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7400318 Touchpad having increased noise rejection, decreased moisture sensitivity, and improved tracking  
An improved touchpad and measurement circuitry for enabling input to a computer or other electronic device. The system includes an X electrode, a Y electrode, a common sensing electrode, and a...
7400317 Finger navigation system using captive surface  
An apparatus such as a wireless telephone is disclosed, the apparatus having a screen with an icon, and an input device for controlling the icon on the screen. The input device includes a sensor...
7400316 Method and apparatus for dynamically modifying web page display for mobile devices  
A method of dynamically modifying web page displays used in various mobile devices. The method uses a motion detection mechanism to detect whether the mobile device is moving or in motion and then...
7399953 Light source control in optical pointing device  
An optical pointing device includes a light source configured to respond to a drive current to provide at least partially coherent light to illuminate an imaging surface to thereby generate...
RE40410 Method and system for tracking attitude  
A method and system for tracking attitude of a device includes fixing a two-dimensional array of photosensors to the device and using the array to form a reference frame and a sample frame of...
7394474 Method and apparatus for implementing an overlay cursor and associated scope trigger in a video test generator  
A method and apparatus for implementing a video test generator having an overlay cursor and an associated scope trigger are presented. A user interface permits a user to move a cursor across a...
7394453 Method for scrolling and edge motion on a touchpad  
A method of using capacitance-sensitive touchpad, wherein the touchpad includes a plurality of zones on a surface thereof, wherein detection of a finger within one of the plurality of zones...
7394346 Free-space gesture recognition for transaction security and command processing  
A sensor panel having a matrix of independently decoded sensors, arranged in a two-dimensional pattern allows a consumer identification unit (CIDU) to detect a user-specific gesture made with a...
RE40368 Data input device  
A data input device including an optically generated image of a data input device, the image including at least one input zone actuable by an action performed thereon by a user, a sensor operative...
7385587 Asymmetrical computer mouse design with extended thumb button  
An ergonomic computer mouse has an arcuate top surface, a front end, a rear end, and left and right sidewalls. The top surface has a circular side view profile that extends from the front end to...
7385584 Automated keyboard mouse switch  
A single set of input devices (keyboard, mouse, etc.) is employed with a plurality of data processing systems each having a separate display. The logical display areas for the displays are arranged...
RE40341 Controller  
A mouse controller includes a platform mounted on a base for a range of movement in a plane relative to the base of at least ½ inch (12.5 mm) in each of two different directions (preferably...
7379049 Apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer based on projection data  
A device such as an optical mouse includes a light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating reflected images. The device also includes an optical motion sensor for generating...
7379048 Human-computer interface including efficient three-dimensional controls  
The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing that provides efficient implementation of intuitive controls in a three-dimensional space. The method comprises providing a...
RE40324 Thumb actuated X-Y input device  
Various x-y input devices are disclosed that are adapted to allow a user to hold and operate the input device with a stress-reducing, open grip posture with the thumb pointing forward and on top of...
RE40323 Touch pad mounting device for electronic system  
A device for mounting a touch pad in an electronic system may be constructed using a touch pad supporting case that secures the touch pad to an inner surface of the housing that encloses the...
7369130 Method and apparatus for editing image data, and computer program product of editing image data  
A method for editing an image on a display unit, an apparatus for executing the method and a computer program product for the method, wherein a predetermined CG object is designated in an image on...
7369128 Method and computer program for constructing complex structure graphic  
A general complex structure graph constructing method and the associated computer program is described. The generators and initiators selected by the user are used as the geometrical graphing...
7369118 Magnetic oscillation metric controller  
A magnetic oscillation metric controller applied to computer peripheral or electronic communication system essentially operating on a scrolling wheel for lateral metric control to provide precise,...
7365740 Scroll wheel device with a thin film type command switch  
A scroll wheel device with a thin film type command switch mainly replaces conventional optical grating switch during rotation of a wheel for outputting a signal. The thin film type command switch...
7365738 Guides and indicators for eye movement monitoring systems  
A computer system aids user positioning of a pointing device by providing an animated post warp retro guide in conjunction with an eye tracking system, based on perceived user intent, to assist a...
7362308 Modular scroll wheel with integral detent-engaging spring 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...
7362306 Image displaying device  
An image displaying device includes a display unit which displays a cursor and at least one button; an input unit for moving the cursor and for selecting the button; and a controller for...
7358957 Input device with adjustable cable arrangement  
The present invention relates to a wired input device with an adjustable cable arrangement. The wired input device may include, but is not limited to, a computer mouse, track ball, or game...
7356769 Method and apparatus for providing inputs to a communication or computing device  
A miniaturized user input device or input button ( 14 ) for a computing or communication device, such as a personal digital assistant device or a mobile phone. A user provides inputs to the...
7355585 Input device and information processing apparatus with such input device and cursor display control method  
An input device may be used with the information processing apparatus and the like, and provides an improved ease of operation in moving the cursor on the display screen. The input device includes...
7353249 Method and apparatus for data retrieval from data server using a socket communications program  
A data retrieval system and method includes a data server, a client terminal, and a web server. The client terminal performs a data retrieval operation. The web server handles data processed...
7352360 Multi-trail spot click-event detection method  
A multi-trail spot click-event detection method is disclosed, which uses a camera to capture a plurality of consecutive images from a display screen. The camera is connected to a host and sends the...
7348968 Wireless force feedback input device  
A wireless force feedback device includes a housing, a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in the housing, a wireless communication receiver disposed in the housing and communicatively coupled...
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...
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