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6829372 Information-inputting device inputting contact point of object on recording surface as information  
An information-inputting device is provided which device includes a plurality of photographing units photographing an area on a plane; an object-recognizing unit extracting an object located on the...
6825831 Position indicating device for harsh environments  
An improved position indicating device is presented. The position indicating device includes a housing having a sealed compartment and an opened compartment. A trackball is located in the opened...
6822643 Image-display control apparatus  
An image-display control apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting a predetermined object from a photographed image, a position calculation unit for obtaining a positional relationship...
6822638 Pointing device for navigating a 3 dimensional GUI interface  
A pointing device for entering data into an information processing system for a 3-dimensional graphical user interface. The pointing device comprises: a switch mounted on a pointing device for...
6822637 Apparatus, method and program for generating image signal having pointer signal  
An image signal generating apparatus, method, program and storage medium for causing display units to display individual images. The apparatus includes a signal generator, an indexer adding an...
6819313 User interactive cursor control in a computer controlled display system with supplemental mouse lighting to aid in cursor positioning  
A visual indication on a cursor control device is triggered when the cursor is within a designated region on said display screen. Usually the user activated cursor control device is a computer...
6816154 Optical sensor based user interface for a portable electronic device  
An apparatus and method are described herein, which simultaneously promotes a positive computing experience for users of portable computer systems and increases overall durability and longevity...
6816150 Data input device power management including beacon state  
Power management is provided in a user operated data input device utilizing proximity sensing and switching between three or more power states. Switching between the power states occurs based upon...
6816148 Enhanced cursor control using interface devices  
An interface device and method for providing enhanced cursor control with force feedback. A force feedback interface device includes a manipulandum, such as a mouse, that is moveable in a local...
6810272 Data entry by string of possible candidate information in a hand-portable communication terminal  
A communication terminal is provided with display means, navigation means for navigating through information candidates, selection means for selecting one of the candidates, and a processor...
6809724 Display apparatus and portable information processing apparatus  
A display apparatus has a display unit for displaying, on a display screen, a display image containing a time axis formed so as to extend at least in a first direction. The display apparatus also...
6809722 Hand-held mobile mouse  
A hand-held or palm mobile mouse is contained in a mini hand-held shaped housing to be held in the palm of a user with a sphere arranged on the top easily and naturally reached by the user's thumb....
6809721 “Mini-stick” module—new mobiles joystick input device  
A joystick designed to be used primarily in a mobile computing environment. The joystick is designed to attach to the side of a notebook computer in such a way that the support of the notebook...
6809720 Information cursors  
Information cursors are provided for use in an operating system and/or application programs. Each information cursor includes a pointing portion to point to objects displayed on a video display and...
6803906 Passive touch system and method of detecting user input  
A passive touch system includes a passive touch surface and at least two cameras associated with the touch surface. The at least two cameras acquire images of the touch surface from different...
6801231 Enhanced pointing device for handicapped users  
The present invention provides for an enhanced mouthstick device that allows. disabled individuals, having limited or no use of their hands, to independently, effectively and efficiently simulate...
6801226 Graphical user interface for travel planning system  
A graphical user interface for a travel planning system is described. The graphical user interface is implemented as a web page and includes a tabular region of the graphical user interface that...
6795058 Small facile ergonomic computer mouse  
An ergonomic mouse has a small body that can be gripped in the fingers much like a writing implement or an eraser. A primary switch is located on an angled facet on the top of the mouse. The...
6795056 System and method for reducing power consumption in an optical screen pointing device  
An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer for an electronic device having a display screen includes a light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating...
6795055 Devices, systems and methods for facilitating positioning of cursor on display device  
Devices, systems and methods for facilitating positioning of a cursor on a display device are provided. For example, an input device is provided which includes a shifter configured to electrically...
6791700 Coordinate inputting/detecting apparatus, method and computer program product designed to precisely recognize a designating state of a designating device designating a position  
A coordinate inputting/detecting apparatus, for optically detecting a position of a designating device inserted into a flat or substantially flat two-dimensional coordinate inputting/detecting...
6791531 Device and method for cursor motion control calibration and object selection  
A device and method for cursor motion control, calibration of the motion control, and object selection and computer command input.
6791529 UI with graphics-assisted voice control system  
An electronic device has a UI that provides first user-selectable options. Second user selectable options are made available upon selection of a specific one of the first options. An information...
6791037 Multi-direction switch  
A multi-direction switch that is less likely to generate erroneous movement and may reduce fabrication and assembly difficulty includes redesigned metal conductive legs of a joystick and...
6788291 Integrated surface-mount pointing device  
An integrated, surface-mount pointing device for controlling the movement of an object on a display screen, comprises a base member mounted to a substrate; a shaft mounted in the base member; a...
