Patent ID: 6084575
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A PalmTrack computer device comprising:an oblong base having the general outline of a human hand further comprising finger portion, palm portion, thumb portion;a housing body having a tip portion and a bottom portion fitted over said base, wherein said tip portion accepts the fingers of a hand, and bottom portion accepts the palm of a hand;said tip portion slidably connected to said housing body;said tip portion having a plurality of levers which control the actions of a cursor on a computer screen;said bottom portion having a centrally located aperture;a track-ball placed in said centrally located aperture;means to hold said track-ball in said aperture;said track-ball fitting the palm of the human hand;a flexible material covering said track-ball;said track-ball capable of being actuated by the palm of a hand;said track-ball controlling the motion of said cursor on said computer screen;a switch-ball placed laterally in a second aperture formed near the thumb portion of said PalmTrack device; anda means to connect said PalmTrack to said computer.