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7429980 Oscillation and rotation metric controller  
An oscillation and rotation metric controller comprised of a scrolling wheel mechanism to oscillate for driving magnetic poles of a permanent magnet to displace thus to generate signals of changed...
7427980 Game controller spatial detection  
A method of identifying a specific object representation in a computer simulation is presented. A computer simulation of a physical room is generated and displayed by a game console. A game...
7427979 Pointing apparatus and method  
Provided are a pointing apparatus and method. The apparatus, which inputs a pointing signal to a portable computer, includes an accelerometer outputting an acceleration signal in response to motion...
7427941 State-sensitive navigation aid  
Navigation logic and related methods are described for assisting a user in using a remote control (RC) device. The navigation logic determines a current state of a user's interaction with an...
7424388 Motion determining apparatus and storage medium having motion determining program stored thereon  
Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor is obtained. A rotation motion of an input device around a predetermined direction as a rotation axis is determined by comparing a...
7423632 Mouse with a built-in laser pointer  
A mouse with a built-in laser pointer including a mouse body, a first holding portion, a second holding portion, a laser source and a laser-emitting button is provided. Both the first holding...
7423631 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...
7423630 Signal input apparatus  
A signal input apparatus includes a hand-held device and a receiving device. The hand-held device includes a sensor for outputting a signal, a first data port coupled to the sensor, and a wireless...
7420540 Determining positioning and/or relative movement of graphical-user interface element based on display images  
A system for a computing device of one embodiment of the invention is disclosed that includes an image-capturing mechanism and a controller. The image-capturing mechanism is capable of capturing...
7417623 Pointing device and displacement estimation method  
A method of estimating image displacement by block matching for a pointing device used in a computer system. The method provided in the present invention comprises capturing digital images...
7417622 Mouse scroll device  
An improved mouse scroll device installs a scroll sensing plate integrally coupled and neatly aligned with the main body of a mouse for providing an appropriate position to operate the mouse...
7414611 3D pointing devices with orientation compensation and improved usability  
Systems and methods according to the present invention describe 3D pointing devices which enhance usability by transforming sensed motion data from a first frame of reference (e.g., the body of the...
7414596 Data conversion method and apparatus, and orientation measurement apparatus  
An orientation sensor measures the orientation of the orientation sensor itself on a sensor coordinate system, and outputs an orientation measurement value. A first alignment data setting unit...
7411583 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...
7411580 Input device with antenna  
In an input device in that an input part for inputting information is accommodated in a housing thereof, an antenna is arranged at an upper surface inside the housing and emits a radio wave based...
7411579 Information processing apparatus having function of changing orientation of screen image  
An information processing apparatus includes a housing with a top surface, a keyboard placed on the top surface of the housing, a display unit with a front surface and a rear surface, supported by...
7405726 3D cursor or joystick device  
A 3D cursor or joystick device and control method employs a complementary pair of emitter/detector units, one worn on a part of a user's body (e.g., the head) and the other mounted in a stationary...
7405725 Movement detection device and communication apparatus  
A movement detection device includes a self-sustaining movement detection unit which is attached to an operator's body and detects a movement or a posture of an attached part of the operator's...
7401300 Adaptive user interface input device  
The present invention relates to an adaptable user interface. The adaptable user interface provides a more error free input function as well as greater ease of use when being used during certain...
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...
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...
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...
7389591 Orientation-sensitive signal output  
The selection and output of a signal, such as an alphanumeric character, is provided depending upon the orientation of a device, such as a mobile telephone. In particular, a neutral position of a...
7388578 Touch display PDA phone with slide keypad  
A user interface for an electronic device is constructed having a touch sensitive screen which may be operated in multiple configurations. A shuttle keypad is slidably mounted on the device with...
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...
7382356 Input unit for games and musical keyboards  
A computer game system uses an infrared sensor which produces an infrared light to produce pulse of infrared light. Optics focus reflections from the infrared light pulse from different portions of...
7379078 Controlling text symbol display size on a display using a remote control device  
Described is a solution for controlling text symbol size on a display of a display unit based on a measurement of the distance between a remote control device and the display unit. A distance...
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...
7372452 Portable terminal capable of displaying data in an upright direction regardless of rotation of screen and method therefore  
A portable terminal displays data received from the exterior or internally generated on its screen in an upright direction. The portable terminal includes a video processor, a display with the...
7372451 Industrial augmented reality  
This invention includes a system and method for displaying a data including detecting visual markers ( 18 ) within view of a wearable camera ( 14 ) worn by a human worker, determining the...
7369046 Wireless human interface device with integrated temperature sensor  
A wireless human interface device (HID) includes an input interface module for accepting inputs from a user; a microprocessor for processing the accepted inputs; a wireless transmitter for...
7366540 Hand-held communication device as pointing device  
A hand-held communication device capable of being configured as a pointing device employs a camera assembly for sensing movement of the device with respect to a surface, or movement of a user's...
7365741 Method for navigation and selection at a terminal device  
A system and method for navigation and selection in an information space at least partly displayed on a display screen at a mobile terminal device. The information space contains selectable...
7365737 Non-uniform gesture precision  
A motion controlled handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of gestures. Each gesture is...
7365736 Customizable gesture mappings for motion controlled handheld devices  
A motion controlled handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of predefined gestures. Each...
7365735 Translation controlled cursor  
A motion controlled handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate a current image. The device includes a motion detection module operable to detect motion of...
7365734 Control of display content by movement on a fixed spherical space  
The present invention addresses the above described problems by simplifying the assumptions on possible motions made by a user. This simplification process can take place by making an assumption...
7362310 Systems and methods to move a keyboard  
According to some embodiments, a keyboard may be moved to a location behind a display.
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...
7352361 Display device for a portable terminal capable of displaying an adaptive image  
A display device for a portable terminal displays an adaptive image in accordance with a position of a user. The display device includes a display unit, a slope detection unit for detecting a slope...
7348963 Interactive video display system  
An interactive video display system. A display screen is for displaying a visual image for presentation to a user. A camera is for detecting an object in an interactive area located in front of the...
7333879 Offline programming device  
An offline programming device capable of automatically generating a measuring program by which the time and the workload for making an offline program may be greatly reduced. The offline...
7333090 Method and apparatus for analysing gestures produced in free space, e.g. for commanding apparatus by gesture recognition  
The method obtains a signature (S) of a gesture produced in free space, e.g. for producing gesture recognition commands, by deriving at least one time-evolving signal representative of muscular...
7333087 Method of adjusting pointing position during click operation and 3D input device using the same  
A method of adjusting a pointing position on a display during click operation is performed by using a 3D input device including a first unit for detecting movement of a hand and a second unit for...
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...
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...
7315751 Portable apparatus including improved pointing device  
A portable apparatus includes a housing, a display device disposed on the housing, an imaging device disposed on the housing to capture an image, and a processor displaying a pointer on the display...
7312787 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,...