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5818425 Mapping drawings generated on small mobile pen based electronic devices onto large displays  
A user interface system for providing pen based input to large display screens includes a portable computer supporting both a wireless transmitter and a small pen input screen. A computer is...
5818424 Rod shaped device and data acquisition apparatus for determining the position and orientation of an object in space  
A rod-shaped device for spatial data acquisition includes a shank (1) with at least two separated, substantially identical marker field structures (3, 4) on the surface of the shank (1). The marker...
5812115 Composite mouse assembly  
A composite mouse assembly for a computer includes a mouse case. A computer interface encoder is contained in the mouse case. A positional sensor is connected to the interface encoder for...
5806849 Electronic game system with wireless controller  
An electronic game system includes a game console, which accepts a game cartridge and runs the games stored therein, and a wireless controller for controlling actions in the game. The wireless...
5796387 Positioning system using infrared radiation  
A positioning controller having a receiving side for receiving light from a light source is disclosed. The receiving side includes an axis extending perpendicularly therefrom, and a vertical plane...
5796386 Precise calibration procedure for sensor-based view point control system  
In a graphics processing and display system wherein the view point is controlled according to position and orientation of a view point reference with respect to a representation of the displayed...
5793353 Cursor pointing device based on thin-film interference filters  
A hand-held pointing device for positioning a cursor on a display having a plurality of illuminating devices at a periphery thereof, includes a housing, an interference filter coupled to the...
5790084 Electronic transparency method and apparatus  
An electronic transparency device is provided with a memory in which a plurality of frames of video data ("slides") can be stored. The apparatus includes a control microprocessor which can cause...
5790100 Broadcast pointer device with add-on sleeve  
A general-purpose computer has a compartment for storing a pointer, device such as a mouse or a trackball, such that the may be removed from the compartment and deployed for use. The device may be...
5781177 Combined high-speed and low-speed infrared transceiver on computer display panel housing  
A high-speed infrared ("IR") port and a low-speed IR port are co-located at a notebook computer display panel housing. Both IR ports are directional with a different sensing direction. The...
5774113 3-D mouse on a pedestal  
A pointer or mouse device which can provide an input for a viewpoint or cursor on a computer display without being physically moved across a surface or through space is disclosed. The pointer is...
5774114 Input apparatus for controlling a display device remotely  
An input apparatus for controlling a display device by using the screen display of the display device includes cursor moving unit for moving the position of a cursor on the screen of the display...
5771037 Computer display cursor controller  
A controller for controlling a computer display cursor includes an arena having a predefined optical grid. A puck handle is configured to move a puck on the optical grid and to reflect optical...
5768616 Apparatus for detecting electro-magnetic stylus signals by inducing current into a plurality of sensor coils using signals transmitted by the tranmitter coil of the stylus  
A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of a stylus relative to an active area of a display screen. The method includes the steps of providing a number of sensors which are positioned to...
5764224 Cordless mouse-stylus-pointer  
An apparatus providing combined mouse-stylus-pointer functionalities for interfacing with an electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a body defining a chamber for containing...
5764217 Schematic guided control of the view point of a graphics processing and display system  
A graphics processing and display system includes a coordinate sensing system for determining position and orientation of a view point reference with respect to a schematic representation of at...
5757360 Hand held computer control device  
A compact convenient hand-held, accelerometer-based computer control device s utilized to control on-screen animated characters presented by a computer-driven display in which the movement,...
5757362 Recursive digital filter using fixed point arithmetic  
There is provided a digital processor that includes a recursive filter having means for using fixed point arithmetic for performing division. The recursive filter includes means for saving a...
5754126 Palm mouse  
A wireless pointing device which sits in the palm of a user's hand. The palm mouse includes a first portion which includes a ball for generating pointing signals, a control circuit for processing...
5751260 Sensory integrated data interface  
A system for interfacing between a user and a computer includes a microvideo display monitor, which may be mounted in a position which is substantially fixed relative to a given eye of the user,...
5748494 Method and arrangement for resolution enhancement  
A method and arrangement for resolution enhancement of a coordinate input device. The method includes the steps of receiving a predetermined number of light beams, which are generated from a light...
5748180 Pointing device for controlling cursor movement on display  
Disclosed is a pointing device 1 including; a stick member 11 depressed by an operator; piezoelectric elements 13 each of which converts a stress exerted to the stick member 11 into a voltage; a...
5747996 Device for determining the spatial position of a sensor element which is displacement relative to a reference element  
A device for determining the spatial position of a sensor element (3) which is spatially displaceable relative to a reference element (1), includes three coils (4, 5, 6) which are arranged in the...
