HUMAN INTERFACE APPARATUS HAVING INPUT UNIT FOR POINTER LOCATION INFORMATION AND POINTER COMMAND EXECUTION UNIT

摘要

A human interface apparatus comprising the steps of: receiving text input from a user; switching to input mode for pointing location information; receiving input for pointing location information from the user; and switching the human interface apparatus to a text input mode, wherein the text input area and the pointing location information input area have at least a part of the area in common.

主权项

1. A human interface device, comprising:
a text input unit comprising a plurality of physical buttons, a pointer location information input unit configured to receive information related to a pointer location from a user, a pointer execution command receiving unit configured to receive a command of the user to perform at least one function at the pointer location, a first mode shift unit configured to activate and deactivate a pointer location information input mode, and a pointer location information transmitting unit configured to transmit the information related to the pointer location, which is inputted to the pointer location information input unit, to a digital device being connected to the human interface device via wired or wireless connection, wherein a pointer location information input area of the pointer location information input unit is located to be parallel to an upper surface of at least a portion of a text input area of the text input unit, which comprises the plurality of physical buttons, wherein the first mode shift unit is operated by a first input of the user being inputted via a first button, and the pointer execution command receiving unit is operated by a second input of the user being inputted via the first button.