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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Akihiro Machida0
Date of Patent
May 4, 2010
Patent Application Number
11387612
Date Filed
March 23, 2006
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A computer mouse having rotational detectability is disclosed. The mouse has an outer housing adapted for directional movement on a horizontal plane. The mouse includes the conventional left and right buttons and scroll wheel. Additionally, the mouse includes an extendable plunger which, when extended, prohibits movement of the mouse in x-y directions yet permits rotational movement about the plunger. A sensor is included proximate the plunger for measuring rotational movement of the mouse about the plunger in the horizontal plane.
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