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6452586 Computer input device providing tactile feedback  
An input device for a computer system includes a housing and an output circuit located in the housing. The output circuit is capable of providing an output signal to the computer system that is...
6452573 Liquid crystal device comprising anchoring means on at least one confinement plate providing a degenerated orientation  
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal material sandwiched between two confinement plates ( 1, 2 ), the device being characterized by the fact...
6452584 System for data management based on hand gestures  
A system is provided for manipulating computer generated animation in real time, such as a virtual reality program running on a computer. The system includes a data glove for managing data based on...
6452585 Radio frequency tracking system  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for transmitting data about an object within a defined field and using the transmitted data to generate a virtual object on the display screen of a computer. In...
6445364 Portable game display and method for controlling same  
A virtual computer monitor is described which enables instantaneous and intuitive visual access to large amounts of visual data by providing the user with a large display projected virtually in...
6441804 Transmitter and receiver for use in a wireless cursor control system  
A wireless cursor control system is provided that includes a pointing device and a receiver. The pointing device has a controller for receiving user input and for providing a control signal, and a...
6429852 Ergonomic input device  
The device comfortably supports the hand of the user while the thumb and fingers are associated with keys, a trackball, and a scrolling wheel carried on the device. The overall configuration of the...
6429850 Pointing device with reduced component count  
A signal processing system for a strain-gauge pointing device has a reduced parts count and permits the use of relatively inexpensive low-tolerance components. The system can process signals from...
6426741 User input for a computer  
Information is determined about acceleration of a user manipulated input device (using, for example, an accelerometer). A wireless communication element (e.g., a lamp) is controlled in response to...
6424338 Speed zone touchpad  
A touchpad pointing device dynamically adjusts cursor control gain characteristics based on the x-y coordinates at which the finger first touches the touchpad for a given cursor control task. In...
6421043 Movable coordinate inputting apparatus  
The present invention relates to a movable coordinate input apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide a small size movable coordinate input apparatus which is well adapted to a...
6417839 System for position and orientation determination of a point in space using scanning laser beams  
A system for position and orientation determination of a point in space employs, in a preferred embodiment, three scanning laser beams that rotate at a high rate of speed within a prescribed space....
6417840 Integrated cordless mouse and laser pointer  
A communication device capable of selectively communicating control signals to a computer and transmitting a narrow beam of light. A cordless communication device is provided having operational...
6417836 Computer input device having six degrees of freedom for controlling movement of a three-dimensional object  
An input device for providing position and orientation information with six degrees of freedom for use in manipulating a real or virtual three-dimensional object. An illustrative embodiment...
6411278 Coordinated position control system, coordinate position control method, and computer-readable storage medium containing a computer program for coordinate position controlling recorded thereon  
When an operator operates a pointing device, a direction computing section computes a movement vector from an image photographed by an image sensor, and when the movement vector is larger than a...
6408092 Handwritten input in a restricted area  
Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for processing handwritten marks made on a machine-readable tablet. The technique includes providing multiple regions for input on the tablet;...
6408087 Capacitive semiconductor user input device  
A method of and system for providing user input to a computer, or the like, having a display by detecting a change in fingerprint pattern of a user. The system controls the position of a pointer on...
6404416 Unconstrained pointing interface for natural human interaction with a display-based computer system  
An unconstrained pointing interface for natural human interaction with a display-based computer system includes a hand-manipulated pointer configured to permit it to be (1) aimed by line of sight...
6400376 Display control for hand-held data processing device  
A display control for a data storage device which includes a screen portion for visually displaying a part of a virtual page. The display control includes at least one sensor mounted on the device...
6396481 Apparatus and method for portable handwriting capture  
A handwriting capture system combines an image capture device such as a PDA, notebook computer, set top box, smart television, or other type of smart appliance having an image capture capability...
6392632 Optical mouse having an integrated camera  
The present invention provides an apparatus for capturing images and for manipulating a cursor. The apparatus can be used for operation in a first mode and a second mode. The apparatus includes an...
6388656 Remote position designation system  
Disclosed is a remote position designation system for designating an optional position on a plane at a place remote from the plane. The remote position designation system includes a transmitter...
6377250 Device for use with raster display  
A device for use with a raster display having associated therewith electromagnetic noise which includes signals related to at least one raster synchronization signal. The device includes: an...
6377242 Display pointer tracking device  
A device for tracking a light pointer on a display. The device processes analog interlaced field video images from a video camera, seeking the point of brightest intensity, which is the current...
6377241 Direction instructing apparatus direction estimating apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium containing a program for the same stored thereon  
A direction instructing apparatus includes an image inputting section for inputting data for a two-dimensional image picked up with an image sensor having an image processing function, a projection...
