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7619612 Pointing device with light source for providing visible light through a moveable puck  
A pointing device includes a base surface. The pointing device includes a moveable puck confined to move over the base surface within a puck field of motion. The pointing device includes a position...
RE40956 TV mute finger ring  
TV Mute Finger Ring with a hollow C shaped finger ring housing. The housing contains the standard electronics and IR transmitting LED associated with activating the mute function of a standard TV....
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...
7609854 Method for displaying medical image information dependent on a detected position of the observer  
In a method for representation of medical image information on a display medium an image representation parameter is varied dependent on the position of the observer. Superimpositions of data sets...
7609281 Accelerated rotation for displaying an image  
A transform engine is configured to rotate, and/or rotate and translate, one or more polygons in response to screen orientation. Thus, when texture data obtained from a pre-rotated image is applied...
7609178 Reconfigurable tactile sensor input device  
A reconfigurable tactile input device includes a first rigid electrode layer, a compressible dielectric structure, and a second flexible electrode layer forming together a tactile sensor with...
7607111 Method and device for browsing information on a display  
Information is browsed on a display device of a hand-held device naturally and logically essentially in a mirror-like way when the portion of the virtual data object displayed on the display device...
7605803 Method of operating an optical mouse  
Movement of a hand operated pointing device may be tracked by providing a source of non-coherent light in a movable housing for illuminating a work surface and providing circuitry for producing a...
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...
7598967 Accelerated rotation for displaying an image  
A transform engine is configured to rotate, and/or rotate and translate, one or more polygons in response to screen orientation. Thus, when texture data obtained from a pre-rotated image is applied...
7598942 System and method for gesture based control system  
The system provides a gestural interface to various visually presented elements, presented on a display screen or screens. A gestural vocabulary includes ‘instantaneous’ commands, in which...
7597624 Light gun system for plasma and LCD displays  
A method and apparatus for determining a vertical and horizontal (X-Y) target shot position on a Liquid Crystal or Plasma display screen may be adapted to connect to commercially available video...
7593025 Accelerated rotation for displaying an image  
A transform engine is configured to rotate, and/or rotate and translate, one or more polygons in response to screen orientation. Thus, when texture, obtained from a pre-rotated image is applied to...
7592997 System and method for determining a position, in particular for augmented reality applications  
The invention relates to a system for determining the position of a user and/or a moving device by means of tracking methods, in particular for augmented reality applications, with an interface ( 9...
7590468 Robot system  
A robot system can grasp and take out one of a plurality of workpieces placed in a basket-like container by a hand mounted at the forward end of a robot arm. The workpiece is detected by a visual...
7583277 Accelerated rotation for displaying an image  
A transform engine is configured to rotate, and/or rotate and translate, one or more polygons in response to screen orientation. Thus, when texture, obtained from a pre-rotated image is applied to...
7583258 Optical tracker with tilt angle detection  
Optical tracking systems, method, and devices are described in which optical components detect light within a substantially planar region adjacent to a user device. Tracking logic may receive...
7583220 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...
7580046 Accelerated rotation for displaying an image  
A transform engine is configured to rotate, and/or rotate and translate, one or more polygons in response to screen orientation. Thus, when texture, obtained from a pre-rotated image is applied to...
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...
7576729 Foot controlled computer mouse with finger clickers  
A device for generating and delivering control signals to a computer has a housing with a top foot engaging surface on a top portion. Roller bearings captivated between the top portion and a base...
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...
7564469 Interactivity with a mixed reality  
Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed...
7557935 Optical coordinate input device comprising few elements  
The present invention is an optical electronic input device for identifying the coordinates of an object in a given area. The device may capture two-dimensional or three-dimensional input...
7557799 System for determining pointer position, movement, and angle  
An a data input system includes an encoded pad having position encoding and a data input device adapted to image a portion of the encoded pad to determine position and orientation of the data input...
