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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1991
Charles S Fox, Wilmette, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A multiple speed computer control device for use in providing touch commands from a user, comprising a roller ball and a roller assembly supporting the roller ball, wherein the roller assembly responds to pressure applied to the roller ball so as to produce a control signal. The invention further provides a method of controlling the speed of movement of a cursor on a display screen, comprising the steps of providing a control element, moving the control element to a first predetermined position corresponding to a first speed of movement of the cursor and moving the cursor at the first speed of movement in response to moving the control element to the first predetermined position. In another embodiment of the invention, an adjustable computer control device is provided, comprising a keyboard, a rotatable housing positioned in the keyboard, and a control positioned in the housing.
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