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A hand-held remote computer input peripheral is operable to be held by a human operator with one hand while both hands harmoniously manipulate a touch pad, function keys, and a click button provided with the input peripheral. The touch pad is positioned in a housing to be held by one hand while comf

A hand-held remote computer input peripheral is operable to be held by a human operator with one hand while both hands harmoniously manipulate a touch pad, function keys, and a click button provided with the input peripheral. The touch pad is positioned in a housing to be held by one hand while comfortably being addressed by the other hand, either with a finger or stylus, for controlling typical computer mouse functions and/or entering graphic images. The fingers of the hand holding the input peripheral rest naturally on the function keys and the click button such that keys and button can be activated simultaneously, or in conjunction with, activities of the hand manipulating the touch pad. The input peripheral is advantageously used in electronic meeting room applications having a computer and communication peripherals such as electronic white boards, presentation projectors, and video conferencing systems.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A hand-held remote computer input peripheral for communicating with a host computer, the input peripheral comprising:a housing having a top surface, first and second opposed side surfaces, and a rear surface, wherein a human operator holds the housing in space by using

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A hand-held remote computer input peripheral for communicating with a host computer, the input peripheral comprising:a housing having a top surface, first and second opposed side surfaces, and a rear surface, wherein a human operator holds the housing in space by using a first hand to grip the first side portion;a touch pad positioned in the top surface of the housing, wherein the human operator manipulates the touch pad using a second hand;a plurality of activation mode buttons positioned in the top surface of the housing, each of the activation mode buttons corresponding to a respective activation mode of the touch pad, wherein the human operator switches between activation modes by pressing the activation mode buttons with the second hand;a plurality of function keys positioned in the top surface of the housing, each of the function keys corresponding to a respective user-defined function, wherein the function keys and the touch pad are operably positioned in the top surface of the housing with respect to one another such that the function keys are actuable by the first hand of the human operator while the human operator holds the housing in space with the first hand and manipulates the touch pad with the second hand; anda click button positioned on the housing to be actuated by the first hand of the human operator, wherein the click button and the touch pad are operably positioned with respect to one another such that the click button is actuable by the first hand of the human operator while the human operator holds the housing in space with the first hand and manipulates the touch pad with the second hand.