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EP0178805A2
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Wireless mouse apparatus
Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd
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Filing: 1985-09-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-09-20
Abstract
Abstract 57 In a computer system comprising a computer having a keyboard, and a display device connected to the computer, an improved position indicator means comprising a mouse having means responsive to movement thereof over a support surface for generating electrical signals indicating the positioning of the mouse, power source means carried by the mouse, circuit means powered by said power source means for generating and transmitting radio signals corresponding to said electrical signal, and processing means associated with said computer for receiving said radio signal and converting said radio signal into a display on said display device positioned corresponding to the positioning of said mouse.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira C/O Knowledge Co. Ltd. Mori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 18:11
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0354; G06F3/03543
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
In a computer system comprising a computer having a keyboard and a display device connected to the computer, an improved position indicator means comprising: a mouse having means responsive to movement thereof over a support surface for generating electrical signals indicating the positioning of the mouse; power source means carried by the mouse; circuit means powered by said power source means for generating and transmitting radio signals corresponding to said electrical signal; and processing means associated with said computer for receiving said radio signal and converting said radio signal into a display on said display device positioned corresponding to the positioning of said mouse.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
In a computer system comprising a computer having a keyboard and a display device connected to the computer, an improved position indicator means comprising: a mouse having means responsive to movement thereof over a support surface for generating electrical signals indicating the positioning of the mouse; power source means carried by the mouse; circuit means powered by said power source means for generating and transmitting radio signals corresponding to said electrical signal; and processing means associated with said computer for receiving said radio signal and converting said radio signal into a display on said display device positioned corresponding to the positioning of said mouse.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said means for generating said radio signal includes switch means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said circuit means are associated with said power source means for selectively connecting the power source means to said circuit means such as when the hand of an operator is juxtaposed to the mouse body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said radio signals comprise frequency modulated radio signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said circuit means includes means for selectively causing the carrier frequency of said radio signals to be any one of a plurality of different frequencies.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said circuit means includes means for selectively causing the carrier frequency of said radio signals to be any one of a plurality of different frequencies and said processing means includes means for selectively processing any one of said plurality of different frequencies.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
86 words
An apparatus including a mouse, a transducer for converting the position of the mouse on a subjacent surface into an electric signal indicitive of the position of the mouse; a switch carried by the mouse; radio transmitting means for generating a modulated radio wave signal corresponding to said electric signal and the arrangement of said switch; power source means carried by said mouse; receiving means for receiving and demodulating said signal from the radio transmitting means; and means for utilizing the demodulated signal in a computer.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
86 words
An apparatus including a mouse, a transducer for converting the position of the mouse on a subjacent surface into an electric signal indicitive of the position of the mouse; a switch carried by the mouse; radio transmitting means for generating a modulated radio wave signal corresponding to said electric signal and the arrangement of said switch; power source means carried by said mouse; receiving means for receiving and demodulating said signal from the radio transmitting means; and means for utilizing the demodulated signal in a computer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising: data encoding means for sampling the signals from said transducer to provide the time series digital signal; and a digital-to-analog converter for converting said digital signal into an analog voltage for use in generating said modulated radio wave signal, said radio transmitting means comprising a phase-locked loop type FM transmitter having a voltage controlled oscillator using the converted signal as a control voltage therefor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said FM transmitter comprises a variable frequency transmitter and said radio transmitting means includes a selection switch arranged to be selectively set to a desired transmitting frequency.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising interface means connected to said receiving means for providing any one of a plurality of different forms of the demodulated signal for selective use by computers having different preselected corresponding architectures.
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