Patent Publication Number: US-2004041789-A1

Title: Cursor positioning device or method

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001] The invention relates to a means or a method, whereby the cursor on a computer monitor is immediately located.  
       [0002] Heretofore, it has been an extreme annoyance and a resulting loss of time, when a computer operator seeks to locate the cursor, often off-screen, by randomly moving the mouse in all directions, until the cursor appears.  
       [0003] It is probably true that with the presently used system it may take only a second or two of additional time to bring the cursor into view to proceed with a program. However, that one second or two, let alone the annoyance, could result in thousands of seconds for a single computer operator in a one-day period.  
       [0004] There is a well-defined need for a device or method by which the cursor could be instantly positioned on the computer, eliminating the annoying search for the cursor.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0005] A small button could be added to the mouse to position the cursor to the center of the screen, or to whatever screen position may be desired. In the case of a laptop computer, a corner of the touch pad could act as a button to locate the cursor.  
       [0006] The keyboard could also be used to position the cursor.  
       [0007] The right button on the mouse could be designed so that when a side pressure is exerted on the button, instead of the downward pressure ordinarily used, a signal would be sent to the computer to locate the cursor. A wireless remote command or a focused light beam command could also send these signals. 
     
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
     [0008]FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a computer mouse  1  with button  2  to signal the computer by pushing the button sideways, in the direction of the arrow  3  to position the cursor.  
     [0009]FIG. 2 shows a plan view of a differently designed computer mouse  4 , with a third circular button  5  to position the cursor. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
     [0010]FIG. 1 shows a computer mouse  1  with a uniquely designed button  2  that when pushed on its side, toward the center of the mouse in the direction of the arrow  3 , it signals the computer to find and position the cursor on the monitor.  
     [0011]FIG. 2 shows a computer mouse  4  with an added button  5  to position the cursor. Button  5  could, of course, be located anywhere on the mouse. It may also be located on the monitor.  
     [0012] If the computer uses a system such as a remote light beam, radio beam, or a touch pad or touch monitor, such a system could be programmed with a signal that would instantly position the cursor. A combination of any of these systems could also accomplish the task of locating the cursor.  
     [0013] The objective of any and all of the methods above is to instantly position the cursor on the monitor to a desired, pre-programmed location.