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7167975 |
Wireless Universal Serial Bus link for a computer system
A computer system having transceivers coupled to USB ports so as to provide a wireless USB bus between a computer and one or more peripheral devices is disclosed. The transceivers allows the...
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7167160 |
Dual mode input device
A dual mode input device, e.g. an optical mouse, is capable of performing data input function by moving the input device. Alternatively, the dual mode input device can also be an optical trackball....
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7166831 |
Optical mouse with replaceable contaminant barrier
An optical mouse comprises a housing, an optics module, and a replaceable contaminant barrier. The housing has a surface with an optical window. The optics module includes a light source disposed...
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7167157 |
Input device for improving man-machine interface
An input device for improving man-machine interface, for use in connection with a data processing system such as a computer, is disclosed. The input device provides a more direct and natural...
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7164412 |
Key free mouse
A key-free mouse includes a top cover and a bottom cover connected to each other through a pivotal connection of locking pins to locking slots. The locking pins and the locking slots are...
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7164413 |
Enhanced input peripheral
A mouse having X- and Y-position encoders, and associated circuitry for generating X- and Y-movement data, additionally includes an optical sensor for producing grey-scale image data, thereby...
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7159700 |
Computer peripheral with cable reeling device
A computer peripheral with cable reeling device has a reeling device and an input device. The reeling device has a housing and a communication cable extensibly retracted in the housing. The...
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7161582 |
Data input device for tracking and detecting lift-off from a tracking surface by a reflected laser speckle pattern
A data input device for use with a tracking surface having light-scattering properties. The device comprises a coherent light source for projecting a coherent light beam onto the tracking surface...
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7158116 |
Rechargeable cordless input and pointing device
A wireless pointing device, such as a computer mouse, employs self-generated electric energy to power itself and to recharge its internal energy cell. The self-generated power may come from a...
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7158115 |
Spring system for re-centering a movable object
A puck is movable within a puck field of motion defined by a boundary. Arcuate springs connect the puck to the boundary. Each arcuate spring has a first end connected to the puck and a second end...
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7158119 |
Track ball device and electronic apparatus using the same
Relating to a track ball device for manipulating a cursor moving on a display screen of an electronic apparatus, a track ball device being manipulated precisely while generating a click feel when a...
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7158118 |
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...
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7154471 |
Color arrangement for a cursor
Control arrangement for a cursor ( 140 ) on a screen or a display for a computer ( 130 ), comprising a hand unit ( 10 ) with two sensing elements ( 20, 30 ) adapted to be applied on two of the...
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7154475 |
Computer mouse with magnetic orientation features
A computer mouse 10 has magnetic orientation features. It comprises a body 11 in which is located a mechanism 13 for sensing the x and y movement of the body and a compassing device 16 for...
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7154470 |
Envelope modulator for haptic feedback devices
An amplitude modulator circuit includes a reference oscillator and an envelope modulator coupled to the reference oscillator for receiving a reference signal. A microcontroller is coupled to the...
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7154474 |
Computer mouse with fragrance emitting means
A computer mouse having a housing with a bottom surface which rests upon a horizontal operating surface. A tracking device is positioned in the housing for generating pointer control data. A...
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7150402 |
Device and method for a wireless mouse to detect the battery status of a host computer
A device and method for a wireless mouse to detect the battery status of a host computer are proposed. A low-battery monitor mode of a battery is activated. Whether the battery has a low-battery...
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7146005 |
Input element for a telephone
An input element for a telephone for inputting data having two rotary functions in respectively opposite directions, and which also has two key functions which are independent of the rotary...
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7145548 |
Biomechanically low load computer mouse
A mouse which truly performs at a low load level, significantly reducing high statistics rates of damaged muscle tissue and severe injury. The mouse does not require lifting to get back into sync...
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7142193 |
Coordinate input device having rotating bodies capable of rotating in a direction normal to the rotation of a wheel
A coordinate input device comprising a wheel operable through rotation includes a plurality of rotating bodies disposed along a circumferential edge of the wheel for rotation and a rotating body...
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7142376 |
Light apparatus of an optical mouse with an aperture stop and the light projection method thereof
A light apparatus of an optical mouse with an aperture stop and the light projection method thereof are described. The light apparatus has at least one image-forming lens and an aperture stop. The...
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7142192 |
Cursor locator for multi-monitor systems
Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for locating a cursor displayed on one of a set of one or more monitors. According to some...
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7136045 |
Tactile mouse
A low-cost tactile feedback mouse device for providing haptic feedback to a user for enhancing interactions and manipulations in a graphical environment provided by a computer. The mouse device...
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7136046 |
Structure of housing for wireless mouse
The structure of a housing for a wireless mouse comprises an upper cover, a lower cover and a battery lid, wherein the upper cover has a battery-receiving chamber; it is characterized by that: a...
