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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2005
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);
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);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
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 finger-engagable scrolling device may contain rotation sensor within a scroll wheel assembly. The finger-engagable scrolling device may also contain lateral arms extending laterally from the finger-engagable scrolling device.