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7348967 |
Touch pad for handheld device
A media player having a touch pad is disclosed.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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