Patent ID: 7379052
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A symmetrical, hand-held computer control device for interchangeable use in either a right hand or a left hand of a user, comprising: a) an elongated housing adapted and configured to fit snugly within a cavity created by the natural and normal closure of the fingers of a user's hand, said housing being formed fit interchangeably into a user's right or left hand; said housing being adapted for retention in said user's right or left hand between a phalangeal region of at least one finger of said user's right or left hand and a palm region thereof, thereby freeing portions of said fingers beyond said phalangeal regions for tasks unrelated to said control device; b) an actuating mechanism disposed in an upper region of said housing and adapted and configured for interaction with the thumb of said right or left hand of said user, and adapted for generating an actuation signal representative of at least one of a position, and a movement of said thumb; c) circuitry disposed within said housing and operatively connected to said actuating element and adapted to receive at least said actuating signal and to generate an output signal representative of at least said actuating signal; and d) means for communicating operatively connected to said circuitry and adapted to communicate said output signal to an external device.