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8139030 Magnetic sensor for use with hand-held devices  
The use of magnetic field sensing to perform sophisticated command control and data input into a portable device is disclosed. A magnetic field sensor is embedded or fixedly attached to a portable...
8130214 Input apparatus  
An input apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention may include an operation member that is rotatable and is movable in a direction along a rotation axis between an extended...
8120575 Interactive pointing device  
An interactive pointing device having pointing function in space and game control is provided in the present invention. The interactive pointing device comprises an accelerometer module and a...
8111241 Gestural generation, sequencing and recording of music on mobile devices  
System and methods for an application that allows users to interactively create, transform and play music using cell phones, iPhones™ and other enabled mobile communication devices communicating w...
8106883 Mobile terminal and method for moving a cursor and executing a menu function using a navigation key  
A mobile terminal and method for moving a cursor and executing a menu function in respons to operations of a navigation key by the user are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes an optical sensor...
8068094 Pointing device, information display device, and input method utilizing the pointing device  
A pointing device that can move an object in a desired direction on a display screen includes a control unit that switches between a first mode and a second mode in accordance with the contents of...
8068096 Game program and game system  
A game system comprises a pointing device for pointing to an arbitrary point in a game screen displayed on a display device and an acceleration sensor provided in the pointing device. A processor...
8059094 Apparatus and method for navigation in three-dimensional graphical user interface  
A navigation apparatus and method for a three-dimensional graphical user interface are provided. The apparatus includes an input unit that has a plurality of trackballs, in a space containing a...
8026897 Cursor motion control of a pointing device  
A pointing device generates pixel counts at a predetermined frame rate indicative of motion in predetermined axes of a user's digit across an imaging surface. A cursor motion controller receives...
8019606 Identification and selection of a software application via speech  
An audible indication of a user's position within a given speech grammar framework is provided for a speech-enabled software application, and recognition of speech grammars are limited to use only...
7986307 Mechanism for allowing applications to filter out or opt into tablet input  
A system for enabling a tablet input object is described. A tablet input object can take various inputs from touch, a mouse, and a pen and send their information to an application.
7986304 System, device, and method for extending a stroke of a computer pointing device  
With respect to a system, device, and method for moving a graphical object, a computer system may include a display device, a processor configured to control movement of a graphical object in the...
7986300 Autonomic control of calibration for pointing device  
A computer system includes a computer, a calibration module, an event detection module, and an application interface module. The computer executes one or more applications and receives pointing...
7936335 Operation direction judging method for operation key in direction detecting switch  
An object of the present invention is to provide a directionality judging method for an operation key in a direction detecting switch, capable of detecting a key operation in any direction; and...
7898523 Device for controlling on-screen pointer  
The invention is a pointing device (20) for controlling an on-screen pointer (32). The pointing device (20) has a top body portion (22) for manipulation by the thumb of a user, and a bottom body...
7873913 Content scrolling system and method  
An exemplary content scrolling system includes a display unit for displaying content, a scroll bar for scrolling the displayed content, and a processing unit for scrolling the displayed content...
7864158 Use of graphical information to control processes  
A method and apparatus comprising a hand held controller adapted to communicate with at least one item of process equipment. The controller communicates to an operator through a screen using at...
7859517 Computer input device for automatically scrolling  
A computer input device includes a body and a trace-detecting module coupled to the body. The body has a micro control unit (MCU), and the trace-detecting module has at least a light pervious area,...
7854655 Obtaining input for controlling execution of a game program  
Methods of obtaining input for controlling execution of a game program are disclosed. Controller input information can identify a current position of a user-movable control stick in relation to a...
7853276 Mobile communication terminal and method  
A method for providing convenient switching between modes of character input on a communication terminal in connection with currency input. The method includes in a first mode of input, receiving...
7812819 Information processing apparatus and information processing method  
An information processing apparatus includes a first display control unit configured to display information on a display screen, a detection unit configured to detect the operation direction and an...
