Patent ID: 8217893

Claim:
A hand-held wireless graphical input device comprising: a housing adapted for being held by one hand in free space, the housing generating, using inertial sensors comprising vibrating elements, graphic input signals for controlling a position of a cursor on a graphics display, and transmitting said graphic input signals substantially only while an actuation button is depressed; and a pod, detachable from said housing, comprising: a memory, a connector, and a wireless transceiver, wherein when said pod is detached from said housing and connected to a computing device via said connector, said wireless transceiver is powered by said computing device and is operable to receive the graphic input signals generated using said inertial sensors comprising vibrating elements in said housing and transmit the graphic input signals and the data from said memory via said connector to said computing device associated with the graphics display; and wherein when said pod is attached to said housing via said connector, said wireless transceiver is powered by said housing and is operable to transmit data from said memory to said computing device.