METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INPUT
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    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INPUT 审中-公开
    提供用户输入的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130044465A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-21

    申请号:US13643758

    申请日:2010-04-30

    IPC分类号: F21L4/00

    摘要: According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises an elongated body portion having an interior chamber and a tapered end; a transparent dome housing accommodated by the tapered end; a light source housed within the transparent dome housing and capable of emitting light through the transparent dome housing to an external receiver; a battery housed within the interior chamber and electrically coupled with the light source; and a surface detection mechanism coupled with the transparent dome housing and electrically coupled with the light source and the battery, the surface detection mechanism capable of at least one of activating the light source when the apparatus contacts a surface and deactivating the light source when the apparatus does not contact the surface.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的实施例,一种装置包括具有内部腔和锥形端的细长主体部分; 由锥形端部容纳的透明圆顶壳体; 光源,其容纳在所述透明圆顶壳体内并且能够通过所述透明圆顶壳体将光发射到外部接收器; 容纳在所述内部室内并与所述光源电耦合的电池; 以及表面检测机构,其与所述透明圆顶壳体耦合并与所述光源和所述电池电耦合,所述表面检测机构能够在所述装置接触表面时激活所述光源中的至少一个,并且当所述装置 不接触表面。