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7348967 Touch pad for handheld device  
A media player having a touch pad is disclosed.
7348965 Coordinates input apparatus having divided coordinates input surface  
In a coordinates input apparatus having a coordinates input surface that is operated by a coordinates pointer, a pointing mark on a screen being moved in accordance with the operation of the...
7345673 Input unit arrangement  
In an input unit arrangement use is made of an input unit in combination with a mouse pad, which is provided with a position-coding pattern which codes coordinates for a plurality of positions on...
7341352 Apparatus, method and program for detecting a pointer region, apparatus, method and program for associating images, content-distributing server, and content-distributing method  
An image-associating apparatus comprising a pointer-region detecting section 114 , an image-associating section 109 , and a pointer-region associating section 115 . The section 14 that detects...
7339573 Method and system for navigating within an image  
The present invention relates to at least one image section which is represented according to a zoom factor selected from a number of different zoom factors. Either the represented image section is...
7339572 Haptic devices using electroactive polymers  
Haptic feedback device and method for using an electroactive polymer (EAP) actuator to provide haptic feedback force sensation to a user. The device includes a sensor that detects the a user's...
7336257 Method for input of text by selection of letters using a cursor and device for carrying out said method  
The aim of the invention is development of a method for input of text by selection with a cursor from a list of letters which operates with various operating elements for control of the cursor and...
7336256 Conveying the importance of display screen data using audible indicators  
An audible indicator such as an audio tone is associated with the importance of data elements displayed on a visual display screen of data processing apparatus such as a personal computer or work...
7333135 Method, apparatus, and system for remotely annotating a target  
A system, method and apparatus for remotely annotating an object. An embodiment of the present invention includes a video camera projector that captures video images of a local object and projects...
7333092 Touch pad for handheld device  
A media device for storing and playing media such as audio, video or images, includes a memory device configured to store a plurality of media items in a digital format. The media device also...
7333089 Computer interface device  
A user's movements are detected by a capacitive system having one or more conductors. The output from the conductors is amplified and compared to a table of stored output. Thus, the device can...
7330177 Hand-held portable electronic apparatus  
A portable electronic apparatus including a main body having a display unit on a surface and a protruding holding unit. The holding unit includes a pointing device and switches that are operated by...
7327351 Optical pointing system, signal transmission method of the same, and signal processing method of computing apparatus used in the same  
Disclosed is an optical pointing system, a signal transmission method of the same, and a signal processing method of a computer used in the optical pointing system. The optical pointing system...
7327348 Haptic feedback effects for control knobs and other interface devices  
The present invention provides haptic sensations for a haptic feedback device and especially for a rotational device such as a knob. Force effects such as a hill force effect and barrier force...
7327347 Image classifying systems and methods  
Methods and systems for classifying images, such as photographs, allow a user to incorporate subjective judgments regarding photograph qualities when making classification decisions. A slide-show...
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...
7324090 Modular scroll wheel with integral detent-engaging sprint tab  
A single-piece component rotatably supports a scroll wheel and includes an integral follower arm extending into a well within which the scroll wheel rotates. Formed on a circumferential surface of...
7324087 Reduced image production method and apparatus  
A method for controlling a cursor by moving the cursor in response to the operation of pointing device on a predetermined working area, wherein a predetermined proportion of the vector of the shift...
7324086 Data input device and method for detecting lift-off from a tracking surface by laser doppler self-mixing effects  
A data input device for use with a tracking surface having light-scattering properties. The device comprises a single laser configured to project a light beam onto the tracking surface. A portion...
7324085 Techniques for pointing to locations within a volumetric display  
The present invention is a system that creates a volumetric display and a user controllable volumetric pointer within the volumetric display. The user can point by aiming a beam which is vector,...
7324084 Mouse device of a laptop computer  
A mouse device includes a holding member, and a mouse member; the holding member is secured on a laptop computer, and it has a holding room, a signal receiving plate in the holding room, and a...
7321358 Pointing stick with function pad for two handed operation  
A computer input device has two modules, each module located at the natural resting position of one of the computer user's corresponding hands on a work surface. The first module has a pointing...
7318195 System and method for integrating tactile language with the visual alphanumeric characters  
A mapping system that integrates tactile language (specifically level 1 Braille) with the visual alphanumeric alphabet. A unified tacto-visual form of communication and recording is created....
7317450 Spatial chirographic sign reader  
The present invention discloses spatial tracking of writing for interpretation of writing motion using three-dimensional position sensors to identify signs, symbols, or glyphs made by a writing...
7317446 Method for entering data into a computer using a peripheral input device having a retractable cord  
The invention, in one embodiment, is a method for entering data into a computer. The method includes anchoring an electrical cord connecting a peripheral input device to the computer, positioning...
