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WO2007035679A3
WO2007035679A3 PCT/US2006/036361 US2006036361W WO2007035679A3 WO 2007035679 A3 WO2007035679 A3 WO 2007035679A3 US 2006036361 W US2006036361 W US 2006036361W WO 2007035679 A3 WO2007035679 A3 WO 2007035679A3
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Prior art keywords
control stick
cursor control
textured
cushion
textured cushion
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PCT/US2006/036361
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French (fr)
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WO2007035679A2 (en
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Mark R. Slotta
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Giv, Llc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
    • G05G1/04—Controlling members for hand actuation by pivoting movement, e.g. levers
    • G05G1/06—Details of their grip parts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1615—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers with several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function
    • G06F1/1616—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers with several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1633—Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
    • G06F1/1684—Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
    • G06F1/169—Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes
    • 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
    • G06F3/0338—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Position Input By Displaying (AREA)
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Abstract

A cushioned cap for a control stick of an electronic device defining a recess for receiving at least a portion of a control stick. The recess includes a lower portion and an upper portion.
PCT/US2006/036361 2005-09-19 2006-09-19 Textured cushion for cursor control stick WO2007035679A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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US71840705P 2005-09-19 2005-09-19
US60/718,407 2005-09-19
US75023205P 2005-12-14 2005-12-14
US60/750,232 2005-12-14

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WO2007035679A2 WO2007035679A2 (en) 2007-03-29
WO2007035679A3 true WO2007035679A3 (en) 2011-09-15

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Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8120579B2 (en) 1996-09-26 2012-02-21 Giv, Llc Textured cushion for cursor control stick

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6400354B1 (en) * 1999-08-27 2002-06-04 Darfon Electronics Corp. Pointing stick device that can effectively sense pressure from its cap
US6724369B2 (en) * 1996-09-26 2004-04-20 Giv, Llc Textured cushion for keyboard cursor control stick
US20050151727A1 (en) * 2004-01-08 2005-07-14 Intel Corporation Wireless enabled touch pad pointing device with integrated remote control function
US20050259073A1 (en) * 2004-05-24 2005-11-24 Alps Electric Co, Ltd. Coordinate input device

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6724369B2 (en) * 1996-09-26 2004-04-20 Giv, Llc Textured cushion for keyboard cursor control stick
US6400354B1 (en) * 1999-08-27 2002-06-04 Darfon Electronics Corp. Pointing stick device that can effectively sense pressure from its cap
US20050151727A1 (en) * 2004-01-08 2005-07-14 Intel Corporation Wireless enabled touch pad pointing device with integrated remote control function
US20050259073A1 (en) * 2004-05-24 2005-11-24 Alps Electric Co, Ltd. Coordinate input device

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