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7616186 Acceleration reference devices, cellular communication terminal systems, and methods that sense terminal movement for cursor control  
An acceleration reference device comprises an accelerometer that is configured to generate acceleration information that is indicative of movement of the device; a communication interface that is...
7613329 Apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer that detects defective pixels  
An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer includes a light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating reflected images. The apparatus includes a navigation...
7612762 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...
7611412 Orientation device and method for coordinate generation employed thereby  
A method for coordinate generation to be implemented using an orientation device includes the steps of: providing at least three reference marks on a target; aiming the orientation device at a...
7610553 Method and apparatus for reducing data events that represent a user's interaction with a control interface  
A method for reducing data events representing a parameter of a signal as adjusted by a user through a control interface during a time period. The method includes receiving a series of data events...
7605802 Operator device with haptic feedback  
The invention relates to a control device ( 10 ) with haptic feedback, with at least one actuating element ( 12 ), at least one switching apparatus ( 14 ), and at least one positioning device ( 16...
7605800 Method and apparatus for controlling human-computer interface systems providing force feedback  
A method and apparatus for controlling and providing force feedback using an interface device manipulated by a user. A microprocessor is provided local to the interface device and reads sensor data...
7605360 Power supply system for green laser indicating pen  
A power supply system for a green laser indicating pen, comprises a computer having an USB receptacle which is connected to a current source in the computer; a USB plug being connected to the USB...
7603228 Haptic apparatus and coaching method for improving vehicle fuel economy  
An apparatus is disclosed that includes a haptic actuator operatively associated with a pedal assembly of the vehicle, a human-machine interface (HMI) for enabling the driver to select between a...
7603142 Device, methods, and user interface for providing optimized entry of alphanumeric text  
The present invention includes a device, method, and user interface for providing optimized entry of alphanumeric text. In one form, a method for providing selectable characters within a user...
7600201 Methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections  
In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an input; display a plurality of selections; detect a location of a first segment relative to the plurality of selections; highlight a...
7599502 Sound control installation  
The invention concerns a sound control installation for at least one electrical unit comprising two cameras ( 4, 5 ) to take pictures of an area (A) in a space containing the electrical units;...
7598941 Pointer for a large display  
Various technologies are provided to facilitate the use of a pointer (e.g., a cursor) with a large display (including displays that comprise multiple monitors). For example, solutions are presented...
7595770 Switch, image transmission apparatus, image transmission method, image display method, image transmitting program product, and image displaying program product  
A switch selectively switches terminals to which a computer is connected, and that can be remotely operated by a remote-control computer connected to a predetermined network. This switch includes:...
7595712 Pointing device  
A pointing device including an operating section shiftably supported on a base section, a magnet carried on the base section or the operating section, and a magneto-electro transducer carried on...
7592998 System and method for inputting characters using a directional pad  
A system and method for enabling a user to input characters using a directional pad of a computing device. The directional pad is configured to generate directional inputs. The invention creates...
7590535 Method and system of handling the selection of alternates for recognized words  
Methods and systems for facilitating the selection of alternates for hand written word. Rules select words user based on operating modes and cursor positions and sequential orderings. User...
7589709 Method of measuring the movement of an input device  
A small and cheap user's input device for measuring scroll-and-click movements of a finger ( 132 ) or other object relative to the device comprises at least one sensor unit ( 124, 126, 130 ) and...
7586481 Display-pointer visibility  
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for accentuating a pointer. An idle time period associated with a pointer relating to a display is monitored. A determination is made whether a...
7586480 Hybrid pointing device  
An input device having a movable puck and display screen is disclosed. The puck is confined to move on a puck surface having a puck field of motion defined thereon. The puck field of motion is...
RE40891 Methods and apparatus for providing touch-sensitive input in multiple degrees of freedom  
Disclosed is a multiple coordinate controller device having a three-dimensional body with a first surface portion and a second surface portion where the second surface portion is not coplanar with...
7580028 Apparatus and method for selecting and outputting character by teeth-clenching  
An apparatus and method for selecting and outputting characters by making a teeth clenching motion for disabled person are disclosed. The apparatus includes: an electromyogram signal obtaining unit...
7577920 Navigating through menus of a handheld computer  
A technique to navigate through one or more menus of a handheld computer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique uses a handheld device having a first button to cause a cursor to navigate...
7577913 Method of using a fovea type pointer in a video conferencing system including at least two 2-dimensional display screens forming a common virtual surface  
Using a fovea type pointer in a video conferencing system including 2-dimensional display screen forming a virtual surface between participants interacting with the display screens. The virtual...
7576732 Scroll control method using a touchpad  
A scroll control method using a touchpad comprises predefining a region on a touchpad, whereby a scroll function will be triggered by a landing of an object on the region, and terminated by a...
7576728 Apparatus for generating mesh data, computer-readable recording medium in which mesh data generating program is stored, method for generating mesh data, structural analysis apparatus, computer-readable recording medium in which structural analysis program is stored, and method for structural analysis  
In order to efficiently generate mesh data to be used for application of structural analysis to an object formed by uniting a plurality of elements in which data elements are automatically...