7315751 Portable apparatus including improved pointing device  
A portable apparatus includes a housing, a display device disposed on the housing, an imaging device disposed on the housing to capture an image, and a processor displaying a pointer on the display...
7312789 Input device with extendible body  
An input device having an extendible body or housing suitable for a hand-held operation. The input device includes a housing assembly including a palm-rest section and a base section opposite to...
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...
7312786 Three dimensional human-computer interface  
A Human-Computer Interface that comprises a set of sensors, actuators and computer generated controls is characterised in that the controls are projected in three spatial dimensions by a three...
7310091 Handwriting pen capable of simulating different strokes  
A handwriting pen used in a tablet type handwriting entry device comprises a pen tip, a pen tip position sensor, and a pressure sensor. The pen tip position recognizer captures a main position...
7310084 Multi-way operation switch, input device and input unit  
A multi-way operation switch of the present invention includes an operation unit that is horizontally movable and rotatable; a plurality of first switch contacts for turning on and off the...
7308121 Pointer tool  
This invention relates to a pointer tool for connecting to a display device, comprising a number of sensors elements being positioned on a two-dimensional surface, for measuring a predetermined...
7307622 Coordinate detection device with improved operability and method of detecting coordinates  
A coordinate detection device is provided, which device includes an input unit which has a surface thereof to which a coordinate value is input by an input means, a calculation unit which...
7307620 One-handed thumb-supported mobile keyboard  
A one-handed thumb-supported mobile input device for a computing device includes an input mechanism and a thumb loop or an elastic band in which a thumb of a hand may be inserted. The thumb loop or...
7307615 Method and apparatus for voice-controlled graphical user interface pointing device  
A pointing device is provided for use in computing devices comprising a printed circuit board, a tracking device adapted to generate a tracking signal in response to a user vocal input and relay...
7304638 Computer touch screen adapted to facilitate selection of features at edge of screen  
In one embodiment of the invention, a hot spot is normally centered in an area of contact between a user's finger and a touch screen to position the hot spot on an icon or other feature thereby...
7301910 Methods and systems for automated analysis of signaling link utilization  
Methods and systems for automated analysis of signaling link utilization are disclosed. A method for automatically analyzing signaling link utilization includes displaying signaling link...
7298362 Pointing device with finger-contact control  
A pointing device includes a first convex lens on a housing of the pointing device and arranged such that when a user's finger slides over the lens, an image of the user's finger is sensed to...
7292232 Data input devices and methods for detecting movement of a tracking surface by a laser speckle pattern  
A data input device for use with an optically rough tracking surface comprising a substantially coherent light source for projecting a substantially coherent light beam onto the tracking surface...
7289107 Auto-calibration of pointing devices used in a computer user interface  
A pointing device in a computer system is automatically calibrated by distinguishing between “in presence” and “out of presence” conditions. Calibration correction accommodates differing...
7289104 Optical projection system for computer input devices  
A computer input device, such as an electronic mouse, having an optical projection system. The optical projection system is configured to project an image onto a supporting surface upon which the...
7289102 Method and apparatus using multiple sensors in a device with a display  
In a device having a display, at least one sensor signal is generated from a sensor in the device. One or more context values are then generated from the sensor signal. The context values indicate...
7286991 Computer, display control device, pointer position control method, and program  
To provide a pointer position control method and the like for manipulating a pointer more easily. The user moves the pointer P two-dimensionally and perform click and other operations by using only...
7277082 Control device  
A substantially flat control device which a user pushes with two or more fingertips to generate an input, the input being associated with the direction and strength of the combined force applied to...
7274355 Blended transfer function for computer pointing devices  
A transfer function is provided for use with computer pointing devices such as trackpads. The transfer function includes a first component having characteristics of a positional transfer function...
7274354 Portable electronic apparatus  
A portable electronic apparatus disclosed has excellent operability, being capable of zooming, scrolling, moving a cursor, selecting an icon and others with one small operation unit. This portable...
7268772 Information processing apparatus operating in touch panel mode and pointing device mode  
An information processing apparatus comprises a display device and a touch panel disposed in front of the display device. The apparatus further comprises: a unit for switching between a touch panel...
7266778 Freezable projection display  
A display system and method are provided. The system typically includes a display configured to control visible light, as well as to sense an optical signal projected thereon, the display being...
7262760 3D pointing devices with orientation compensation and improved usability  
Systems and methods according to the present invention describe 3D pointing devices which enhance usability by transforming sensed motion data from a first frame of reference (e.g., the body of the...
7259756 Method and apparatus for selecting information in multi-dimensional space  
Method and apparatus for selecting information in a multi-dimensional space are provided. The method includes the steps of sensing the motion of a user intending to select information, and...