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7629966 Hard tap  
The use of variable-pressure taps in computer interfaces is disclosed in which tap inputs cause different functions to execute depending on the pressure applied by the tap. A hard tap is...
7626577 Projection display system with pressure sensing at a screen, a calibration system corrects for non-orthogonal projection errors  
Calibration structure, method, and code for correcting non-orthogonal misalignment of a computer-generated image that is projected onto a large screen touch-detecting display, so that a...
7626579 Sanitizing a touch panel surface  
A touch panel system that sanitizes a touch panel surface includes a substrate coupled to the touch panel surface. The system further includes an impedance interface coupled to the touch panel...
7619616 Pressure sensitive controls  
The use of pressure-sensitive controls is disclosed in which controls respond differently to different pressure applied by a stylus on a digitizer. Users interacting with displayed controls may...
7605805 Electrical touch sensor and human interface device using the same  
An electrical touch sensor is provided. The electrical touch sensor includes: a touch detection part having at least one touch pad and generating a first signal having a same delay time regardless...
7602383 Touch sensing apparatus with differential signal source  
A preferred embodiment of the touch sensing apparatus includes one or more touch sensing units, a detector, and a signal processing unit. Each touch sensing unit comprises: a differential signal...
7602379 Digital annotator  
A method and apparatus for creating and using temporary electronic bookmarks, such as those associated with a web browser, uses a digitizer tablet with an inking pen (or stylus). An end-user...
7595789 Transmission screen  
A transmission screen having a writable and erasable surface for one side is provided. This transmission screen is constructed so that the writable and erasable surface should have a specular gloss...
7587087 On-line handwriting recognition  
The invention relates to on-line handwriting recognition. At least one auxiliary line is displayed on a touch sensitive panel. Each of the auxiliary lines constitutes a portion of more than one...
7573462 Image display apparatus, multi display system, coordinate information output method, and program for implementing the method  
An image display apparatus which is capable of operating smoothly over a plurality of image display devices. When a pen has come into continuous contact with a first display screen, a system...
7532206 System and method for differentiating between pointers used to contact touch surface  
A touch system comprises a touch surface and at least one camera acquiring images of the touch surface. A pointer contact data generator generates pointer position data in response to pointer...
7522149 Display device and information terminal device  
A liquid crystal display apparatus according to the present invention includes a pixel array unit 1 having signal lines and scanning lines respectively arranged side by side, a signal line drive...
7517567 Transparent touch panel and a method of manufacturing the same  
An optically transparent touch panel includes an upper substrate provided with an upper conductive layer formed on a lower surface thereof, and a lower substrate provided with a lower conductive...
7515138 Distinguishing vibration signals from interference in vibration sensing touch input devices  
The present invention discloses systems and methods for use with vibration sensing touch input devices that distinguish signals derived from vibrations on a touch plate due to a touch input from...
7508382 Force-feedback stylus and applications to freeform ink  
This invention relates to a force-feedback apparatus which includes a stylus that is equipped with an electromagnetic device or a freely rotating ball. The stylus is functionally coupled to a...
7499035 Focus management using in-air points  
Stylus “focus” designates or establishes an element or area of a computer interface to receive input (e.g., such as electronic ink). Focus may be used, for example, to prepare the associated...
7499039 Iterative method for determining touch location  
A touch sensitive device uses an iterative method for determining the location of a touch on a touch sensitive surface. The touch sensitive device includes a touch plate and a plurality of sensors...
7496232 Distinguishing text from non-text in digital ink  
A discriminative machine learning system for labels text and non-text strokes in digital ink. The learning system considers stroke features and the context of the strokes, such as temporal...
7483016 Compact integrated touch panel display for a handheld device  
A handheld device with a compact integrated touch panel is disclosed. A handheld device incorporating a touch panel display requiring electrical connections is reduced in size by incorporating...
7479951 Device for controlling touch panel  
Disclosed herein is a device including a differential amplification unit for supplying current to the touch panel; a signal amplification unit for amplifying the output voltage of the differential...
7477241 Device and method for optical touch panel illumination  
An optical touch panel including a support defining a generally planar surface, an optical illumination assembly arranged along and above at least part of a periphery of the support to define a...
7477240 Input apparatus, computer apparatus, method for identifying input object, method for identifying input object in keyboard, and computer program  
A method, computer program product, and device for identifying a target key for a touch input are provided. The method, computer program product, and device provide for detecting a first location...
7477233 Method and system for providing modifier key behavior through pen gestures  
Described is a system and method in which pen gestures cause a mode to be entered in which a computing device acts as if a modifier key (e.g., Control, Alt, or Shift) was being pressed. This is...
7474300 Position detecting apparatus and position pointer  
In a position detecting apparatus, electric power of a position pointer is turned on only when the position pointer is put within a particular range from a tablet to minimize consumption of a...
