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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:
Jun. 03, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary F Feierbach, Belmont, CA (US);
Miriam Blatt, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345163 ; 345167 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for use with a computer having a display. The computer is programmed to provide an indicia on the display. The apparatus includes a control device adapted to be electrically connected to the computer and having an indicia control element for moving the indicia across the display. At least one foot pedal and at least one electrical connector for electrically connecting the at least one foot pedal to the control device are provided. The at least one foot pedal can be used to click on the indicia on the display. A method for operating the computer with the apparatus is provided.