Input device including a wheel assembly for scrolling an image in multiple directions
    3.
    发明申请
    Input device including a wheel assembly for scrolling an image in multiple directions 有权
    输入装置,包括用于在多个方向上滚动图像的轮组件

    公开(公告)号:US20050179660A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-18

    申请号:US11094139

    申请日:2005-03-31

    摘要: A computer input device having a housing and a finger-engagable scrolling device. A portion of the scrolling device is endlessly rotatable about a first axis to preferably cause vertical scrolling of an image on a display. The scrolling device is pivotally movable relative to the housing about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The first axis and the second axis may lie in a common plane or otherwise be close to one another to provide a large range of possible angular motion. A sensor is preferably positioned within the finger-engagable scrolling device for rotational movement of the rotational portion of the finger-engagable scrolling device. A pivot sensor may be provided on the second axis or laterally disposed from the scrolling device. A cover with an aperture may be provided over the scrolling device to help prevent dust and other contaminates from entering the housing through the opening for the scrolling device. The scrolling device may be contoured in a number of alternative ways to provide enhanced control and/or visual or tactile cues. In response to sensed pivotal movement of the scrolling device, the image is horizontally scrolled, preferably in the direction of the lateral movement. The scrolling speed can be affected relative to the amount of displacement of the scrolling device and/or the amount of time that the scrolling device is displaced by a predetermined amount. The computer input device having the rotatable member may take the form of a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball device, or another type of computer input device.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有壳体和手指接合滚动装置的计算机输入装置。 滚动装置的一部分可围绕第一轴线不断地旋转,以优选地使显示器上的图像垂直滚动。 滚动装置相对于壳体绕垂直于第一轴线的第二轴线可枢转地移动。 第一轴线和第二轴线可以位于公共平面中或者彼此靠近以提供大范围的可能的角运动。 传感器优选地位于可接合手指的滚动装置内,用于可转动滚动装置的旋转部分的旋转运动。 枢转传感器可以设置在第二轴线上或者从滚动装置横向设置。 可以在滚动装置上方设置具有孔的盖,以帮助防止灰尘和其它污染物通过用于滚动装置的开口进入壳体。 滚动装置可以以多种替代方式进行轮廓,以提供增强的控制和/或视觉或触觉提示。 响应于感测到的滚动装置的枢转运动,图像水平地滚动,优选地在横向移动的方向上。 可以相对于滚动装置的位移量和/或滚动装置移动预定量的时间量来影响滚动速度。 具有可旋转构件的计算机输入装置可以采用键盘,鼠标,轨迹球装置或另一类型的计算机输入装置的形式。

    ASICs having programmable bypass of design faults
    4.
    发明申请
    ASICs having programmable bypass of design faults 有权
    具有设计故障可编程旁路的ASIC

    公开(公告)号:US20060190903A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-24

    申请号:US11047179

    申请日:2005-01-31

    申请人: James Koo

    发明人: James Koo

    摘要: A relatively small amount of programmable or reprogrammable logic (pro-Logic) is included in a mostly-ASIC device so that such re/programmable logic can be used as a substitute for, or for bypassing a fault-infected ASIC block (if any) either permanently or at times when the fault-infected ASIC block is about to perform a fault-infected operation (bug-infected operation). The substitution or bypass does not have to be a permanent one that is in effect at all times for the entirety of the fault-infected ASIC block. Instead affected outputs of the faulty ASIC block can be disabled from working just at the time they would otherwise initiate or propagate an error. Such fault-infected operations of the temporarily deactivated ASIC block(s) may be substituted for by appropriately programmed pro-Logic at the appropriate times. Thus, a fault-infected ASIC block that is 99% good (for example) and operates improperly just 1% of the time can continue to be gainfully used for that 99% of the time when its operations are fault free and can be blocked from having its erroneous output(s) used only in the 1% time periods (example) when its behavior is faulty. During those faulty times, a relatively small amount of the pro-Logic can be used as a fault-correcting or fault-bypassing substitute for the fault-infected ASIC block. This substitution or bypassing can be activated after initial design of the mostly-ASIC circuitry and/or after pilot production and/or mass production thereby providing for cost saving and faster time to market and/or for repair or maintenance even years after installation and use of the mostly-ASIC device.

    摘要翻译: 大多数ASIC设备中包含相对少量的可编程或可重新编程的逻辑(pro-Logic),以便这样的可重新编程逻辑可以用作替代或绕过故障感染的ASIC块(如果有的话) 有时候,故障感染的ASIC块即将执行故障感染操作(错误感染的操作)。 替代或旁路不一定是永久性的,在整个故障感染ASIC块的任何时候都是有效的。 故障ASIC块的相反影响的输出可以在其他情况下启动或传播错误时被禁止工作。 临时停用的ASIC块的这种故障感染操作可以在适当的时间被适当编程的pro-Logic代替。 因此,99%的故障感染的ASIC块(例如)并且仅在1%的时间内不正确地运行,可以在其操作无故障的99%的时间内继续有效地使用,并且可以被阻止 其错误输出仅在其行为有故障的1%时间段(例如)中使用。 在这些故障时期,相对较少量的pro-Logic可以用作故障修复或故障旁路替代故障感染的ASIC块。 这种替代或旁路可以在主要ASIC电路的初始设计之后和/或在试生产和/或批量生产之后被激活,从而提供成本节省和更快的上市时间和/或在安装和使用几年后的维修或维护 的大多数ASIC设备。

    Input device including a scroll wheel assembly
    7.
    发明申请
    Input device including a scroll wheel assembly 有权
    包括滚轮组件的输入装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060290671A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-28

    申请号:US11167286

    申请日:2005-06-28

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0362 G06F3/0338

    摘要: An input device including a scroll wheel assembly for moving an image in multiple directions on a display screen. The scroll wheel assembly may include a finger-engagable control member that may be endlessly rotated about a rotation axis and a tilt sensor containing a tilt contact member coplanar with the finger-engagable control member and oriented in a substantially vertical, downward orientation such that pivoting of the finger-engagable control member may move the tilt contact member laterally to contact laterally disposed contact switches. In another example, the finger-engagable control member contains a flexible blade at an underside for biasing the scroll wheel assembly to an upright position.

