saliente a mencionada esfera para permitir a sua rotação pelo utilizador e tendo ainda uma pluralidade de botões para a actuação selectiva dos comutadores, sendo o furo e os botões posicionados de forma que o polegador do utilizador se apoie na esfera quando os outros dedos da mesma mão do Utilizador são posicionados para actuarem os botões. Lisboa, 23 de Maio de 1991 Jo Agente Oficial da Propriedade Industrial ®RR1A S1LV1NA VIEIRA PEREIRA FERREIRA Êíiiunto Américo da Silva Carvalho Agente Oficial de Propriedade Industrial Rna Marquês de Fronteira, N.° 127 - 2.° 1000! lPBnA TbIs.3877373-38774-53
PT97752A 1990-05-25 1991-05-23 Contactor ergonomico actuado pelo polegar PT97752A (pt)

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US07/529,226 US5122654A (en) 1990-05-25 1990-05-25 Ergonomic thumb-actuated trackball combined with control switches

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EP (1) EP0459678A3 (pt)
JP (1) JPH04232525A (pt)
AU (2) AU7733191A (pt)
CA (1) CA2043194A1 (pt)
FI (1) FI912505L (pt)
IE (1) IE911721A1 (pt)
PT (1) PT97752A (pt)

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FI912505A7 (fi) 1991-11-26
EP0459678A3 (en) 1992-05-06
AU7150394A (en) 1994-11-03
FI912505A0 (fi) 1991-05-23
AU7733191A (en) 1991-11-28
EP0459678A2 (en) 1991-12-04
FI912505L (fi) 1991-11-26
CA2043194A1 (en) 1991-11-26
JPH04232525A (ja) 1992-08-20
IE911721A1 (en) 1991-12-04
US5122654A (en) 1992-06-16

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