公开(公告)号：CA2367300C

公开(公告)日：2004-05-04

申请号：CA2367300

申请日：2000-03-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： MCCLURG GARY ROBERT ,  ZHAI SHUMIN ,  PARTIN PHILIP EDWARD ,  COLLINS JOEL III ,  SWANSEY JOHN DAVID

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F20060101 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/033

Abstract: A finger controlled actuator for a mouse or other personal computer device f or providing pressure to force sensitive resistor circuitry to provide for scrolling or other like control functions on and for a personal computer, wherein the actuator has specially surfaced, such as ribbed, and configured surfaces, such as saddle like in shape for cradling the finger of a personal computer user and allowing for satisfactory gripping between the flesh of th e finger and the surface of the actuator to prevent slippage in any one of multiple directions about both the vertical and horizontal directions or som e quadrant of both directions, while providing for comfort to the finger and hand of the user and for self orienting of the finger relative to actuator a nd the mouse body for proper control and operation, for example, the scrolling friction.

公开(公告)号：CA2367300A1

公开(公告)日：2000-10-05

申请号：CA2367300

申请日：2000-03-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： ZHAI SHUMIN ,  COLLINS JOEL III ,  MCCLURG GARY ROBERT ,  PARTIN PHILIP EDWARD ,  SWANSEY JOHN DAVID

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F20060101 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/033

Abstract: A finger controlled actuator for a mouse or other personal computer device f or providing pressure to force sensitive resistor circuitry to provide for scrolling or other like control functions on and for a personal computer, wherein the actuator has specially surfaced, such as ribbed, and configured surfaces, such as saddle like in shape for cradling the finger of a personal computer user and allowing for satisfactory gripping between the flesh of th e finger and the surface of the actuator to prevent slippage in any one of multiple directions about both the vertical and horizontal directions or som e quadrant of both directions, while providing for comfort to the finger and hand of the user and for self orienting of the finger relative to actuator a nd the mouse body for proper control and operation, for example, the scrolling friction.