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7133026 |
Information input device for giving input instructions to a program executing machine
An information input device has a device body made of an elastically deformable material. The device body can be held in a palm and operated with one hand. The device body is provided in its face...
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7133027 |
Display device operating in sub-field process and method of displaying images in such display device
A display device operating in accordance with a sub-field process, includes a first block which varies the number of bits of a received image signal, a second block which calculates an average...
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7133028 |
Drive activity sampling and notification
A data storage device activity state is sampled and used to control a remote data storage device activity indicator. A disk drive activity signal is sampled by hardware either based on an edge...
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7119791 |
Mouse
In a mouse connected to a personal computer, a casing body is provided with a space for housing a data storage medium therein. A data processor communicates data between the personal computer and...
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7119792 |
Cursor control device having an integral top member
The present invention provides an improved computer mouse that has a mouse housing having a base member and a top member. The base member is configured primarily to make moving contact with the...
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7119323 |
Error corrected optical navigation system
An optical navigation system. The optical navigation system includes an image sensor capable of optical coupling to a surface of an object, a data storage device, and a navigation circuit. The data...
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7114018 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for communication of non-keyboard related data via a keyboard connection
Communicating non-keyboard related data via a keyboard connection is disclosed. A keyboard protocol format is added to the non-keyboard related data. The non-keyboard related data is then...
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7113171 |
Universal input device
The present invention relates to input devices and particularly to input devices for use with computer and telecommunications systems and/or other object systems and/or devices. More particularly,...
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7114154 |
Automating time sequenced tasks
Methods and systems are provided to develop and use complex automated tasks sequences. The tasks sequences are assembled graphically by assigning Actions to ActionDates. An Action is a component...
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7109972 |
Adjustable pointing and control device with automatic handedness switch
An adjustable pointing and control device with automatic handedness switch. The top of the housing can be adjusted independently in three desirable directions, roll, pitch, and height, with...
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7106314 |
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...
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7106302 |
Wireless pointing device with forced power-off function
A wireless pointing device with forced power-off function includes a body and a power supply switch. The body includes a pointing module, a battery, and a wireless transmission module. The wireless...
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7106301 |
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...
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7106313 |
Force feedback interface device with force functionality button
A force feedback mouse interface device connected to a host computer and providing realistic force feedback to a user. The mouse interface device includes a mouse object and a linkage coupled to...
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7105755 |
Rotary encoder and method of manufacturing substrate thereof
A two-phase rotary encoder is provided which includes a substrate for the encoder which is double-faced and has a copper-foil-bonded substrate etched thereon, a first ring-shaped electrode pattern...
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7102541 |
Isotonic-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...
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7098892 |
Remote scroll wheel sensing using a cable
A scrolling apparatus is disclosed that includes a rotatable scroll wheel and a sensor assembly coupled mechanically through a flexible cable. The sensor assembly has an encoder wheel that rotates...
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7098893 |
Thumb and finger guide attachable to a computer mouse and a computer mouse incorporating same
Thumb and finger guide structure for a computer mouse includes two guides, one located on either side of the mouse. One guide is designed to receive the user's thumb and the other is designed to...
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7091950 |
Force feedback device including non-rigid coupling
A method and apparatus for providing force sensations in virtual environments includes a human/computer interface device and method used in conjunction with a host computer and which can provide...
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7091951 |
High resolution scrolling apparatus
A scrolling apparatus is disclosed that includes a rotatable scroll wheel and a sensor assembly coupled mechanically. The sensor assembly has an encoder wheel that rotates in response to rotation...
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7084838 |
Method and system for controlling the motion of stereoscopic cameras using a three-dimensional mouse
The invention relates to a method and system of controlling the motion of a set of stereoscopic cameras. The method comprises displaying at least one stereoscopic image on a set of display device,...
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7084856 |
Mouse having a rotary dial
A user operated input device is disclosed. The user operated input device includes a housing and a rotary dial positioned relative to an external surface of the housing. The rotary dial provides a...
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7081883 |
Low-profile multi-channel input device
A high-performance, compact, finger-operated pointing device comprises a body ( 34 ), a base ( 32 ), and return members ( 48 ). The body has integrated input elements ( 52 ). Finger-engaging...
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7081884 |
Computer input device with angular displacement detection capabilities
A computer input device, such as a mouse, is disclosed that includes one or more sensor systems for detecting translational displacement and angular displacement of the input device relative to a...
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7079116 |
Method of processing data of optical mouse
Disclosed herein is a method of processing data of an optical mouse. The method includes the steps of calculating a motion vector of the optical mouse through processing of digitally converted...
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7075517 |
Enhanced method and user interface for controlling radio communications equipment by utilizing a wheel mouse
An Enhanced Method and User Interface for Controlling Radio Communications Equipment by Utilizing a Wheel Mouse is disclosed. The user interface method of this invention utilizes a wheel mouse in...
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