Patent ID: 7425944

Claim:
A handheld microdeck having input controls for game playing and data management comprising: a rectangular display screen; a perimeter housing wherein the rectangular display screen is mounted in the perimeter housing, the perimeter housing having a back panel wherein a pocket-size unit is formed having a front with the display screen, a back with the back panel, a top, a bottom and two sides connecting the top and bottom; and, a plurality of ergonomic manual controls for operating the microdeck wherein the manual controls are mounted on the perimeter housing with two spaced finger controls mounted on the top of the pocket-size unit and two spaced thumb controls mounted on the front of the pocket-size unit on each side of the screen wherein at least one of the manual controls is a cursor control, wherein the two spaced finger controls and two spaced thumb controls are symmetrically arranged on each side on the display screen.