Data entry device
DCFirst Claim
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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Abstract
A hand held data entry controller includes a chassis having a handle portion which is shaped to fit in the user'"'"'s hand, and a cursor controller, such as a track ball, attached to the chassis for providing a signal representative of a desired cursor position on a display screen. In another embodiment, the data entry device further includes at least one command button for providing a command signal representative of a desired command. The data entry device may also include a microphone attached to the chassis for providing an acoustic speech signal representative of a user'"'"'s speech. In this embodiment, the device may also include a voice command button, attached to the chassis, for providing, in response to a user'"'"'s input, a command signal indicating whether the acoustic speech signal represents a spoken command.
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1. A data entry system comprising a handheld peripheral and a processing system, wherein
said 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
whereinsaid 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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