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7598890 Apparatus and method for character entry in a portable terminal  
A character entry method and apparatus in a terminal in which characters are grouped into a plurality of character sets and a representative character of each of the character sets is imprinted on...
7583206 Device for inputting text by actuating keys of a numeric keypad for electronic devices and method for processing input impulses during text input  
The aim of the invention is to provide a device for inputting text by a single actuation of a key on a numerical keypad and a method for processing input impulses for portable electronic devices...
7576294 Mechanical control elements for organic polymer electronic devices  
A switching element for polymer electronic devices is constructed from organic materials.
RE40867 Multiple input proximity detector and touchpad system  
A touchpad is formed of an electrically insulating membrane ( 10 ) with a first series of spaced apart conductors ( 12 ) on a first face of membrane ( 10 ) and a second series of spaced apart...
7538287 Touch panel and manufacturing method thereof  
A first separate area insulated from a top conductive layer and extending in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of top electrodes is provided near an inner periphery of a spacer on...
7536020 Wearable communication device  
A wearable communication device includes a bone conduction actuator which is applicable for being in contact with a user's wrist, hand, back of the hand, finger or nail in order to transmit voice...
7504967 Portable electronic device with keyboard  
A keyboard ( 32, 1230 ) for a handheld electronic device ( 100, 1100, 1200 ) comprising a row of keys ( 102 ) wherein each of said keys ( 102 ) represents at least two alphanumeric characters and...
7495585 Method for inputting characters in electronic device  
According to an aspect of the invention, an enhanced audible feedback solution has been invented for electronic devices using an input device facilitating navigation though a plurality of available...
7436326 Operation input device  
An operation input device according to the present invention displays a plurality of keys ( 7 ) on a liquid crystal panel ( 6 ), and prompts a user to press the keys ( 7 ) in the order of numbers...
7417566 Sequential two-key system to input keyboard characters and many alphabets on small keypads  
This invention discloses a sequential two-key system to input letters of the English alphabet and of many world languages, numbers, punctuation marks, page-control characters, line-control...
7417565 Keyboard for hand-held devices  
A hand-held electronic device has a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a substantially flat contact surface extending to the sides of each key. One of the sides of the key is beveled.
7411581 Touch pad  
A touch pad ( 101 ) includes transducers ( 201 - 204 ) for receiving acoustic signals resulting from touch events, such as the continuous movement of a fingertip across the surface ( 105 ) of the...
7388577 Display apparatus with a touch-sensitive layer and an antireflection lattice  
Abstract of the Disclosure A display apparatus having a display layer ( 2 ) and a touch-sensitive layer ( 3 ) running parallel thereto. An antireflection lattice is provided which is arranged on...
7385530 Key system for a communication device  
A key activation system for use in a handheld communication device is provided. The system comprises an activation mechanism associated with a key in the system, a first feedback system and a...
7369121 Input device with a zoom apparatus  
An input is disclosed that includes a zoom apparatus for increasing or decreasing the size of an image rendered on a display screen. The zoom apparatus has an actuator that is movable in a first...
7331618 Outside door handle, in particular for motor vehicles  
An outside door handle includes a handle and a switching component which is coupled to the handle in such a manner that, when there is an opening force which acts in a correct manner on the handle...
7286063 Method of input of a security code by means of a touch screen for access to a function, an apparatus or a given location, and device for implementing the same  
The method relates to the input of a security code by means of a touch screen of an electronic device such as a watch for access to a specific function, an apparatus or a given location. This touch...
7280095 Hierarchical methods for generating force feedback effects  
Embodiments of the invention relate to a hierarchical method for generating force feedback effects. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a first force contribution associated with a...
7265686 Touch sensor with non-uniform resistive band  
A touch sensors with improved topological equivalence between an equipotential space and a Cartesian space to which the equipotential space will be mapped. The touch sensor comprises a substrate...
7250844 Stick lever unit for radio controlled device and radio controlled device equipped with the same  
A stick lever unit for a radio-controlled device that is capable of easily changing the type of stick lever holding mechanism by a user is provided. The stick lever unit includes a fixing member to...
7248249 Touch panel apparatus and method for controlling the same  
A touch panel apparatus includes a touch panel for recognizing a contact position and a touch panel controller for computing a coordinate value corresponding to the contact position on the touch...
7242323 Electronic device having touch sensor  
A variable capacitance unit is formed between one portion of a human body and an opposed electrode facing it through a casing of a robot toy (electronic device) when the one portion of the human...
7233263 Analog actuation allocation structure with many actuators  
A system and method for allocation of actuators is provided. Electrodes having several voltages are assigned to actuators within correlation regions of the actuators. By varying the voltages, a...
7218250 Method and apparatus for keyboard control with programmable debounce and jog  
A method for providing debounce and jog control for a keyboard includes loading a first electronic storage register with a value indicative of a debounce period for the keyboard and loading a...
