Patent ID: 6181322
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A mouse for use with an automatic data processing system having a display device for displaying objects, said mouse configured to be operated by movement of an operator's hand, comprising:a positioning system for controlling a position of a pointer within said display device of said automatic data processing system;a mouse body having a front and a rear; anda selection button for selecting an object displayed within said display device and pointed to by said pointer, said selection button causing a selection signal to be produced and to be processed by said automatic data processing system, said selection button being disposed at said rear of said mouse body extending forward and being raised above said mouse body such as to match the contour of a palm section of said operator's hand and be operable in accordance with movement of said palm section of said operator's hand and when said palm section of said operator's hand contacts said selection button.