DE69222489T2 - Rollkugelgerät - Google Patents

Rollkugelgerät

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DE69222489T2
DE69222489T2 DE69222489T DE69222489T DE69222489T2 DE 69222489 T2 DE69222489 T2 DE 69222489T2 DE 69222489 T DE69222489 T DE 69222489T DE 69222489 T DE69222489 T DE 69222489T DE 69222489 T2 DE69222489 T2 DE 69222489T2
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trackball device
trackball
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Frederick C Mailey
Robert A Cecil
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Philips Nuclear Medicine Inc
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Picker International Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/0304—Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means
    • G06F3/0312—Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means for tracking the rotation of a spherical or circular member, e.g. optical rotary encoders used in mice or trackballs using a tracking ball or in mouse scroll wheels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
    • G06F3/03549—Trackballs
DE69222489T 1991-08-01 1992-07-24 Rollkugelgerät Expired - Fee Related DE69222489T2 (de)

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US07/738,889 US5237311A (en) 1991-08-01 1991-08-01 Hingedly supported integrated trackball and selection device

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EP (1) EP0526124B1 (de)
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