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6694391 Combination computer mouse and telephony handset  
A computer peripheral apparatus includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion. The second portion is pivotable between a first position nested with...
6690352 Multi-mode input control device  
A multi-mode input control device for use with a computer via a graphic user interface (GUI) is disclosed. The input control device may optionally perform functions of a mouse device and a...
6690359 Computer mouse device  
A computer mouse device for controlling a cursor displayed on a personal computer. The computer mouse device includes a platform. An outer housing for grasping by a hand of an adult user is mounted...
6686903 Wireless mouse capable of generating and accumulating electrical energy  
A wireless mouse capable of generating and accumulating electrical energy. The wireless mouse includes: (a) a first rolling wheel, which longitudinally props up the rolling ball and detects the...
6683598 Mouse optical sampling scheme  
Methods and systems for implementing an improved mouse optical sampling scheme are disclosed. At least one counter state machine is used to control at least one PTR state machine. At least one PTR...
6683601 Electronic apparatus including pen  
Disclosed is a user-friendly electronic apparatus having a pen and a panel as the input devices. The pen is tethered to the apparatus by a cord on which position data is recorded along its length...
6683597 Monitor connected with a pointing device for adjusting images on a screen  
A monitor connected to a computer and a pointing device. The monitor comprises a screen for displaying images, an on-screen display (OSD) control unit for displaying on-screen images on the screen,...
6681268 Dual pointing screen cursor device comprising touch pad and stick wherein each has identifying bytes that is transmitted through single channel port  
A personal computer system enables simultaneous use of a relative-coordinate-mode input device and an absolute-coordinate-mode input device, thereby allowing correct input of absolute coordinate...
6677930 Mouse  
A mouse for a computer has a small touch panel to realize improved functions. The mouse ( 40 ) has a lower case ( 41 ) and an upper case ( 42 ) that covers an upper part of the lower case. A front...
6670945 Volume integral type multi-directional input apparatus  
A multi-directional input apparatus having a volume as signal output reduces the number of parts needed for the multi-directional input apparatus. Turning members 40 A and 40 B which are turned...
6666568 Computer light  
A light which is electrically connected to a computer power supply and which is powered by rechargeable batteries that are recharged by power from the computer to illuminate the inside of the...
6667733 Pointing device  
The pointing device of the present invention has a case fixed to a mounting substrate. A sliding-type operating body and moving bodies for moving linearly in X-Y directions in the case as the...
6664947 Safe and handy pointing device  
An inherently safe and handy pointing device ( 22 ) comprises a bottom ( 20 ), housing ( 30 ) attached on top of the bottom, means for controlling a relative coursor position, a plurality of...
6664948 Tracking pointing device motion using a single buffer for cross and auto correlation determination  
Cross correlation between a reference image frame and a comparison image frame determine the direction of motion relative to x and y orthogonal axes for a pointing device that uses optical imaging...
6657559 Mouse with remote control function of infrared ray  
A mouse with infrared remote control function comprises: an optical encode control circuit, a microprocessor circuit, a wire driver circuit of the transmitting part, an infrared modulating...
6655647 Reference mouse pad  
A reference mouse pad provides data, which is accessible, when the mouse pad is opened. The reference mouse pad having a body made up of a cover and a base that are hinged together. The cover...
6650315 Mouse device with a built-in printer  
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the...
6650316 Mouse with replaceable push panel  
A mouse with replaceable push panel comprising a push panel and a base unit. At an appropriate position of the base unit, such as its front or its rear, there is at least one embedding unit, the...
6650313 Method and adapter for performing assistive motion data processing and/or button data processing external to a computer  
Assistive motion data processing and/or button data processing is performed in an adapter on user inputted variable data produced by a pointing device prior to communication to a computer. This...
6646631 Input device  
An input device which provides excellent operability and reaction to a user, and which can be easily operated. The device comprises a casing, an operation unit supported parallel-movably in a...
6646632 Tactile force feedback device  
A tactile force feedback apparatus for an input device comprises an inertial member having a movable portion being movable relative to the input device. A magnetically actuatable member is...
6639583 User interface utilizing a computer pointing device with infrared bridge  
A pointing device integrates an IR transceiver into the pointing device. An infrared communication link may then be established between another device and the IR transceiver on the pointing device....
6636161 Isometric haptic feedback interface  
A force feedback interface having isotonic and isometric control capability coupled to a host computer that displays a graphical environment such as a GUI. The interface includes a user...
6636198 Incremental controller for graphical displays  
An incremental controller for generating a supplemental positioning signal for use in a display system which includes a graphical positioning device is disclosed. The controller includes an input...
6633930 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information providing medium  
Disclosed herein are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and information providing medium, more particularly, the present invention provides an information...
6630922 Handedness detection for a physical manipulatory grammar  
A device supporting a user interface includes a feedback module for presenting information related to a data structure and a processor for controlling the feedback module and the data structure....