7576727 Interactive directed light/sound system  
An interactive directed beam system is provided. In one implementation, the system includes a projector, a computer and a camera. The camera is configured to view and capture information in an...
7576726 Dual-positioning controller and method for controlling an indicium on a display of an electronic device  
A dual-positioning controller includes a two positioning controllers for controlling movement of an indicium, such as a cursor, on a display of an electronic device. A coarse controller controls...
7574678 Pointer movement display for selecting desired available object  
A right link of each button to be displayed on a display device is set in such a way that the position of an anchor moves through all the buttons from the left to the right. In response to an...
7574664 Methods for recursive spacing and touch transparency of onscreen objects  
The invention generally comprises methods for spacing a plurality of onscreen objects on the display of a computer or similar electronic device. One aspect is the Ripple operation, in which...
7573462 Image display apparatus, multi display system, coordinate information output method, and program for implementing the method  
An image display apparatus which is capable of operating smoothly over a plurality of image display devices. When a pen has come into continuous contact with a first display screen, a system...
7570878 Image processing device  
A cellular phone body 10 includes a memory 12 , a CPU 18 , a camera 15 , and a display 17 . The CPU 18 displays on the display 17 a pointer P in a manner to overlap an image of an...
7570485 Camera latch  
A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a data capture device such as a camera. In one aspect, the data capture device may integrated with the housing of the computing device...
7570254 Haptic feedback controller, method of controlling the same, and method of transmitting messages that uses a haptic feedback controller  
A haptic feedback controller that controls a controlled appliance includes a base, a cap, a piezoelectric motor, a rotation control device, and a rotational state detecting device.
7570249 Responding to change of state of control on device disposed on an interactive display surface  
A user input device includes one or more user controls that enable a user to selectively imports bits of data by activating the control when the user input devices proximate to a display surface of...
7570247 Modular assembly for a self-indexing computer pointing device  
A pointing device having a puck sub-assembly and a base sub-assembly is disclosed. The puck sub-assembly includes a moveable puck having a user sensor that detects the interaction of a user and the...
7567701 Input system for orientation in a three-dimensional visualization and method for visualization of three-dimensional data sets  
In a display system to display a visualization of three-dimensional data sets on a monitor, by means of values input with the aid of an input system, a three-dimensional representation is...
7567233 Global input device for multiple computer-controlled medical systems  
An integrated control and display system for operating a plurality of separate computer systems each having a visual display, includes at least one cursor control device for seamlessly moving a...
7562313 Timescale selection window for temporal selection in computer applications  
A timescale selection window provides an application user interface, wherein the window includes a hierarchy of interactive selection zones. Each zone may display temporal information at a...
7557794 Filtering sensor data to reduce disturbances from force feedback  
A force feedback interface and method providing a selective disturbance filter for providing selective reduction or elimination of displayed disturbances associated with output force sensations. A...
7557774 Displaying visually correct pointer movements on a multi-monitor display system  
A virtual space for displaying the pointer in a visually correct manner on a multi-monitor computer system is presented. The virtual space is kept separate from the internal display surface of the...
7554525 Setting next destination of pointer to each of multiple objects  
A menu screen includes multiple buttons. Assigned to each button for each direction is another button to which an anchor is moved according to a directional user input of up, down, right or left. A...
7553229 Active referencing method with interleaved crosshair navigation frames  
A video game has a plurality of gaming image frames for displaying gaming images of the video game, and a plurality of crosshair navigation frames interleaved among the gaming image frames. During...
RE40808 Low-cost haptic mouse implementations  
Low-cost haptic interface device implementations for interfacing a user with a host computer. A haptic feedback device, such as a mouse or other device, includes a housing physically contacted by a...
7549131 Method of controlling movement of a cursor on a screen and a computer readable medium containing such a method as a program code  
The present invention relates to a method of controlling movement of a cursor on a screen and a computer readable medium containing such a method as a program code. When using a graphic program...
7548230 Remote input device  
An input device providing users with a pointing capability includes a sender portion and a receiver portion. The sender portion is adapted to be manipulated by a user to specify a target point...
7545359 Computerized interactor systems and methods for providing same  
A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection...
RE40731 System and method for linking streams of multimedia data to reference material for display  
A system for indexing displayed elements that is useful for accessing and understanding new or difficult materials, in which a user highlights unknown words or characters or other displayed...
7542028 Device for controlling conversion ratio of movement amount of cursor and method thereof  
A device for controlling a conversion ratio of a movement amount of a cursor includes units that: confirms whether a change of resolution is within a correction target range, based on resolution...
7541566 Transmitter, receiver, and system with relative position detecting functionality between transmitters and receivers  
A method is disclosed that includes transmitting from an emitter a pulse of an energy beam. The beam creates a field with a varying gradient, where the gradient has a direction substantially...