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Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2005
Applicants:

Carl J Ledbetter, Lynnwood, WA (US);

Daan Lindhout, Seattle, WA (US);

Aditha Adams, Seattle, WA (US);

Hugh E. Mcloone, Bellevue, WA (US);

Timothy Michael Muss, Seattle, WA (US);

James Y. Koo, Renton, WA (US);

Gino Garcia, Edmonds, WA (US);

Inventors:

Carl J Ledbetter, Lynnwood, WA (US);

Daan Lindhout, Seattle, WA (US);

Aditha Adams, Seattle, WA (US);

Hugh E. McLoone, Bellevue, WA (US);

Timothy Michael Muss, Seattle, WA (US);

James Y. Koo, Renton, WA (US);

Gino Garcia, Edmonds, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A computer input device having a housing and a finger-engagable scrolling device. A portion of the scrolling device is endlessly rotatable about a first axis to preferably cause vertical scrolling of an image on a display. The scrolling device is pivotally movable relative to the housing about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The portion of the scrolling device may further be depressed to activate a switch.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ledbetter, Carl. (2007). Input device including a wheel assembly for scrolling an image in multiple directions (U.S. Patent No. 7187358). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7187358

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