6631303 Imaging compensation method for optical pointing devices  
An imaging compensation or transformation method for signals detected by a sensor which is placed arbitrarily away from its ideal location into signals which would result if the sensor were in the...
6626593 Pen printer  
A printing system. The system may include an ink dispenser, a switch to generate an initial position signal, a movement sensor to generate movement signals and a circuit that causes the dispenser...
6624808 Sensor system mouse  
The invention includes a pointer system that utilizes a plurality of sensors rather than a conventional roller ball system to determine movements of the pointer system. One component of the sensor...
6623194 Position encoder system  
The present invention hides the mouse cord thus allowing for better desktop space management and greater use satisfaction. It also provides for easy integration of computer mouse capability with...
6621485 Gel cushion for keyboard cursor control stick  
A gel cushion that can be attached to an existing cursor pointing device (control stick) on a computer or keyboard, or be integrally formed with the cap during manufacture. The gel cushion is...
6618037 Pointing device and information processing apparatus  
A pointing device is provided, enabling to specify a position in a predetermined space easily. A ball is rotatably fitted in the bottom of a body of a pointing device, and the ball rolls when the...
6615285 Method and apparatus for dynamically determining an address uniquely identifying a hardware component on a common bus  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for dynamically determining a bus address that uniquely identifies a hardware component on a common bus. In an illustrative cell station implementation, each...
6611250 Foot pedal computer mouse including modular auxiliary unit  
A mouse assembly includes a modular auxiliary unit that is operable in complement with a floor or pedal assembly. The modular auxiliary unit includes structure for conveniently securing the unit as...
6611251 Structure for high resolution mouse  
Improved structure for high resolution mouse is equipped with a frictional sleeve on each one of a pair of transmission shafts with transmission wheel circumferential length multiple of that of...
6611139 Three dimensional positioning device  
A three dimensional positional device which may be used with a computer to enable, for example, a cursor to be moved in three dimensions. The device includes a movable portion ( 64 ) and a...
6608616 Ergonomic scrolling device  
An ergonomic scrolling device comprises a shell and a rolling wheel. The rolling wheel is pivotally connected to the shell. The shell has an axial shaft perpendicular to the axis of the rolling...
6606084 Resiliently cushioned cap for computer pointing device  
A cushion that can be attached to an existing cursor pointing device (control stick) on a computer or keyboard, or be integrally formed with the cap during manufacture. The cushion is flexible...
6606244 Pointing device having computer host  
The present invention discloses a pointing device having a computer host. The present invention comprises a cursor move device for moving the cursor and a command input device for inputting...
6603461 Keyboard as a computer pointing device for disabled users  
A keyboard that may be utilized as a pointing device for disabled users is presented. The keyboard has one or more large buttons that allows the keyboard to be toggled between two different states....
6603459 Two-direction input device and operating device using combination of two-direction input device and coordinate input member  
An operating device which enables various input operations. A two-direction input device is provided in front of a flat input member. When an operation button is moved in a Y 1 or Y 2 direction,...
6603460 Mouse structure  
A mouse structure includes a base and a cover mounted to the base. A recess is defined in a front portion of the cover for receiving buttons therein. A first far infra-red emitting member is...
6600477 Method for inputting data via the foot  
One embodiment of the present invention comprises a method for inputting information into an electronic device comprising the acts of orienting a sensing pad relative to an electronic device...
6600479 Input device with cable storage  
An input device, which is capable of changing the appearance of a display, includes a body made up of a cover and a base, a cable receiver, and a cable coupled to the cable receiver. The input...
6599259 Computer input device having massaging elements  
A computer input device configured to provide massage stimuli to a user is disclosed. The massage stimuli may include stroking, compression, kneading, squeezing or percussion of a soft body tissue...
6593911 Infrared cordless mouse with mouse pad/receiver  
A cordless mouse with a transmission port for transmitting light signals downwardly into a mouse pad. The mouse pad includes a lower section and an upper section. The upper section is made of a LCD...
6590564 Ergonomic computer input device  
A computer input device that comfortably supports the hand of the user while the thumb and fingers are associated with buttons, a trackball, and a scrolling wheel carried on the device. The overall...
6590563 Pointing device having two parts and method of use therefor  
This invention describes an electronic device having a pointing device consisting of a first portion and a second portion. The second portion of the pointing device is separable from the first and...
6587091 Stabilized tactile output mechanism for computer interface devices  
A force feedback mechanism designed for use with a mouse, trackball, keyboard, or other interface device manipulated by a user. The mechanism consists of a non-planar surface 11 that is...
6583781 Methods, systems and computer program products for controlling events associated with user interface elements by capturing user intent based on pointer movements  
Methods, systems and computer program products are provide which control events associated with an element of a user interface by determining a characteristic(s) of pointer movement of a pointing...