Apparatus and method for providing wireless communication and global positioning for a wireless computer mouse

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8457556
APP PUB NO 20110045770A1
SERIAL NO

12543067

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Wireless computer mouse operation may be provided by receiving a user detection signal from a sensor of the wireless computer mouse to determine the presence of a user. In one embodiment, an operation mode of the wireless computer mouse may be determined by a controller based, at least in part, on the user detection signal. Thereafter, the controller can enable at least one of a short range wireless communication module and a global positioning receiver of the wireless computer mouse based on the operation mode determined by the controller.

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  • SONY CORPORATION;SONY ELECTRONICS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nguyen, Hien San Diego, US 92 4324
Parpia, Vijay Sunnyvale, US 3 60
Zhou, Yi San Diego, US 303 1706

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