    摘要翻译: 一种输入装置,包括用于在显示屏上沿多个方向移动图像的滚轮组件。 滚轮组件可以包括手指接合的控制构件,其可以围绕旋转轴线无休止地旋转;以及倾斜传感器,其包含倾斜接触构件,所述倾斜接触构件与所述手指接合的控制构件共面并且被定向成基本上垂直的向下定向, 手指接合控制构件可以横向移动倾斜接触构件以接触横向设置的接触开关。 在另一个示例中,手指接合控制构件在下侧包含用于将滚轮组件偏置到直立位置的柔性叶片。

    ASICs having more features than generally usable at one time and methods of use

    公开(公告)号:US20060080631A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-13

    申请号:US10964456

    申请日:2004-10-12

    申请人: James Koo

    发明人: James Koo

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50 H03K19/00

    CPC分类号: G06F17/5045

    摘要: More ASIC functionality is crammed into a chip (or chip set) than can probably or definitely be operative at one time when the chip is packaged and inserted into a broader circuit. The excessive ASIC functionality is chosen to cope with different market development probabilities in a host of different market spaces (e.g., in different countries where different interoperability standards are chosen) and a subset of the excessive ASIC functionality is programmably activated in each market space after manufacture. Customer behavior can be fickle. If market trends evolve towards demand for functionality #2 instead of an originally, more expected, functionality #1, the mass produced of the crammed chip (or chip set) is not out of necessarily out of luck. If the mass produced had enough foresight to cram in functionality #2 as well as functionality #1, the producer can programmably activate #2, and deactivate #1 as market demand suddenly shifts in a given market space. In one embodiment, a mega-ASIC with excessive ASIC functionality crammed into it, has a universal core as well as plurality of programmably selectable ASIC function blocks. The ASIC function blocks are programmably activatable and de-activatable so that a mass produced can quickly respond to shifting market demands, thus addresses both time to market and product life issues. The invention allows a small chip designer to simultaneously address more than one market or customer space with one ASIC chip thereby reducing the design cost per product design. By selectively activating the excessive and selectable ASIC functionalities, the small ASIC chip designer can appear to sport different features for different customers and different markets at different times with just one chip, thus he can aggregate the demand of different customers and different markets to achieve economies of scale, and of inventory management and control.

    Scroll wheel carriage
    9.
    发明申请
    Scroll wheel carriage 有权
    滚轮托架

    公开(公告)号:US20060044272A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-02

    申请号:US10927233

    申请日:2004-08-27

    申请人: James Koo David Bohn

    发明人: James Koo David Bohn

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0362

    摘要: An axle of a scroll wheel for a mouse or other type of computer input device is held in a first part of a carriage. The first carriage part is joined to a second part of the carriage by a flexure. When a force is applied to one side of the scroll wheel, the first part of the carriage moves in one direction relative to the second part so as to engage a first switch. When a force is applied to the other side of the scroll wheel, the first part of the carriage moves in the opposite direction to engage a second switch. The carriage is connected to a base. When sufficient force is applied to the scroll wheel in the proper direction, at least a portion of the carriage moves and engages a third switch. The carriage includes a tang or other flexible member to bias the carriage against pivotal movement.

    摘要翻译: 用于鼠标或其他类型的计算机输入装置的滚轮的轴被保持在滑架的第一部分中。 第一托架部分通过挠曲件连接到托架的第二部分。 当力施加到滚轮的一侧时,托架的第一部分相对于第二部分在一个方向上移动以便接合第一开关。 当力施加到滚轮的另一侧时,托架的第一部分沿相反方向移动以接合第二开关。 托架连接到底座。 当足够的力沿适当的方向施加到滚轮时,托架的至少一部分移动并与第三开关接合。 托架包括脚或其他柔性构件,以将托架偏压以抵抗枢转运动。

    Modular scroll wheel with integral detent-engaging sprint tab
    10.
    发明申请
    Modular scroll wheel with integral detent-engaging sprint tab 有权
    具有整体棘爪接合弹簧片的模块化滚轮

    公开(公告)号:US20050110759A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-26

    申请号:US10985956

    申请日:2004-11-12

    申请人: James Koo

    发明人: James Koo

    IPC分类号: G06F3/033 G09G5/08

    摘要: A single-piece component rotatably supports a scroll wheel and includes an integral follower arm extending into a well within which the scroll wheel rotates. Formed on a circumferential surface of the scroll wheel are regularly spaced detents or other structures forming regularly spaced regions of alternating height. Located on an end of the follower arm is a follower which moves in and out of the detents as the scroll wheel rotates, with the arm biasing the follower against movement out of the detents. The carriage may also include pivots for relative movement of the carriage and scroll wheel assembly with respect to a housing, and a tab for actuating a switch.

    摘要翻译: 单件式部件可旋转地支撑滚轮并且包括延伸到滚轮旋转的井内的整体从动臂。 在滚轮的圆周表面上形成规则间隔的棘爪或其它结构,形成规则间隔的交替高度的区域。 位于从动臂的一端的是跟随器,当随着滚轮旋转时,随动件进入和离开制动器,臂随着偏压从动件移动离开制动器。 托架还可以包括用于托架和滚轮组件相对于壳体的相对运动的枢轴和用于致动开关的突片。