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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:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dan Kikinis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Elonex I. P. Holdings, Ltd., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345158 ; 345 15 ; 345156 ;
Abstract
A general-purpose computer has a compartment for storing a pointer, device such as a mouse or a trackball, such that the may be removed from the compartment and deployed for use. The device may be a mouse, a trackball, or other type, and may communicate with the host computer by a cable, an infra-red system, ar by an inductively coupled system. In one embodiment the computer has a broadcast pointer system, and the device includes any conventional writing instrument or stylus, fitted with an echo device encapsulated in a body having an engagement element for mounting the echo device to the conventional writing instrument or stylus.