Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Htc Corporation

Allen M Han

Melissa S Jacobson

Thomas W Brooks

Gregory G Jones

Hugh E McLoone

Monique Chatterjee

Kevin D Van Flandern

Carl J Ledbetter

Christopher G Alviar

Chungming Ying

Aditha May Adams

Claude Zellweger

Damon V Danieli

Joshua David Maruska

Bin An

Wolfgang Adam Mack, Jr

Dana Lu Silverstein

Kennard E Nielsen

Drew Calvin Bamford

Paul Hornikx

Daniel J Blase

Robert E Gruhl

Hok-Sum H Luke

Thomas Chien

Electronic devices with surface features are disclosed. The electronic devices includes a processor and a display operatively coupled to the processor for presenting outputs to a user. The electronic devices also includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion to form an enclosure containing the processor and the display. The second portion includes a plurality of edges proximate to the first portion, an end surface spaced apart from the edges, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the edges and the end surface. At least one of the side surfaces is canted relative to the end surface.

Electronic devices with surface features

A storage is provided for an interactive display system that both provides a graphic display and responds to objects disposed proximate to or in contact with a display surface. Due to a limited available volume within a housing of the interactive display system, the storage is provided either external to the housing, or within a peripheral portion of the housing so as not to interfere with the operation of the interactive display system. In one embodiment, a sheet of flexible material is coupled to an exterior surface of the housing. Elastomeric edges of the sheet are pulled away from the housing to provide access to a volume disposed between the sheet and the external surface of the housing. In another embodiment, pockets are formed within a sheet hung from a backing, adjacent to the external surface. Yet another embodiment includes a drawer within a peripheral portion of the display.

Storage for interactive display system

Electronic mouse

Portion of an electronic mouse

Keyboard

A control device that combines a movable pod, that is sized to comfortably support a user's hand, with control buttons that are easily commanded by the user's fingers and thumb without interfering with pod movement, thereby allowing the user to quickly, simultaneously, and intuitively, command multiple aspects of a user application software, such as a game. Preferably, the pod is movable simultaneously in three different directions: forward-and-backward, side-to-side; and axially about an axis. The device also uses the distance the pod is displaced from a neutral position as an additional control parameter for commanding the application software. In addition, control commands associated with the control buttons and movement of the pod may be programmed by the user either &ldquo;on the fly&rdquo; or by using a graphical user interface. Also, the device provides feedback to the user regarding the programmed status of each button and available pod movement.

Control device with enhanced control aspects and method for programming same

The present invention provides a dual axis articulated computer input device. Position sensors are configured to provide position information indicative of a position of two handle members relative to one another.

Dual axis articulated electronic input device

A computer input device that comfortably supports the hand of the user while the thumb and fingers are associated with buttons, a trackball, and a scrolling wheel carried on the device. The overall configuration of the device and the arrangement of these actuators permits the user to easily and effectively operate all of the actuators while the hand and arm of the user are in a comfortable position. The device includes a housing having thumb-side and finger-side surfaces. The trackball extends from the thumb-side surface. The finger-side surface includes four input buttons and the scrolling wheel. The thumb-side surface is fairly steep and almost at right angles to the finger-side surface. This helps enable the motion of the thumb to fall along its natural axis of flexion/extension. The thumb-side surface extends above the top of the ball to provide a stop when the thumb is moved inwardly off the ball. The buttons and the wheel on the finger-side surface are in line in a single row to allow the fingers to move within a natural range of motion for efficient control. Two of the input buttons are effectively embedded within a respective other input button. This relative positioning other allows the user to move between two buttons with either side-to-side or forward-and-back translation. Two buttons located at respective outer edges of the finger-side surface and have raised projections for tactile feedback. The housing includes a convex surface behind the ball that provides constant thumb support and reduce fatigue.

Ergonomic computer input device

Portion of a computer input device

Computer input device

Outer surface of a button for a computer input device

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Kirkland, WA, United States of America

Allen M Han