7463250 System for determining the rotational orientation of a sensing device  
A system for generating orientation data when a sensing device is positioned or moved relative to a surface, the orientation data being indicative of an orientation of the sensing device relative...
7460110 Dual mode touch system  
An apparatus for detecting a pointer includes a waveguide and a touch surface over the waveguide on which pointer contacts are to be made. At least one reflecting device extends along a first side...
7439962 Touch pad with flexible substrate  
A touch sensor device is provided that uses a flexible circuit substrate to provide an improved input device. Specifically, the present invention uses a touch sensor controller affixed to the...
7439961 Apparatus and method for driving touch panel device  
A driving apparatus of a touch panel includes a touch panel for generating a coordinate signal according to a position of a contact point, at least two interface integrated circuits connected to...
7436535 Real-time inking  
A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to...
7436395 Simplified capacitive touchpad and method thereof  
In a capacitive touchpad, a plurality of sensing zones are defined, and a controller is connected with a plurality of scan lines for sensing a movement of an object slipping on the plurality of...
7436393 Touch panel for display device  
A touch panel for a display device integrates functionality provided by resistive-type and EM-type touch panels. The touch panel is integrated with the display device and includes a resisitve-type...
7427983 Visual communication system  
A visual communication system that is suitable for use in connection with a display surface is disclosed. The system includes a camera or other data-capturing device that can be remotely positioned...
7411584 Touch sensitive device employing bending wave vibration sensing and excitation transducers  
A touch sensitive apparatus includes a touch plate to which several pickup sensors and at least one excitation transducer are coupled. Each of the sensors is configured to sense bending waves in...
7400319 Tablet apparatus  
A pair of piezoelectric substrates, the length of which is shorter than the length of one side in the longitudinal direction of the operation panel or the supporting board, is respectively fixed to...
7358965 Tapping to create writing  
The present invention provides a method and system for tapping to create document structure, such as writing. A tapping gesture received from the user is interpreted by a writing application to...
7348964 Single-piece top surface display layer and integrated front cover for an electronic device  
A single-piece top surface display and integrated front cover for an electronic device. In one embodiment, the cover comprises a thin, flexible, transparent layer coupled with a supporting...
7345676 Text entry for electronic device  
An electronic device has a touch sensitive surface ( 14 ) for entering text. The text is stored in memory ( 20 ) in a vector graphics format, preferably without carrying out character recognition.
7345671 Method and apparatus for use of rotational user inputs  
Improved approaches for users of computing devices to interact with graphical user interfaces are described. According to one aspect, a rotational user action supplied by a user at a user input...
7327352 Linearized conductive surface  
Electrode pattern disposed on a conductive surface is disclosed. The electrode pattern includes a plurality of conductive segments. The conductive segments are located along the edges of two or...
7324093 Flexible screen display with touch sensor in a portable computer  
A user interface for a portable electronic device comprising a flexible display panel and a flexible touch sensor. The flexible touch sensor is operable to register a position where contact is made...
7315300 Touch sensitive device employing impulse reconstruction  
A touch sensitive apparatus includes a touch plate and a number of sensors coupled to the touch plate. Each of the sensors is configured to sense bending waves in the touch plate and, in response...
7312788 Gesture-based input device for a user interface of a computer  
The gesture-based input device for a user interface of a computer comprises two pairs of electrodes scalable for any screen size wherein the electrodes are arranged to capture the...
7298364 Display device  
When the user pushes an input button 5 , upper, lower, left and right input buttons 2, 4, 6 and 8 adjacent to the pushed button 5 are animated convergently toward the pushed button 5 ....
7298367 Light emitting stylus and user input device using same  
The present invention provides a user input device that includes and array of light detectors and a light emitting stylus configured to emit a beam of light detectable by the light detectors. The...
7289113 Projection display system with pressure sensing at screen, and computer assisted alignment implemented by applying pressure at displayed calibration marks  
An interactive display system comprising a touch sensitive display surface for sensing pressure applied thereto and in response generating control signals indicating locations of the applied...
7289111 Resistive touch pad with multiple regions of sensitivity  
A touch pad for a data processing system includes a first film and an electrically conductive first thin film above the first film, a plurality of electrically non-conductive spacer dots above the...
RE39881 Surface position location system and method  
An electrographic sensor unit and method for determining the position of a user selected position thereon. The electrographic sensor unit includes a layer of a conductive material having an...
7277087 Touch sensing with touch down and lift off sensitivity  
A touch sensing device includes a plurality of sensors and an emitting transducer coupled to a touch panel. The transducer induces bending waves in the touch panel. The sensors sense bending waves...
7246321 Editing data  
The invention relates to a method of editing data generated by handwriting. The method comprises the steps of detecting an initiation of an editing; identifying a marking stroke which marks...
7242395 Input device and driving device thereof  
An input device and a driving device able to be made thin and secure sufficiently large vibration amplitude are provided. The input device comprises an input panel, a current conducting element for...
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