Computer input device containing a pointing mechanism and non-volatile solid state storage means

摘要

A computer pointing device ( 65 ) has a coupling device ( 1 ) for coupling to a computer serial bus. A primary control device ( 60 ) is coupled to the coupling device ( 1 ). A computer pointing mechanism ( 62 ) is coupled to the primary control device ( 60 ) and a data storage device ( 10 ) is coupled to the primary control device ( 60 ). The primary control device ( 60 ) controls data flow between the coupling device ( 1 ) and each of the computer pointing mechanism ( 62 ) and the data storage device ( 10 ). The data storage device ( 10 ) includes an interface device ( 2 ) coupled to the primary control device ( 60 ), a memory control device ( 3 ) and a non-volatile solid-state memory device ( 4 ). The memory control device ( 3 ) being coupled between the interface device ( 2 ) and the memory device ( 4 ) to control the flow of data from the memory device ( 4 ) to the interface device ( 2 ).