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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2009
Applicant:
Pieter Hoeven, Schijndel, NL;
Inventor:
Pieter Hoeven, Schijndel, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A trackball module is provided for connecting a trackball to an electrical device, comprising a trackball for being manipulated by hand, a sensor device for detecting a turning of the trackball, a support device for positioning the trackball in a use position, in which the trackball is exposed for being manipulated, and a rest position, in which the trackball is adapted for being received by the electrical device, and an operating direction, which is defined roughly by a line through the center of the trackball and the center of a manipulating surface of the trackball exposed for turning the trackball by hand in the use position.