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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Matias Duarte, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph Palmer, San Jose, CA (US);
Todd Lewis, Mountain View, CA (US);
David Northway, San Carlos, CA (US);
Andrew Zee, San Carlos, CA (US);
Matias Duarte, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph Palmer, San Jose, CA (US);
Todd Lewis, Mountain View, CA (US);
David Northway, San Carlos, CA (US);
Andrew Zee, San Carlos, CA (US);
Danger, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for use in a data processing device is described in which an audio system and a light system is embedded within a cursor control device such as a directional pad. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a cursor control device for performing one or more defined cursor control functions; an audio system embedded within the cursor control device, the audio system configured to generate audio signals responsive to audio signals received and/or generated by the data processing device; and a light source embedded within the cursor control device, the light sources configured to generate light from the cursor control device responsive to control signals generated by the data processing device.