7202802 Reduced keypad  
An apparatus is provided with a first plurality of input keys. Each of the first plurality of input keys is associated with at least one numeric value and at least one alphabetic value and arranged...
7183948 Tangential force control in a touch location device  
Various techniques are provided for reducing the impact of tangential forces on touch location in a touch location device. For example, in one aspect, shunt connections are provided that impede...
7170427 Remote controller with a pressable casing for performing specific function  
A remote controller includes a casing, a support seat, an actuator, and a control circuit. The support seat has a base, and a post that extends from the base and into the casing and that is pivoted...
7167107 Keypad array having reduced number of input/outputs and method for generating same  
The invention concerns a method ( 200 ) of generating an array ( 100, 300, 400 ) having a reduced number of input/outputs ( 114, 314, 414 ). The method includes the steps of, for each array row...
7164368 Multi-channel proportional user interface for physical control applications  
New techniques are presented for providing proportional activation of model railroad functions and effects with control keys on a model railroad layout control system. This permits for example a...
7145549 Ring pointing device  
A method, system, apparatus, and program product for moving a pointer on a display screen. A ring capable of being worn by a user contains a sensor unit having multiple sensors. When the user...
7139623 Method and apparatus for use of multiple control systems  
A method and apparatus for simultaneously controlling multiple control systems is provided. The resulting hybrid control system provides for sharing of inputs and outputs on a control surface...
7123241 Quantitatively force-sensing computer keyboard  
A computer keyboard includes a frame, a grid of conductors located on the frame and forming a plurality of intersections, and a plurality of keys located above the plurality of intersections. Each...
7106222 Keypad assembly  
A keypad assembly utilizes touch-detecting apparatus such as force sensors or touchpad assemblies for registering key presses. In exemplary embodiments, the keypad assembly is suitable for use in...
7102543 Portable unit for the input of data in a digital device  
A portable unit for the input of data in a digital device, includes a control panel ( 1 ) on which is located a table ( 2 ) with a group of symbols ( 16 ) in a number of fields ( 13 ), and a base...
7091886 Flexible touch-sense switch  
A flexible touch-sense switch includes a force sensitive composite and an at least one proximity sensor. The force sensitive composite includes a plurality of force sensors disposed between a first...
7057521 Device with a human-machine interface  
A device with a human-machine interface for use as a user control interface, particularly in a an automotive environment, which temporarily indication of the function of a control organ...
7050045 Miniature highly manufacturable mouse pointing device  
A pointing device may be directly soldered to a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, a bottom substrate defines a sensing region with a plurality of interdigitated conductive trace regions....
7042336 Methods for field programming radio frequency identification devices that control remote control devices  
A remote control device that is combined with a modified RFID circuit that allows an individual to enter information into different types of equipment. When an individual touches graphite contacts...
7023319 Door lock handle with fingerprint recognition function  
A door lock handle. The door lock handle having a fingerprint recognition module comprises a handle body having an installing groove with a designated size so as to installing the fingerprint...
6999009 Sensing keys for keyboard  
A key sensing device comprises a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact spaced from one another by a low-force spacer element which includes a low-force aperture disposed between...
6995752 Multi-point touch pad  
A multi-point touch pad device having a base with a top surface that defines a plane. A support layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the support layer contains a...
6995747 Capacitive sensing and data input device power management  
Capacitive proximity sensing is carried out by detecting a relative change in the capacitance of a “scoop” capacitor formed by a conductor and a surrounding ground plane. The conductor may be a...
6980136 Keyboard with detection function for pressing pressure  
The present invention provides a kind of computer keyboard being able to detect the pressing pressure of keys. The computer keyboard comprises: a plurality of keys; a detecting unit, which outputs...
6977644 Multi-directional pressure-responsive input device  
The input device of the invention includes: a lower sheet on which four resistors are formed in a manner that each two of them with a center put in between are placed to face each other...
6924752 Three-dimensional contact-sensitive feature for electronic devices  
An electronic device is formed at least partially from a deflectable material that generates an electrical signal in response to contact. The first material is integrated with a display module to...
6919817 Remote controller with selection button and accommodating portions  
A remote controller includes a main body where a plurality of accommodation portions are provided, at least one selection button accommodated in one of the accommodation portions to be capable of...
6882291 Operating device  
An operating device is capable of both digital operation and analog operation by using a pressing operation continuously. The operating device has detecting elements (e.g., pressure-sensitive...
6876313 Rotary knob structure  
A rotary knob, particularly an illuminant rotary knob, provides function selection and execution through single-handed operation. The invention includes a light transparent light guide to couple...
6869239 Compact keyboard with sliding motion key actuation  
A keyboard allowing typists to use approximate QWERTY finger movements on a more compact, collapsible, and portable keyboard. The keyboard size is made more compact by using thin...
6836403 PDA and button apparatus of PDA  
The present invention provides a button apparatus for an electrical device having a circuit board with M switch devices wherein M is a positive integer number. The button apparatus includes a body...
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