Patent ID: 9489064
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06F,H01H

Claim Text:
1. A pointing device, comprising: a central housing having an aperture; a sleeve disposed surrounding a portion of said central housing, wherein said sleeve is rotatable about said portion of said central housing and wherein said sleeve is slidable along a generally horizontal axis about said portion of said central housing; a sensor disposed in said central housing and aligned with said aperture, said sleeve positioned surrounding said sensor, and wherein said sensor is capable of detecting rotational movement of said sleeve relative to said central housing and wherein said sensor is capable of detecting axial movement of said sleeve relative to said central housing; a circuit in communication with said sensor, said circuit capable of transmitting data to a computer regarding said movement of said sleeve; and at least one end sensor capable of contactless detection of movement of said sleeve beyond a predetermined location on said central housing.