(under subclass 72) Subject matter wherein the peripheral is a user input device other than a keyboard, per se, or a cursor controller, per se.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
178, Telegraphy,
18+, for various input devices relying on mechanical pens, electrostatic pens, and the like coacting with a tablet or receiver.
250, Radiant Energy, appropriate subclasses, for example
203.1+, 215, 229+, and 566+, for a variety of techniques relying on radiant energy that may be used in gathering positional or other information for input to digital data processing system.