7557797 Mouse-based user interface device providing multiple parameters and modalities  
The notion of a conventional mouse is extended to provide an extended number of simultaneously adjustable user interface parameters. In one family of realizations, one or more trackballs,...
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...
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...
7545363 User interface controlling apparatus, user interface controlling method, and computer program  
A user interface controlling apparatus is disclosed which includes an inputting section for inputting user operation information, and a display controlling section for controlling display of data...
7545362 Multi-modal navigation in a graphical user interface computing system  
A pointing device, and the use thereof, is described that allows a displayed cursor or other navigation control to be controlled in different modes, such as at different resolutions. The pointing...
7542811 Control apparatus with a balance feedback function  
A control apparatus with a balance feedback function includes a direction control module for outputting several direction signals of different directions; an operation control module outputting...
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...
7535456 Methods and devices for removing unintentional movement in 3D pointing devices  
Systems and methods according to the present invention describe 3D pointing devices and methods which detect movement of the 3D pointing device and remove unintentional movement from the output...
7534988 Method and system for optical tracking of a pointing object  
Optical tracking systems, method, and devices are described in which optical components detect light within a substantially planar region adjacent to a user device. Tracking logic may receive...
7532912 Mobile radio device having movable pointer on display screen  
A mobile radio device improves its operability with a simple configuration and facilitates the pointing operation of a pointer displayed on a screen to a desired area. First apparatus displays a...
7532206 System and method for differentiating between pointers used to contact touch surface  
A touch system comprises a touch surface and at least one camera acquiring images of the touch surface. A pointer contact data generator generates pointer position data in response to pointer...
7532200 Apparatus for setting multi-stage displacement resolution of a mouse  
An apparatus for setting multi-stage displacement resolution of a mouse is disclosed, which has a X-Y axis plane displacement detector, a switching circuit and a mouse micro controller. The X-Y...
7532199 Input apparatus  
An input apparatus compact and superior in operability is disclosed wherein, in either a folded or unfolded position, a joystick control can exhibit the same operations and an optical signal from a...
7532116 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...
7526316 Mobile phone and mobile phone control method  
In a mobile phone remotely operating an information device, a communication unit receives information displayed on the information device. A display device displays a part of the information. A...
7522153 Displaying apparatus and control method  
The displaying apparatus 100 displays a plurality of display data sequentially by updating its display. On a surface of the frame 100 a , the displaying apparatus 100 includes a display panel ...
7512891 Method for local registration, enrollment, and interaction with multiple-user information display systems by coordinating voice and optical inputs  
This invention provides a method for registering and enrolling multiple users in a interactive information display systems where the untethered multiple users interact with large information...
7511632 Remote control device and method using structured data format  
A remote control device and method using a structured data format. The remote control device includes a data transmitting/receiving unit for receiving structured data from a remote...
7510477 Control apparatus for use with a computer or video game system  
A control device for controlling a display of a computer system for use with a video game includes a coordinate control unit for providing information related to a vertical and horizontal tilt of...
7508384 Writing system  
A Micro Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) which is based on MEMS accelerometers and gyro sensors is developed for real-time recognition of human hand motions, especially as used in the context of...
7508378 Remote control system, remote control operating device, and remote control method  
The present invention is provided with an input device for inputting connection information between information processing equipment and information reproduction equipment connected to the...
7508375 Method for controlling a control of a display  
A method for controlling a control of a display comprising a control cluster. The display is placed in a first or a second orientation. The method first detects the orientation of the display....
7508374 Electronic appliance having magnifying-glass display function, display controlling method, and display control program  
In a portable telephone, a sensor constructed of, for example, a 3-axial acceleration sensor is built in the vicinity of a display unit which is provided on a main body of the portable telephone....
7506153 Method and system for user registration using sensor with identifier  
A method and system for enabling registration of a user to use a computer system. The method includes providing a printed registration form containing information relating to user registration, the...