User interface mouse with touchpad responsive to gestures and multi-touch

Abstract

A computer interface device has a housing configured with a first sensor for detecting a position change of the computer interface device on a surface, a touch pad configured with the housing for generating touchpad signals, and a wireless link to transmit the first pair of parameters and the touchpad signals to a computing device. In an application, the first sensor provides a first pair of parameters to indicate the position of the housing on the surface and control cursor displayed on a screen of the computing device. The touch pad may be configured to detect gestures and provides signals responsive to the gestures over a wireless link for controlling a displayed object or attribute on the screen of the computing device. The touch pad may also be configured to detect a plurality of contacting fingers and to provide signals over a wireless link used to control a displayed object or attribute on the screen of the computing device.

1 . A computer interface device comprising:
 a housing;   a first sensor for detecting a position change of the computer interface device on a surface, wherein the first sensor provides a first pair of parameters to indicate the position of the housing on the surface;   a touch pad configured with the housing, wherein the touch pad is configured to detect gestures and provides gesture signals responsive to the gestures;   a wireless link to transmit the first pair of parameters and the signals to a computing device,   wherein a cursor displayed on a screen of the computing device is controlled by the first pair of parameters, and   wherein another displayed attribute of the computing device is controlled by the gesture signals.   
   
   
       2 . A computer interface device comprising:
 a housing;   a first sensor for detecting a position change of the computer interface device on a surface, wherein the first sensor positioning signals indicate the position change of the housing on the surface;   a touch pad configured with the housing, wherein the touch pad is configured to detect multiple points of contact of a plurality of contacting fingers and provides plurality touch signals responsive to the plurality of contacting fingers;   a wireless link to transmit the first pair of parameters and the signals to a computing device, and   wherein a cursor displayed on a screen of the computing device is controlled by the first pair of parameters, and   wherein another displayed attribute of the computing device is controlled by the gesture signals.