A new kind of computer interface, combining advantages of a
computer mouse, a touchpad and a touch screen.Introduction -
current state and proposed solutionThe advantages of touch
screens are commonly known and include, inter alia, simplicity
and comfort of use. However, such screens are at the same time
not free from defects. These include above all provoking painful
fatigue of the operator’s hand, especially when the display is
situated in the position close to vertical, which is common
while working on a notebook PC for instance (so-called gorilla
arm). Another drawback is the very limited precision of pointing
caused by relatively big sizes of human fingers. Also, this type
of interface results in fingering the screen of the computer
device and making it opaque.The possibility of working with a
hand resting on a basis / mouse and greater precision are the
main merits of a computer mouse. But yet, the necessity to move
the whole device as well as the pointing system’s
incompatibility with the spreading pre