Patent ID: 8279176
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A mouse, comprising: a housing including a unibody top member covering substantially all of a top surface of the mouse and a bottom member, the unibody top member configured to move relative to the bottom member; an internal switch configured to generate an activation signal when the unibody top member moves relative to the bottom member; a first touch zone provided on a surface of the unibody top member and configured to generate a first touch signal if the top member is touched in the first touch zone; a second touch zone provided on the surface of the unibody top member and configured to generate a second touch signal if the top member is touched in the second touch zone; and a control circuit configured to report a first input event if the activation signal and the first touch signal are generated without the second touch signal, to report a second input event if the activation signal and the second touch signal are generated without the first touch signal, to ignore the first touch signal if the first touch signal is generated without the activation signal, and to ignore the second touch signal if the second touch signal is generated without the activation signal.