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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7521669 Multi-bit absolute position optical encoder with reduced number of tracks  
An optical encoder includes a coding element having a track with a track pattern that comprises multiple optically distinguishable sections. The optical encoder compares photodetector outputs with...
7499268 Electronic apparatus including immobilizing mechanism for swivel mechanism  
A second enclosure can be folded over a first enclosure based on the rotation around a rotation axis defined relative to the first enclosure. A protrusion member is guided on the second enclosure...
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...
7429980 Oscillation and rotation metric controller  
An oscillation and rotation metric controller comprised of a scrolling wheel mechanism to oscillate for driving magnetic poles of a permanent magnet to displace thus to generate signals of changed...
7425945 Wireless optical input device  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless input device that employs optical sensing to effect the likes of cursor movement and scrolling. Power management techniques can be...
7420542 Apparatus for capturing and analyzing light and method embodied therein  
An apparatus including an image sensor is disclosed. The apparatus includes a polarization filter, an image sensor, and a processor connected to the image sensor. The polarization filter is adapted...
7399953 Light source control in optical pointing device  
An optical pointing device includes a light source configured to respond to a drive current to provide at least partially coherent light to illuminate an imaging surface to thereby generate...
7389454 Error detection in user input device using general purpose input-output  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for using a general purpose input-output (GPIO) interface to test a user input device such as a wireless keyboard or mouse. Operation of key-scan logic can be...
7385587 Asymmetrical computer mouse design with extended thumb button  
An ergonomic computer mouse has an arcuate top surface, a front end, a rear end, and left and right sidewalls. The top surface has a circular side view profile that extends from the front end to...
7369120 Input pointer and input device  
An input pointer includes two top-surface switches and a rotary switch on the top surface of the main body, a protrusion on an imaginary center line on the bottom surface of the main body, and two...
7362308 Modular scroll wheel with integral detent-engaging spring tab  
A single-piece component rotatably supports a scroll wheel and includes an integral follower arm extending into a well within which the scroll wheel rotates. Formed on a circumferential surface of...
7358958 Method for locating a light source relative to optics in an optical mouse  
An optical tracking assembly for an optical mouse includes a light source, an optical sensor chip, and an integral optics assembly. The integral optics assembly includes lenses and alignment...
7345272 Optical decoder systems and corresponding methods  
The present invention is generally directed toward optical encoder systems and corresponding methods. One aspect of the invention is directed toward an optical encoder system that includes an...
7326909 Angle-error correction algorithm  
There is described a method for measuring relative motion between an illuminated portion of a surface and an optical sensing device comprising a photodetector array, which includes a plurality of...
7317448 Multiple sensor device and method  
A system, method, and method of manufacturing directed to an optical device with increased accuracy in tracking ability. The increased accuracy can be achieved by using a multiple sensor system. A...
7312789 Input device with extendible body  
An input device having an extendible body or housing suitable for a hand-held operation. The input device includes a housing assembly including a palm-rest section and a base section opposite to...
7302350 Selection of software and hardware functions with a force/torque sensor  
A force-moment sensor ( 1 ) is used as a switch, with which, depending on the introduction of forces and moments onto an operating part ( 5 ) of the force-moment sensor ( 1 ), software or hardware...
7292225 Apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer that wirelessly transmits compressed data  
An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer includes a movement sensor for sensing relative movement between the apparatus and a surface, and generating corresponding movement...
7271797 Optical window for generating a waveforms  
An optical window is disclosed through which light can be shone to generate a waveform. Windows are hourglass-shaped, to better conform the shape of the windows to the distribution of light...
7242391 Optical navigation chip  
An optical navigation chip. The optical navigation chip is appropriate for an optical pointing device and used for calculating a displacement of the optical navigation chip relative to an operating...
7239302 Pointing device and scanner, robot, mobile communication device and electronic dictionary using the same  
A pointing device is disclosed which does not require a tablet, such as a digitizer, and is mechanically simplified, and a scanner, a robot, a mobile communication device and an electronic...
7202852 Active laser protection system  
This invention relates to an active Laser Protection System (LPS) system specifically designed to provide a device that automatically adjusts a protection panel of the device in response to laser...
7196690 Input device off table switch  
According to one aspect of the invention, a movable cursor control device is provided for controlling a cursor on a display screen of a digital processing system. One exemplary cursor control...
7168047 Mouse having a button-less panning and scrolling switch  
A mouse for controlling movements on a display screen is disclosed. The mouse includes a housing that is gripped by a user during manipulation of the mouse and a sensor configured to detect the...
7148892 3D navigation techniques  
A system and method is provided for facilitating navigation techniques in a three-dimensional virtual environment. The present invention couples input driving techniques to the state of one or more...
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...
7034805 Optical trackball  
An optical trackball is disclosed that is easy to operate without been worried about the contamination on the contacting shifts of encoders inside the trackball. When a distal motion from a user to...
7012201 Rotary encoder  
A rotary encoder includes a roller having substantially cylindrical shape, an inner shaft, a translucent cylindrical light guide shaft, a pair of holders, a light-emitting device, and a...
6937226 Input device and pointer control method  
An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, and further includes...
6906699 Input unit, method for using the same and input system  
An input unit has a mouse function and at least one inputting function. The input unit comprises image-recording means ( 8 ) which record images. These images are used for providing both the mouse...
6900793 High resolution input detection  
A method and system for determining the position of a movable member in an electronic input device within a predefined resolution. Two offset signals indicate the position of the movable member....
6894662 Photoelectric switch  
A multifunctional photoelectric switch comprises a display section for displaying a first display information and a second display information. The first display information includes a plurality of...
6879316 Pointing device with pressure sensitive resistor  
An input device with a pressure-sensitive element using a pressure sensing resistor. A solid elastomeric material is mounted over the pressure sensing resistor to transfer a force from the user's...
6853366 Articulator and optical detection cursor positioning device  
A cursor positioning device that can be sealed if the environment requires sealing, that can withstand harsh use, and can position the cursor easily and quickly. In operation the where the operator...
6847031 Intermittent operating type pointing device  
In detecting units for detecting the rotating operation of a ball, respective photoemitters serving as light sources are intermittently driven to emit light and respective photodetectors receive...
6844873 Reverse cantilever assembly for input devices  
A computer pointing device, such as a mouse or trackball, includes a reverse cantilever button assembly to match strength-related variations in user hand size. In one embodiment a button assembly...
6833825 Apparatus for remotely controlling a digital processing system  
According to one aspect of the invention an apparatus is provided for remotely controlling a digital processing system, comprising a housing, a scrolling detector, a cursor positioning detector,...
6809723 Pushbutton optical screen pointing device  
An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer for an electronic device having a display screen includes a pushbutton for selecting an item displayed on the display screen. The...
6724365 Scroll wheel device for portable computers  
A portable notebook computer includes a base having an exterior surface. A keyboard is mounted on the exterior surface. A palmrest area is mounted on the exterior surface adjacent the keyboard. A...
6710768 Integrated multi-function computer input device  
An input device functions as both a pointing device and a scanning device. The input device can have a switch with a first position in which the input device functions as a pointing device and a...
6697053 Image sensor mouse  
An image sensor mouse of a contact-less type is provided which employs a full color light emitting diode 80 having a red (R) light emitting unit diode 801, a green (G) light emitting unit diode...
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...
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...
6657618 Optical memory unit for capturing complete analog motion  
A device is provided for capturing complete analog motion, rather than digital events. A beam of columnated light, generated from a laser emitting diode, it directed at a clear, rotatable ball...
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