Patent Application
20080024957
Wherein the set of control bottoms 22 is set on the left-hand holding area 18 of the host 12 and includes a left mouse button 221, a middle mouse button 222 and a right mouse button 223, and their functions are equivalent to the general mouse buttons. The pointer 24 is a track ball set on the right-hand holding area 20 of the host 12, and the scroll wheel 26 is set beside the pointer 24 to scroll the screen up and down. Two function keys 28 are also set on the right-hand holding area 20 of the host 12, and the user may use the build-in utility of the notebook 10 to assign the function to every function key 28 as a shortcut.
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Wherein, the pointer 24 can be a joystick or a touch pad. The set of control bottoms 22 is not limited to be set on left-hand holding area 18, it can be changed to set on the right-hand holding area 20 according to the user's habit. The pointer 24, the scroll wheel 26, and the function keys 28 are also not limited to be set on the right-hand holding area 20, and their locations can be changed in any position of the controllable areas of user's thumbs 301□321.
In the present invention, when the user can not place the notebook on the table in the mobile environment, he can hold the host by both hands and operate the set of control bottoms, pointer, scroll wheel and function keys by both thumbs to use the notebook. The foregoing thumb control interface almost contains all the functions of a general mouse, therefore users can control the notebook partially or completely at any condition to effectively solve the trouble that the keyboard is not easily used in the movement, which has the advantages of convenience and simplicity in the mobile operation.
Although the present invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that other modifications and variation can be made without departing the spirit and scope of the invention as hereafter claimed.
