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Track equipment and input method thereof

A technology of pointing device and input method, applied in the input/output process of data processing, input/output of user/computer interaction, instruments, etc. Problems such as limited space on the touchpad, to achieve the effect of easy acceptance, simplified product form, and low learning cost

Active Publication Date: 2011-05-11
LENOVO (BEIJING) CO LTD
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[0002] At present, some Thinkpad notebook computers will be equipped with two pointing devices, that is, a pointing stick (TrackPoint) and a touchpad (TouchPad). The left / right keys of the touchpad are located under the touchpad, so the space left for the touchpad is very limited, resulting in a relatively small touchable area of ​​the touchpad, which is not very convenient to operate
Especially for small-sized Thinkpad notebook computers, there is not enough space to install the touchpad, which reduces the range of users of the product and affects the sales of the product

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[0029] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0030] Aiming at the above-mentioned problems and the defects of existing solutions, the present invention proposes a new pointing device, wherein the left / middle / right keys of the pointing stick and the touchpad adopt a unique layout. Wherein, the touchpad can be fixed; it can also be movable, that is, the touchpad can move slightly up and down, and when it moves down, it can trigger a micro switch or a pressure sensor arranged under the touchpad.

[0031] Among them, there is no dedicated left / middle / right button of the pointing stick and left / right button of the touchpad, but part of the surface area of ​​the touchpad (as well as microswitches or pressure sensors) are shared. For example, when a micro switch is set, when the micro switch is triggered by clicking on the position corresponding to the left button of the pointing stick on the to...

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The invention provides track equipment comprising a trackpoint and a touchpad, wherein the trackpoint is used for controlling the position of a cursor; and the touchpad is used for receiving click operation and triggering the command corresponding to the click operation in the position of the cursor when the click operation satisfies the predetermined condition. The invention also provides an input method. The technical scheme adopted by the invention has the technical effects of simplifying the product form and effectively lowering the cost.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of electronic equipment, in particular to a pointing device and an input method thereof. Background technique [0002] At present, some Thinkpad notebook computers will be equipped with two pointing devices, that is, a pointing stick (TrackPoint) and a touchpad (TouchPad). The left / right keys of the touchpad are located under the touchpad, so the space left for the touchpad is very limited, resulting in a relatively small touchable area of ​​the touchpad, which is not very convenient to operate. Especially for small-sized Thinkpad notebook computers, there is not enough space to install a touch panel, thereby reducing the range of users of the product and affecting the sales of the product. [0003] figure 1 A layout diagram of a pointing device for a Thinkpad notebook computer in the prior art is shown, wherein the touchpad is fixed, that is, a traditional touchpad. Wherein, the pointing stick 102 is disposed in t...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/03G06F1/16G06F3/048G06F3/0488
Inventor 王茜莺刘俊峰
Owner LENOVO (BEIJING) CO LTD
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