Patent ID: 6102803
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A63F,G05G,G06F

Abstract:
An operating device for use with an image processor which generates image data of an image to be displayed on a monitor, and outputs an operation signal which can change the image data according to an operation by an operator, said operating device comprising:a hand-holdable housing which includes a main portion and a protruded portion which protrudes from said main portion; andan analog input device provided on said housing, whereinsaid analog input device includes an operating member which extends from said housing and can be inclined in an arbitrary direction within 360 degrees by an operation by a finger of a hand holding said housing, and whereinsaid protruded portion is formed to protrude from said main portion in the vicinity of said analog input device toward a front side as viewed by the operator, and by grasping said protruded portion with the hand to hold said housing, a position of the hand can be defined by the protruded portion and said operating member can be stably operated by the finger of the hand.