Patent ID: 7145550

Claim:
A pointing device comprising: a tracking device adapted to generate a signal for use by a processor to move a pointer on a screen, wherein the tracking device comprises a device adapted to monitor a user's eye cornea edge movement, wherein the device adapted to monitor the user's eye cornea edge movement comprises at least one image capturing device, wherein the at least one image capturing device is adapted to capture images from the vantage point of a computer monitor, wherein the at least one image capturing device comprises: a first set of image capturing devices comprising at least one image capturing device adapted to monitor the location of a user's face; and a second set of image capturing devices comprising at least one image capturing device adapted to monitor the location of a user's eye cornea edges; and a selecting device adapted to generate a signal for use by the processor to select operations to execute, wherein the tracking device and the selecting device are respectively incorporated into at least two distinct and physically separable apparatuses that are separately operable by different user body parts.