7777723 Mouse  
A mouse is provided with function buttons being aligned back and forth on its surface. Thus, the width is narrower than in a general mouse to make the mouse slim. Furthermore, the back-and-forth...
7772960 Pre-loaded force sensing resistor and method  
A force sensing resistor (FSR) includes a substrate having separated electrically conductive traces and another substrate having a resistive layer in which the substrates are subjected to a biasing...
7774155 Accelerometer-based controller  
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...
7737946 Mouse with a two-way movable cover module  
A mouse is disclosed to include a mouse body, which has a coupling structure on the top and two accommodation open chambers respectively at two sides of the coupling structure for storing different...
7730430 High density cursor system and method  
A method for enhancing a mouse cursor is presented. During the mouse cursor update display cycle, a test on the current mouse speed is made. If the mouse cursor's speed exceeds a predetermined...
7720317 Handheld image-tracking device within rectangle-shaped two-dimensional sensing array  
Because the back-and-forth movement by hand is slower and more strenuous than the leftward-and-rightward swinging, a handheld image-tracking device, which can be applied to an optical mouse or a...
7714839 Jog dial for mobile terminal  
A mobile terminal is provided for use in a wireless communication system. The mobile terminal comprising a housing having an opening and a selective input device. The selective input device...
7696980 Pointing device for use in air with improved cursor control and battery life  
One aspect of the present invention is an apparatus and method for improved cursor control in a device which can operate both on a work surface and in air. Cursor resolution is reduced as the user...
7672692 Pointing device having improved operability, its control method and mobile telephone  
A pointing device that can be operated to move an operational object on a display screen in any direction comprises a control unit for changing an operation mode of the pointing device according to...
7652661 “Seeing eye” mouse for computer system  
A hand operated pointing device for use with a computer includes a movable housing, a source of non-coherent light illuminating a work surface and circuitry in the movable housing using arrays of...
7623116 Roller with multiple force sense levels  
A roller device including a roller wheel configured to control scrolling of a graphical object along a first axis if the roller wheel is rotated by a user; a first sensor adjacent to a first side...
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...
7598943 Resizable wireless pointing device with a storable receiver  
The present invention relates to a resizable wireless pointing device with a storable receiver. The body housing comprises at least one inner compartment which is located next to the back of a...
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...
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...
7499023 Haptic feedback input device  
A haptic feedback input device includes an operating member having an annular circumferential surface, capable of rotating in a circumferential direction and moving radially, a motor that applies a...
7477235 Display apparatus having a scroll feature  
A display apparatus includes a display memory for storing an image of a first area forming a portion of an entire image; a display section including a display screen having a display area usable...
7468742 Interactive presentation system  
The present invention discloses an interactive presentation system which allows a presenter to perform a presentation while having various interactions directly with presentation material images in...
7453448 User interface and method of adapting a sensor signal to actuate multiple dimensions  
A user interface for a mobile device includes an input sensor having one degree of freedom operable by the user to generate a sensor signal, a screen having a two-dimensional surface showing a...
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...
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...
7397971 Image generating method and image generating apparatus  
A first storage unit is a storage area for storing original images. Inputted to an input unit is an operation instruction from a user. An obtaining identifying unit identifies an optimal original...
7388574 Pointing device  
A pointing device is provided which facilitates the assembly, achieves downsizing and has a long life. Magnetic sensors 21 are placed symmetrically two by two along an X axis and Y axis on a...
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...
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...
7355585 Input device and information processing apparatus with such input device and cursor display control method  
An input device may be used with the information processing apparatus and the like, and provides an improved ease of operation in moving the cursor on the display screen. The input device includes...
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...
7327349 Advanced navigation techniques for portable devices  
The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates navigating smoothly and gracefully through any type of content viewable on portable devices such as cell-phones, PDAs,...
7245289 Force-applying input device  
A force-applying input device includes a mechanical section including a tilting lever; an operation section mounted to an end of the tilting lever; first and second actuators which apply a force to...
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