6788288 Coordinate input device and portable information apparatus equipped with coordinate input device  
A coordinate input device has a keyboard; a rotary dial annular in shape and mounted in substantially the same plane as the keyboard, the rotary dial being rotatable within the plane; and a...
6788287 Dual-dimension cursor control pad  
A mechanical input to electrical output device such as a touch pad module for controlling the movement of a cursor comprising two movable plates attached to a fixed plate and a scanning device. The...
6788284 Devices, systems and methods for position-locking cursor on display device  
Devices, systems and methods for position-locking a cursor on a display device are provided. A preferred input device includes a position-locking device configured to electrically communicate with...
6784869 Cursor and display management system for multi-function control and display system  
A cursor control display and management system for a flight deck of an aircraft for enabling one of a plurality of multi-function displays to be selected and used without the need to physically...
6781573 Ergonomic mouse  
An ergonomic mouse is designed to maximize productivity by reducing user fatigue and discomfort. The ergonomic mouse of the present invention includes a housing having a grippable portion that...
6781570 Wireless optical input device  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless input device that employs optical sensing to effect the likes of cursor movement and scrolling. Power management techniques can be...
6781569 Hand controller  
A hand controller arm assembly provides for the sensing of the position of a handle at the end of an arm in the X and Y direction through supporting linkages, and in the Z direction through a hinge...
6774915 Pointing device reporting utilizing scaling  
A method and a pointing device are provided for reporting a movement amount of an operation instrumentality of the pointing device. A first value representing the movement amount in a first...
6774886 Display system, cursor position indication method, and recording medium  
A display system includes: a display section; and a control section for controlling the display section, wherein the control section includes a cursor display section for displaying a cursor on the...
6765589 Brush for warping and water reflection effects  
A method and computer program product for generating a warping effect in an image having a plurality of regions, each associated with a distortion vector. The method includes defining a path...
6765553 Handy communication terminal and method of scrolling display screen of the same  
There is provided a handy terminal including (a) a body, (b) a central processing unit housed in the body, (c) a display screen equipped at a surface of the body, displaying therein data instructed...
6763395 System and method for connecting to and viewing live data using a standard user agent  
A system and method for viewing live data, such as measurement data from an instrumentation system, using a standard user agent or client, such as a web browser. A uniform resource locator (URL)...
6762751 Optical pointing device  
An optical pointing device includes a base which can be a casing of a peripheral device of a computer system having a display using a cursor or a portion of a display system using a cursor. The...
6762748 Compact low profile magnetic input device  
The invention discloses a low profile input device for moving a cursor, scrolling a page, or selecting a function on a display of a handheld device. In an embodiment of the invention, a planar...
6762747 Coordinate input detection device and method for electronic blackboard  
An electronic blackboard displays information and optically detects input information on a display/writing surface by determining the corresponding coordinates. To determine the input coordinates,...
6760009 Coordinate position inputting/detecting device, a method for inputting/detecting the coordinate position, and a display board system  
The coordinate-position inputting/detecting device comprises a lighting device for emitting light into an entry area into which an arbitrary pointing body is inserted to perform an entry operation....
6760008 Two-axis ball-based cursor control apparatus with magnetic force induced tactile feedback  
A two-axis ball-based cursor control apparatus with tactile feedback is provided, which includes a housing, a spherical ball contained partially within the housing, a plurality of magnetic elements...
6760007 Input method using pointing device and portable information terminal with function thereof  
The present invention relates to an input method using the pointing device in which the pointing device's ON operation causes an application to recognize that the state of the pointing device has...
6753850 Low profile cursor control device  
A cursor control device is taught that provides a compact and easily manufactured design. A shaft or actuator surface attaches around the periphery of a substrate. The substrate carries at least...
6753848 Pointing device  
The present invention provides a pointing device inputting a signal in an X-Y direction on the basis of a sliding operation which is easily mounted to an external substrate without using a...
6753828 System and method for calibrating a stereo optical see-through head-mounted display system for augmented reality  
A system and method for calibrating a stereo optical see-through HMD (head-mounted display). A preferred method integrates measurement for an optical see-through HMD and a six degrees of freedom...
6750877 Controlling haptic feedback for enhancing navigation in a graphical environment  
Method and apparatus for controlling haptic feedback to enhance navigation of a cursor or other controlled displayed object in a graphical environment. An interface device is capable of...
6750852 Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition  
The disclosed device is directed towards a method for recognizing a gesture made on a touch-sensor pad in a touch-sensing system providing X and Y position information to a host comprising...
6750851 Multi-purpose radio T/R system  
A multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system includes a radio peripheral (PH 200 ) and a multi-purpose transmission/reception device (H 100 ) for executing one-way radio reception or...
6750847 Operator's communication unit with a mouse for a computer  
The invention relates to an operator's communication unit ( 1 ) comprising a mouse ( 4 ) and an annunciator ( 3 ) that interacts electrically therewith, and a cable arrangement ( 2 ) for connection...