Patent ID: 7106313

Claim:
A device, comprising: at least one sensor configured to detect one of a motion and a position of a manipulandum, a location of a cursor displayed by a host computer in communication with the device being responsive to the said manipulation of the said manipulandum; at least one actuator operative to output a force feedback sensation; and a force functionality button provided on the device and manipulatable by a user, said force functionality button configured to toggle an output of the actuator when the cursor encounters a designated graphical object or region upon a graphical display of the host computer, the toggling based on the manipulation of said force functionality button by the user, wherein said force feedback sensation is applied by the said actuator when or after said force functionality button is depressed by the user, said force feedback sensation being associated with the cursor crossing a border of a click surface, said force feedback sensation being a resistive spring force resisting motion of the cursor into the click surface.