摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient hybrid input device having a plurality of input devices that are not located at different positions but are located together in one place, which allows for making different types of input manipulation just by moving finger tips of a hand, for example, without having to re-grip the device.SOLUTION: A trackball with a swinging-type input device 20 comprises; a swinging-type input device 17 having an elastically supported annular disk-like manipulation unit 11 for making input manipulation by swinging the same just like a joystick; and a trackball 19 combined with the swinging-type input device 17 such that a ball 18 is located in a central void space of the swinging-type input device 17. The manipulation unit 11 may be a wheel-shaped unit surrounding the ball 18.</p> |