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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Florian Max Kehlstadt, Aclens, CH;
Inventor:
Florian Max Kehlstadt, Aclens, CH;
Assignee:
Logitech Europe S.A., Romanel-sur-Morges, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G005/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input device having a housing and electronic circuitry for detecting user inputs, and transmitting signals corresponding to those inputs to an electronic device, such as a computer. A sleep mode is provided for the electronic circuitry to conserve power. A hand detection circuit is provided for detecting the proximity of a user's hand to the housing and producing a hand detect signal in response. The hand detect signal will awaken the input device from its sleep mode.