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G06F 3/023 (2006.01) G06F 3/033 (2006.01) G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2080802
COMPUTER MOUSE AND MICROPHONE COMBINATION AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME Abstract of the Disclosure An apparatus and method for entering audio data into a computer by using a microphone mounted within a mouse. The mouse housing includes a rotatable ball, encoding circuity, mouse switches, and a microphone circuit coupled to the microphone. A user enters commands into the computer by positioning the cursor at a selected location on the screen and depressing a mouse switch. To record a message, the user selected the portion of the application program to which the audio commentary will be attached using a first mouse switch. The user then selects the audio record mode using the same mouse switch. By depressing the same switch again, the user enables the recording of an audio signal The audio message is stored in the computer by the user speaking into the microphone within the mouse, whilemaintaining one of the mouse switches in the depressed position. The user can replace an existing audio message by picking up the mouse and pressing same mouse button while recording a new message. The user may also append audio messages onto an existing message by picking up the mouse and speaking into the microphone while depressing a second mouse switch. Thus, the user is provided a simple method for recording an audio message with a mouse, a tool which is readily available, convenient, and easy to use.
Garcia Anthony
Microsoft Corporation
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala Llp
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