Navigation device and methods thereof

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer mouse having a tracking device to navigate in a graphical user interface presented by a software application or control aspects thereof, a plurality of buttons, a scroll wheel, a display, a memory, and a controller coupled to the tracking device, the plurality of buttons, the display, and the memory. The controller can be operable to present by way of the display a plurality of scrollable options to program a corresponding plurality of operational parameters of the computer mouse, detect from a tactile contact of at least one of one or more of the plurality of buttons and the scroll wheel a selection from the plurality of options, store in the memory the selection, and operate at least one of the plurality of operational parameters of the computer mouse according to the stored selection. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer mouse, comprising:
 a power supply;   a memory that stores computer instructions; and   a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising:   detecting a selection made at the computer mouse of operational parameters; and   assigning, based on the detecting, the operational parameters to a plurality of profiles stored in the memory, wherein the operational parameters are used to affect operations of the computer mouse and include a movement count resolution parameter,   wherein the power supply includes a first plurality of batteries,   wherein the power supply includes a charging system for supplying energy to components of the computer mouse, the charging system including a DC transformer and a wireless inductive charger,   wherein when the movement count resolution parameter is specified in terms of counts per inch (CPI) the computer mouse is programmed to monitor a request by way of a button to switch from a first CPI to a second CPI that is different from the first CPI, and   wherein when the movement count resolution parameter is specified in terms of dots per inch (DPI) the computer mouse is programmed to monitor a request by way of the button to switch from a first DPI to a second DPI that is different from the first DPI.   
     
     
         2 . The computer mouse of  claim 1 , wherein the power supply includes a supply regulation technology. 
     
     
         3 . The computer mouse of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a tracking device to control navigation in a graphical user interface presented by a plurality of software applications controllable by the computer mouse.   
     
     
         4 . The computer mouse of  claim 3 , wherein the tracking device includes a laser sensing device. 
     
     
         5 . The computer mouse of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second button configured to reset the controller, wherein the second button is flush with a side of a housing assembly of the computer mouse.   
     
     
         6 . The computer mouse of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a third button positioned in a hole of the housing assembly of the computer mouse, wherein a depression of the third button forces the computer mouse to re-establish a factory setting.   
     
     
         7 . The computer mouse of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a macro including a sequence of commands   
     
     
         8 . The computer mouse of  claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 detecting a selection of an input device of the computer mouse associated with the macro; and   providing the macro to a video gaming application at a computer device responsive to detecting the selection of the input device.   
     
     
         9 . The computer mouse of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 detecting a tactile contact of a plurality of buttons;   transitioning between the operational parameters responsive to said detection of said tactile contact; and   adjusting the operations of the computer mouse according to the transition.   
     
     
         10 . The computer mouse of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving an input associated with a selection of an element of an input device.   
     
     
         11 . The computer mouse of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 detecting from the input an association with a macro;   retrieving a sequence associated with the macro from the memory; and   transmitting the sequence to a computer device for a video gaming application.   
     
     
         12 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 detecting, based on presenting a menu, a selection made at a navigation device of one or more operational parameters from the menu;   assigning, based on the detecting, the operational parameters corresponding to the selection to a plurality of profiles stored in a memory; and   presenting, at the navigation device, a plurality of scrollable options to select a profile from the plurality of profiles, wherein the operational parameters of the selected profile include a movement count resolution parameter affecting operations of the navigation device,   wherein a power supply of the navigation device includes a first plurality of batteries,   wherein the power supply includes a supply regulation technology,   wherein the power supply includes a charging system for supplying energy to components of the navigation device, the charging system including a tether charger and a wireless inductive charger,   wherein when the movement count resolution parameter is specified in terms of counts per inch (CPI) the navigation device is programmed to monitor a request by way of a button to switch from a first CPI to a second CPI that is different from the first CPI, and   wherein when the movement count resolution parameter is specified in terms of dots per inch (DPI) the navigation device is programmed to monitor a request by way of the button to switch from a first DPI to a second DPI that is different from the first DPI.   
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the navigation device comprises one of a computer mouse, a joystick, a gaming console controller, a keyboard, or a headset. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 detecting a tactile contact of one of a plurality of buttons of the navigation device.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 transitioning between at least two movement count resolutions responsive to the detecting of the tactile contact, wherein each of the at least two movement count resolutions determine a movement count reported to a computer device communicatively coupled to the navigation device.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the navigation device comprises a headset,
 wherein the operations further comprise detecting an input from a microphone associated with the navigation device, and   wherein the input from the microphone comprises a voice command as a selection of one of the scrollable options.   
     
     
         17 . A method, comprising:
 detecting, by a processor of a navigation device, a selection made at the navigation device of one or more operational parameters; and   assigning, by the processor and based on the detecting, the operational parameters corresponding to the selection to a plurality of profiles stored in a memory, wherein the operational parameters are used to affect operations of the navigation device, and wherein the operational parameters comprise   a movement count resolution parameter affecting operations of the navigation device,   wherein a power supply of the navigation device includes a first plurality of batteries,   wherein the power supply includes a charging system for supplying energy to components of the navigation device,   wherein when the movement count resolution parameter is specified in terms of counts per inch (CPI) the navigation device is programmed to monitor a request by way of a button to switch from a first CPI to a second CPI that is different from the first CPI, and   wherein when the movement count resolution parameter is specified in terms of dots per inch (DPI) the navigation device is programmed to monitor a request by way of the button to switch from a first DPI to a second DPI that is different from the first DPI.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the navigation device comprises one of a computer mouse, a joystick, a gaming console controller, a keyboard, or a headset, and wherein the power supply includes a second plurality of batteries, the first plurality of batteries being replaceable batteries and the second plurality of batteries being rechargeable batteries. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the navigation device includes a display that uses touch-sensitive display technology. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the detecting is done via a menu that is managed by tactile touch of a stencil, and wherein the stencil is insertable and removable from a housing assembly of the navigation device.