Patent ID: 7006074

Claim:
A manually controlled multimodal pointer method for use with a computer means with a mouse control software means with connective circuitry means with a display screen means with a pointer icon and a cursor icon displaying means, comprising: providing an elongated, graspable support shell housing means, and providing a rotatable, multi-axis, control ball pointer controlling means with suitable sensor encoding means, with one side of said control ball pointer controlling means protrudingly exposed from within one side of said support shell housing means with said one side of said control ball pointer controlling means positioned to be operated by an index finger, and providing a plurality of mouse function keying means configured so that a minimum of two mouse function keying means are manually accessible during all mode changes, and providing a logic board processing means for said sensor encoding means and said mouse function keying means, and providing a connective electrical transferring means between said sensor encoding means and said mouse function keying means, and said logic board processing means, and said mouse control software means within said computer means, and said display screen means with a pointer and a cursor icon displaying means, and providing a circuit reverser switching means for said sensor encoding means, and providing a circuit reverser switching means for said minimum of two said mouse function keying means, whereby said multimodal pointer method may be minimally utilized in an in-air mode, a mouse mode and a trackball mode to control said pointer and cursor icon displaying means.