Patent ID: 7576729
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer mouse comprising: a main housing including a top portion with a top foot engaging surface, and a fixed base portion, said top portion being movable relative to said base portion; at least one optical sensor for detecting movement of said top portion relative to said base portion, and said at least one optical sensor being structured and disposed for transmitting electrical signals in response to sensed movement of said top portion; a microcontroller for receiving the electrical signals from said at least one optical sensor, and said microcontroller being structured and disposed for interpreting the electrical signals to determine directional movement of said top portion relative to X and Y coordinates; and a plurality of sensor switches operable between on and off states for generating left and right mouse click operational signals to perform left and right mouse click operations, and said plurality of sensor switches including magnetic switch devices including a left ring adapted to be worn on a finger of the left hand and a right ring adapted to be worn on a finger of the right hand and a pair of magnetic rings, including a first magnetic ring worn on the left hand and a second magnetic ring worn on the right hand, wherein movement of the left ring within the magnetic field of the first magnetic ring generates said left mouse click operational signal and movement of the right ring within the magnetic field of the second magnetic ring generates said right mouse click operational signal.