5742331 Three-dimensional image display apparatus  
The orientation of an image display device is maintained fixed relative to the viewer, the image display device is enclosed in a transparent body, and by detecting rotation angles of the image...
5736687 Digitizer utilizing heat source detection to receive input information  
A heat sensing digitizer is formed on an input area by providing at least two heat sensors at positions fixed relative to the input area. The heat sensors detect heat provided by a heat source,...
5736976 Computer data entry apparatus with hand motion sensing and monitoring  
The present invention is described as a computer data entry apparatus having a keyboard comprised of a keypad assembly and equipped with one or multiple motion sensing devices, and having a motion...
5734371 Interactive pointing device  
An interactive video/computer pointing system utilizing a magnetic sensor to derive relative azimuthal information, and an inclinometer or accelerometer to provide relative angular elevation...
5724106 Hand held remote control device with trigger button  
An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor and a radio frequency remote control device. The remote control device has a...
5717414 Video image tracking and mixing system  
A video image tracking system is provided for determining the orientation of an operator with respect to a simulator display. The operator carries an observation device for watching the simulator...
5717413 Control device for display device  
There is disclosed an image display control system comprising a display device for forming an image, a detection device for detecting the moving direction or moving velocity of the visual axis of...
5717168 Method and device for capturing and processing graphical information  
Ultrasound pulses are emitted by two emitters (12, 14) carried by an instrument (10) and substantially aligned with the tip of the instrument. Several receivers (62a, . . . , 62e) occupy determined...
5710623 Point-type radio controller using infared rays  
A point-type radio controller using infrared rays facilitates an installation of a receiving sensor by arranging an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver at right angle to each other, and...
5703623 Smart orientation sensing circuit for remote control  
The invention relates to a smart device which senses changes to its own position and/or orientation, and transmits this information in a signal, which can be used to control a cursor on a view...
5701140 Method and apparatus for providing a cursor control interface with force feedback  
A method and apparatus for use with a computer for providing commands to a computer through tracked manual gestures and for providing feedback to the user through forces applied to the interface. A...
5691747 Electronic pointing device  
A compact, miniaturized pointing device for use with an electronic apparatus, such as a computer, personal data assistant (PDA), or digital watch display screen, is provided to indicate the...
5686942 Remote computer input system which detects point source on operator  
A computer input system for input of data to a computer from a remote location by a human operator. The computer input system includes a detecting means which remotely detects the movement of a...
5682181 Method and display control system for accentuating  
A new and improved display control system which includes a logic arrangement for causing auxiliary light information projected from a hand held light generating device upon a projected primary...
5675361 Computer keyboard pointing device  
A device provides pointing device functions in a keyboard without requiring a keyboard operator to move his hands from their normal typing positions. Position sensitive elements at the top surfaces...
5668574 Palm-top wireless trackball  
A palm-top wireless trackball including a mainframe to hold a circuit board on the inside, a hand-hold portion defined within said mainframe and having two smoothly curved opposite sides fitting...
5667220 Controller for a video game console  
A controller for a video game console includes first and second handheld control units. Each of the handheld control units has a housing with a finger operating surface that is provided with a...
5654741 Spatial light modulator display pointing device  
A display system with a pointer that is not restricted by wires or sensors. The display uses a spatial light modulator (14) for projecting an image on the screen (20). During a time period when all...
5652630 Video receiver display, three axis remote control, and microcontroller for executing programs  
A video display, which may be a television receiver with associated set top device, an intelligent television receiver, or a personal computer system enabled for television display, has associated...
5650831 Adjustable power remote control drive  
An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception,...
5648781 Method and apparatus for remotely controlling electrical appliances using a trackball and display  
A remote control method and apparatus thereof performs the remote control of electrical appliances using control menus corresponding to functions of the electrical appliances, which are displayed...
5640152 Hand held computer input apparatus and method  
A method and system for generating command signals for a computer monitor or other equipment. The system includes at least one pressure responsive potentiometer and a device operatively connected...
5638092 Cursor control system  
A cursor control system and method for moving a cursor on a computer screen in response to movement of a ring over a keyboard. A ring contains a transmitter circuit which is activated by a switch...
5627565 Space coordinates detecting device and input apparatus using same  
According to the present invention there is provided a space coordinates detecting device wherein a detecting section for detecting light emitted from a light source is provided, thereby permitting...
5627564 Graphic on-screen display method  
An on-screen display suitable for a graphic on-screen display is disclosed. The on-screen display method according to the present invention includes: step of graphically displaying OSD menus by...
5625380 Method and circuit for generating an activation signal and uses for the same  
In systems, such as graphic screens where activation of functions takes place by means of initiation signals, a certain period of time normally elapses from the initiation signal to the...
5624265 Printed publication remote contol for accessing interactive media  
In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control...