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7616189 |
Optical mouse light emitter
An optical mouse light emitter has a transparent body, a divergent light-emitting component and a disc reflective structure. The transparent body has a front end surface and a lateral circular...
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7616188 |
Mouse roller with horizontal scrolling and horizontal tilting switch
A number of embodiments of a rotatable member or wheel that can be mounted in a mouse or other input device that allows both rotation and response to lateral pressure for horizontal or other...
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7616186 |
Acceleration reference devices, cellular communication terminal systems, and methods that sense terminal movement for cursor control
An acceleration reference device comprises an accelerometer that is configured to generate acceleration information that is indicative of movement of the device; a communication interface that is...
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7615733 |
Optical navigation apparatus and method for making the apparatus
An optical navigation apparatus and method for making the apparatus uses a light source and a sensor having an imaging array mounted on a leadframe and encapsulated in an optically transparent body...
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7613329 |
Apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer that detects defective pixels
An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer includes a light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating reflected images. The apparatus includes a navigation...
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7612764 |
Position tracking sensor of optical mouse and method of controlling the same
Disclosure is a position tracking sensor of an optical mouse and method of controlling the same. The position tracking sensor comprises an image sensor for receiving light inputted from exterior of...
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7612763 |
Computer peripheral with integrated infrared therapy and method of making same
An apparatus for infrared therapy includes a body having a first surface portion and a second surface portion. A motion sensing device is positioned adjacent to the first surface portion and is...
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7609251 |
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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7609250 |
Optical module and input apparatus using the same
Provided are an optical module and an input apparatus having the same. The input apparatus includes the optical module having a circuit board provided with a light source and a sensor installed...
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7602376 |
Moving dielectric, capacitive position sensor configurations
A capacitive sensor configuration is capable of determining position and/or velocity for rotary or linear translation using a movable dielectric element coupled to an elongate member. The...
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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...
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7595722 |
Bidirectional rotary device for menu navigation
In a multifunction operating device, e.g., for a vehicle, for selecting function groups and functions in a menu structure that may be represented on a display device, the operating device includes...
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7589711 |
User interface device with double sensor input to capture rotation
Embodiments of the present invention provide a user interface device that can capture motion in more than two degrees of freedom at a time. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention...
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7589496 |
User input device charging system
An input device charging system is presented. The input device charging system includes a base having a primary alignment feature and a charging connection. The alignment feature and charging...
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7586482 |
Method and related wireless mouse for decreasing delay time of data packet transmission system
A method for increasing a report rate of a wireless mouse for decreasing delay time of the wireless mouse includes selecting a packet mode, inputting data corresponding to the selected packet mode...
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7583254 |
Input device including power generating device
A disclosed input device has an input section to detect acceleration applied to the device body and output a detection signal corresponding to the detected acceleration. The device includes a power...
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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...
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7574628 |
Clickless tool
A novel click-less tool system for performing user input device actions on computer systems, such as mouse clicks, automatically and without the need to mechanically perform these actions. All...
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7570248 |
Mouse having storable hook module
A mouse has a storable hook module, which is stored within the main body of the mouse in most circumstance. In a case that the notebook computer is carried to another place, the hook module should...
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7567234 |
Programmable optical mouse
An optical-signal receiver comprises an optical sensor operable to receive an optical signal from an optical-signal emitter communicatively coupled to an electronic system and a processor operable...
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7567232 |
Method of using tactile feedback to deliver silent status information to a user of an electronic device
Embodiments of the present invention use haptic feedback to deliver status information to users in environments and situations where sight and/or sound is too overt from a privacy perspective. In...
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7564447 |
System and method for measuring operational life of a computer mouse
An exemplary system for measuring operational life of a computer mouse is disclosed. The system includes a computer ( 10 ), a servo controller ( 14 ), an X servo axis ( 12 ), a Y servo axis ( 13 ),...
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7564446 |
Positional scrolling
A method and system for electronically scrolling a document with a data processing apparatus uses an input device, e.g., a mouse, to permit position based scrolling without first accessing a scroll...
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7564445 |
Context sensitive labels for a hardware input device
Hardware input devices can provide context sensitive labels which can change according to an application running on a computer and/or the function assigned to an input element. An illustrative...
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7564444 |
System and method of applying force feedback to a manipulandum wheel utilized with a graphical user interface
A force feedback wheel is provided on a mouse or other interface device manipulated by a user. A sensor detects a position of the mouse in a workspace and sends a position signal to a connected...
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7561142 |
Vibrotactile haptic feedback devices
Method and apparatus for controlling magnitude and frequency of vibrotactile sensations for haptic feedback devices. A haptic feedback device, such as a gamepad controller, mouse, remote control,...
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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...
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7557798 |
Wireless input device
A first wireless input device includes a body, a case, a structure and a button. The button, connected to the body, activates the structure to make the case detach from the body when being...
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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,...
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7557737 |
Wireless cursor control device
A wireless cursor control device for use with a computer system includes a main body, a wireless signal receiver, a storing portion and a supporting member. The main body generates a wireless...
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7554526 |
Foot-operated key pad
A foot operated data entry pad has a plurality of foot-operated buttons. The foot buttons are used to enter data values—e.g., numbers or symbols separately or in combination. Each button is...
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RE40808 |
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...
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7548231 |
Devices having input controls for efficient input of data
Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems, methods, and devices providing a reduced number of selectable inputs that enable efficient communication. One aspect of what is disclosed are...
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7545361 |
Automatically switching input and display devices between multiple workstations
Multiple computer workstations are connected to output ports of an automatic switching device having a controller switch. Input devices, such as a mouse and keyboard, are connected to an input port...
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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...
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7542072 |
Device using a camera and light polarization for the remote displacement of a cursor on a display
A system and method is provided for imaging a screen of a display device, including filtering light emitted or reflected from the screen and a background region in proximity to the screen using...
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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...
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7541566 |
Transmitter, receiver, and system with relative position detecting functionality between transmitters and receivers
A method is disclosed that includes transmitting from an emitter a pulse of an energy beam. The beam creates a field with a varying gradient, where the gradient has a direction substantially...
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7535458 |
Multi-button mouse
A mouse with multi button functionality is disclosed. The mouse includes a housing that surrounds the internal components of the mouse. The housing includes at least a first member and a second...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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7525533 |
Audio communication device and audio communication method
An audio communication apparatus including a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device, an input unit configured to input an operating signal for operating the external...
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7522152 |
Products and processes for providing haptic feedback in resistive interface devices
Products and processes for providing haptic feedback in a user interface are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of an apparatus comprises a first element comprising a first surface, a second...
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7518596 |
Method and apparatus for computer input using six degrees of freedom
A computer input device and computer system are provided that determine a height of the computer input device over a surface. Based on the height, an audio signal generator generates an audio...
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7518595 |
Pointing device control apparatus and method, electronic instrument, and computer program for the pointing device control apparatus
A control unit 203 controls a position of a pointer to be displayed on a display 208 A in response to an operation of a pointing device (PD) 11 by the user. In this case, the control unit 203...
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7511699 |
Optical pointing system and method for controlling power and/or clock signal thereof
Disclosed are an optical pointing system and method for controlling power and/or clock signal thereof. The optical pointing system includes a movement speed sensing unit for calculating a movement...
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7511698 |
RFID wireless computer mouse
An RFID wireless computer mouse system, comprising: a mouse having a single passive RFID circuit in signal communication with a computer having an RFID reader. The single passive RFID circuit...
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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...
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