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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2020
Dell Products, L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert, Amsterdam, NL;
Kyu Sang Park, Austin, TX (US);
Frank Franciscus Maria Bertrand van Valkenhoef, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A mouse usable as a wheel input device is described. In an embodiment, a mouse may include: a top surface; a sensor coupled to the top surface; a controller coupled to the sensor; and a memory coupled to the controller, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the controller, cause the mouse to: enter a mouse mode of operation in response to detection of a finger on the top surface; and enter a wheel mode of operation in response to detection of a turning of the mouse in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.