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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Irving Ames, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Inventor:
Irving Ames, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Control in the positioning of a computer mouse is improved by adding a finely adjusted frictional force component to relative motion in the plane of the mouse-supporting surface, or mouse pad, system. The added frictional force component operates to produce a drag component that dampens the movement. The added frictional force component may be provided by additional small localized weight increments, the effect of a magnetic field, or a change in coefficient of friction between parts that move in relation to each other, as examples.