6373469 Radio frequency computer mouse  
A RF computer mouse has a track ball mechanism a control IC, and a simplified RF transmitter using ASK modulation for sending signal. The RF transmitter comprises a high-frequency transistor, an LC...
6373467 Computer input device having precious metal shell and protective bumper  
A computer input device is provided which is laterally symmetric and which has a protective bumper to shield its precious metal outer shell from damage resulting from contact with other objects....
6369798 Data processing equipment with detachable pointing device  
A data processing equipment including a housing for a keyboard and a display, and a pointing device detachably mounted in the housing for instructing the processing equipment on coordinate data by...
6369796 Information input apparatus  
CCD type charge transfer sections include vertical charge transfer sections and horizontal charge transfer sections having stages twice the number of lines of the vertical charge transfer sections....
6366273 Force feedback cursor control interface  
A force feedback cursor control interface for use with a computer that provides locative data to a computer for tracking a user manipulatable physical object and provides feedback to the user...
6362813 Control and programming unit  
The present invention pertains to a control and programming means ( 1 ) for a manipulator ( 2 ) with a manipulator control ( 3 ), a computer ( 4 ) with a graphics unit and with a portable...
6359610 Wireless interface system for allowing a plurality of input devices to control a processor  
A wireless interface system comprising a set of input ports for keyboard, pointing device, and joystick signals, a data encoding circuit, a transmission unit, a receiving unit, a data decoding...
6359603 Portable display and methods of controlling same  
A virtual computer monitor is described which enables instantaneous and intuitive visual access to large amounts of visual data by providing the user with a large display projected virtually in...
6359611 Finger controlled computer mouse  
An electronic mouse controlled substantially by finger movement. The translation of the mouse can be controlled by the index finger placed over a primary selection button. A device for facilitating...
6353429 Detented optical encoder  
A detented encoder, employed for sensing a rotation of a wheel by a user between detent position, and suited for use in a pointing device or other user input device. The detented encoder includes a...
6351222 Method and apparatus for receiving an input by an entertainment device  
A method and apparatus for processing acoustic and/or gesture input commands by an entertainment device begins by detecting an acoustic initiation command and/or a gesture initiation command. The...
6348912 Family mouse  
A communication devise for a computer is disclosed. The device is a mouse including conventional operational buttons and supplemental buttons which function similarly to the conventional buttons....
6348914 Writing device for storing handwriting  
A writing device for storing handwriting is disclosed. The writing device comprises a pen and a cap that are equipped with RF or acoustic transmitters and a RF or acoustic receiver in order that...
6346933 Interactive display presentation system  
An interactive presentation control system, used with a display computer, a computer-controlled image projector, a laser pointer, and a projection screen, comprises a digital camera and a control...
6346934 Programmable remote device control apparatus and method  
The present apparatus and method provides a programmable remote control having a definable and redefinable user interface for control of multiple applications or applets loaded on a computer. The...
6344643 Encoder wheel module and circuit board arrangement for an optical mouse with scrolling function  
An encoder wheel module and circuit board arrangement for an optical mouse with scrolling function, which includes a circuit board having a microswitch, a mount mounted on the circuit board, the...
6344836 Multimedia information system  
An information browsing system has one system device and a plurality of displays connected to the system device by a general-purpose serial interface. Drawing data is transmitted through the...
6342878 Input peripheral for computer with automatic switching between 3D and 2D operation modes, and its interaction process with a display screen  
Input peripheral for a computer with automatic switching between 3D and 2D operating modes, and its interaction process with a display screen. A casing ( 10 ) containing a tracking type...
6339748 Coordinate input system and display apparatus  
The present invention has a object to provide a coordinate input system imparting a coordinate input function onto a transmissive screen for image display such as a rear projecting display...
6333733 Position-sensing unit and multidimensional pointer comprising one or more such units  
A position-sensing unit for determining a relative position in one or more dimensions of two units. One or more position-sensing units can be used in a multidimensional pointer, such as a control...
6331848 Projection display system  
A projection display system comprises a presentation computer (1) which generates images which are projected onto a screen (4) using a projector (3) controlled over a line (2) by the computer (1)....
6331849 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; a shaft mounted in the base member; a sensor mounted on the...
6330524 Scanning optical system  
The present invention has the object to make an f.O slashed. lens constituting a scanning optical system such as a laser printer, etc., which is of a single lens configuration, and higher in...
6327141 Portable computer for infrared data communication  
A portable computer with infrared data communication capabilities is disclosed. The computer has an infrared transceiver capable of enlarging the data sending/receiving angle and reliably...
6326948 Input device  
The input device of the present invention includes: a base having a slide surface; a movable body slidable on the slide surface; a light-emitting element for emitting light; a reflective portion...