Patent ID: 7030864
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A pen-shaped mouse comprising: a tubular penholder, said penholder having a front and a rear end; a circuit board mounted inside said penholder, said circuit board including a wireless transmitter; a cursor control unit mounted in said front end of said penholder and electrically coupled said circuit board for movement with said penholder relative to a surface to control a pointer on a computer screen responsive to said movement; a visible light source coupled to said circuit board to emit visible light out from said penholder through a central through hole formed at said rear end of said penholder, for illuminating an object; and three button units including a left button unit, an intermediate button unit, and a right button unit, each of said button units including a roller peripherally extended out of said penholder for rotating about an axis of said roller and for pressing in a radially inward direction with respect to said tubular penholder to produce a a plurality of first signals responsive to said rotation of said roller and a second signal responsive to said pressing of said roller for output to said circuit board.