Patents by Inventor Robert A. Graves

Robert A. Graves has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for a hybrid pointing device used with a data processing system
    Publication number: 20040041787
    Abstract: A system and method for combining the benefits of various isometric and/or anisometric mechanisms into a single pointing device are disclosed. The present invention relates to a hybrid pointing device, having a primary pointing device mechanism, such as a trackball, touch pad, or joystick, positioned conveniently on the housing of a base anisometric or isometric pointing device, such as a mouse, trackball, touch pad, or joystick, which function as a secondary pointing device mechanism. The hybrid pointing device performs different or identical functions within the context of, for example, gaming software, thus, in one embodiment combining the accuracy of the mouse with the functionality of joysticks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventor: Robert A. Graves