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An inherently safe and handy pointing device (22) comprises a bottom (20), housing (30) attached on top of the bottom, means for controlling a relative coursor position, a plurality of actuators, at least one to three, and preferably two of which are mounted adjacent to a front surface (24), the fro

An inherently safe and handy pointing device (22) comprises a bottom (20), housing (30) attached on top of the bottom, means for controlling a relative coursor position, a plurality of actuators, at least one to three, and preferably two of which are mounted adjacent to a front surface (24), the front side actuators (34) being designed to be activated by finger moves or pressure directed substantially horizontally or vertically upward, the front side actuators being further designed to be protected from actuation by substantially vertical downward loads.

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An inherently safe and handy pointing device (22) comprises a bottom (20), housing (30) attached on top of the bottom, means for controlling a relative coursor position, a plurality of actuators, at least one to three, and preferably two of which are mounted adjacent to a front surface (24), the fro

An inherently safe and handy pointing device (22) comprises a bottom (20), housing (30) attached on top of the bottom, means for controlling a relative coursor position, a plurality of actuators, at least one to three, and preferably two of which are mounted adjacent to a front surface (24), the front side actuators (34) being designed to be activated by finger moves or pressure directed substantially horizontally or vertically upward, the front side actuators being further designed to be protected from actuation by substantially vertical downward loads. subjecting the position information to filtering. 8. The method of claim 7 and further comprising: if the position information indicates that the first portion is stationary relative to the second portion, subjecting the position information to filtering. 9. The method of claim 1 and further comprising: maintaining previous zone information indicative of a behavioral zone in which the first portion was most recently previously located. 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the utilizing step comprises: updating information on the visual display according to a behavior, based on the behavioral zone in which the first portion is currently located and based on the previous zone information. 11. The method of claim 10 wherein updating information on the visual display is performed so as to control the object being displayed according to a first behavior corresponding to a first of the plurality of behavioral zones when the previous zone information indicates that the first portion was most recently in the first behavioral zone and when the position information indicates that the first portion is currently in the first behavioral zone. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the output to the visual display control application is provided to control the object being displayed according to a second behavior corresponding to a second of the plurality of behavioral zones when the previous zone information indicates that the first portion was most recently in the second behavioral zone and when the position information indicates that the first portion has currently returned to the first behavioral zone, until the first portion has reached a predetermined location within the first behavioral zone. 13. The method of claim 11 wherein the output to the visual display control application is provided to control the object being displayed according to a third behavior when the previous zone information indicates that the first portion was most recently in a second behavioral zone and when the position information indicates that the first portion has currently returned to the first behavioral zone, until the first portion has reached a predetermined location within the first behavioral zone. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the third behavior comprises a null behavior in which the output provided to the display control application is indicative of no movement of the first portion relative to the second portion within the first behavioral zone until the first portion has reached a predetermined location within the first behavioral zone. 15. The method of claim 1 wherein a first of the plurality of behavioral zones comprises an absolute position zone such that when the first portion is in the absolute position zone, the utilizing step comprises: providing an absolute position output such that an absolute view of an object being displayed is based on an absolute position of the first portion relative to the second portion, as indicated by the position information. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein a second of the plurality of behavioral zones comprises a velocity zone such that when the first portion is in the velocity zone, the utilizing step comprises: providing a velocity output such that a view of an object being displayed changes substantially continuously at a speed based on a position of the first portion relative to the second portion, as indicated by the position information. 17. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a data packet comprises receiving the data packet in a form corresponding to a first input device type and wherein the utilizing step comprises: providing an output to a visual display control application in a form corresponding to an expected input device type, expected by the visual display control application. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein providing the output in a form corresponding to an expected input device type, expected by the visual display control application, comprises: determi