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Data entry device

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  • US 6,281,883 B1
  • Filed: 09/08/1994
  • Issued: 08/28/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A data entry system comprising a handheld peripheral and a processing system, whereinsaid handheld peripheral comprises:

  • a microphone for providing a microphone signal representative of a user'"'"'s voice, a voice command button for providing a command notification signal indicating whether said voice command button is asserted, a voice data button for providing a data notification signal indicating whether said voice data button is asserted, a cursor position transducer for providing a cursor signal representative of a desired cursor position on a display screen of said processing system, and a coupling mechanism for providing said microphone signal, said command notification signal, said data notification signal, and said cursor signal to said processing system; and

    wherein said processing system comprises;

    said display screen, and microphone interpretation mechanism which, in response to said command and data notification signals, determines when said microphone signal represents command and when it represents data.

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