US 7,589,711 B2
User interface device with double sensor input to capture rotation
Nicholas W. Oakley, Portland, Oreg. (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/18,223.
Prior Publication US 2006/0132438 A1, Jun. 22, 2006
Int. Cl. G09G 5/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 345—163  [345/166; 345/173; 345/179] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a user input device comprising a wireless mouse having a substantially circular-symmetric shape with
an annular click button,
a circular click button located within the annular click button, and
a guide grip around a perimeter of the wireless mouse,
said annular click button, circular click button, and guide grip positioned to receive a typical user hand size, with a thumb and a third or fourth finger holding the guide grip on substantially opposite sides of the wireless mouse, and with an index finger and a middle finger in uniform relation to the annular click button and the circular click button regardless of a rotational position of the wireless mouse;
a first sensor input on the user input device to capture a first motion indication;
a second sensor input on the user input device to capture a second motion indication; and
a logic unit to determine a rotational motion indication based at least in part on a relative motion of the first motion indication and the second motion indication.