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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas J. Quinn, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Lex M. Bayer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Quinn, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Lex M. Bayer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2006.01); G09G 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inertial sensor-based pointing deviceis compatible with a removable USB podhaving a digital flash memoryand an integrated radio transceiver. Flash memorycan be used by a user to store software that enables a user to auto load software applications into compatible computers. Pointing deviceis adapted to receive USB podresulting in a combined memory/transceiver and pointing device system that can be conveniently carried as a single unit in a pocket or via a belt clip.