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7463480 Foldable keyboard  
A foldable keyboard applicable in a notebook computer is provided. The notebook computer includes a body provided with a keyboard accommodation groove for accommodating and holding the foldable...
7463245 Human interface system  
A human interface configured to optimize a biomechanical effect of a human user's opposing thumb and fingers by including, on one surface, one or more software configurable input elements...
7456828 Joystick device  
A joystick device is provided that is in electronic communication with a remotely located main electronic controller used to control heavy machinery and the like. The joystick device includes a...
7453441 Method and system for intelligent keyboard illumination  
A method of illuminating a computer keyboard, including: providing a keyboard with individually illuminatable keys; probabilistically determining the most likely key(s) that would be pressed next;...
7453446 Buttons designed for versatile use  
A system and method for providing an electronic device with a plurality of buttons thereon that can be actuated by a user using either the user's fingers or a stylus, for example. The buttons...
7453440 Portable electronic device with improved audio and video effects  
An exemplary portable electronic device comprises a base unit, a display unit with a display unit, a hinge mechanism for pivotably attaching the display unit to the base unit, and a console...
7453442 Reconfigurable user interface systems  
User interface systems comprising a touch screen actuator and a tactile key, in which the tactile key is placed adjacent to the touch screen actuator so that manipulation of the tactile key can be...
7453376 Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for key press determination  
A system, method, and computer-readable medium having instructions for determining a key press from a current keyboard state at a current time is described. The system stores signals indicative of...
7453439 System and method for continuous stroke word-based text input  
The disclosed System enables a small virtual keyboard on a touch-screen to be used to enter a word by contacting the keyboard on or near the key of the first letter, tracing through or near the key...
7450107 Bracelet with information display and inputting capability  
A bracelet with information display and inputting capability comprises twelve segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user. An information processing unit...
7446755 Input device and method for entering data employing a toggle input control  
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...
7446753 Hand held computer device  
The invention is a hand held computer device having a housing including a top or upper surface, a lower surface and finger saddle ridge protruding downwardly from the lower surface. The finger...
7446757 Foldable display, input device provided with the display and foldable keyboard, and personal computer provided with the input device  
A joint ( 129 ) includes semicircular plates ( 131 ) each integrally formed with a link part ( 132 ) having a screw hole ( 133 ). The joint ( 129 ) couples cover members ( 107, 117 ) of a flexible...
7446758 Device, system and method for an input device for a computer  
This invention provides an input device applying to a computer or a mobile telephone, including: glove unit, keys unit, detection unit, coding unit, MPU unit, communication unit, display unit, and...
7446677 Method and apparatus for optically detecting selections made on an input device  
Optics are utilized in an input device such as a mouse or keyboard, for example, to detect a condition of one or more selection indicators, such as whether a key or button has been depressed or a...
7443316 Entering a character into an electronic device  
A method ( 300 ) for entering a character into an electronic device ( 100 ) is provided. The method ( 300 ) includes displaying ( 301 ) input character keys ( 204 ) on a touch sensitive region (...
7444163 Mobile digital devices  
A mobile digital device comprises a ten-key pad being comprised of a key mat 21 on which ten-key buttons 21 a - 21 c with respective projections 21 aa - 21 cc on the under surfaces thereof...
7443681 Heat dissipator for display apparatus and plasma display apparatus including the heat dissipator  
A heat dissipator of a signal transmission member for a display apparatus can sufficiently dissipate heat from devices of the signal transmission member and protect the devices, and includes a...
7443317 Input device  
An input device is provided. An input device includes a plurality of input keys; a voltage setting unit; a switching unit; a detecting unit; and a control unit. When the switching unit selects one...
7439956 Ergonomic computer alignment  
A method, system and computer program product for automatically positioning a computer to an ergonomically correct orientation are presented. An optic sensor at a top of a computer monitor measures...
7439959 Key arrangement for a keyboard  
A key arrangement includes a plurality of keys that are arranged in a regular grid of rows and columns. The columns include a first column, a last column, and at least one middle column. The keys...
7439960 Keypad and operation method thereof  
A keypad and operation method thereof is provided. In this embodiment, the keypad has pre-established corresponding tables (namely, key-signal tables) specifying key signals corresponding to...
7439955 Input keyboard with increased number of keys for an electronic device with a limited number of connecting pins  
An electronic device includes a microprocessor connected to an input keyboard comprising primary conductive lines connected to primary areas and to a terminal. It further includes first, second and...
7436657 Keyboard illumination device for portable computer  
The present invention is directed to a device for illuminating a keyboard or other portion of a PC main body unit of a portable computer (e.g., a convertible PC that can be used as a notebook PC or...
7433719 Handheld electronic device and keypad having tactile features  
An improved handheld electronic device and keypad include tactile features that help a user to identify certain keys of the keypad. In the present exemplary embodiment, the keypad includes keys in...
7432911 Keyboard for mobile devices  
A keyboard comprising a plurality of transparent keys. In use, the keyboard is attached to a device such as a mobile device, to overlie a display screen of the device. One or more images displayed...
7432912 Pocket size computer adapted for use by a visually impaired user  
The adaptation of a regular pocket size computer for use by a visually impaired person is provided. A framework is firstly provided for building adapted applications, having adapted input and...
7433177 Keyboard with recharge function  
A keyboard with a recharge function for a computer system having a rechargeable wireless peripheral is described. The keyboard includes a charger and a charging dock. The charger is disposed inside...
7429974 Device for manipulating images, assembly comprising such a device and installation for viewing images  
A peripheral device for manipulating 3D images comprising a gripping element to be manipulated by user, a transmission of command information to a processor as a function of shift and/or efforts...
7429978 Portable electronic apparatus  
A portable electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a key operation unit which detects depression operation of each of a first direction key and a second direction key adjacent to the first...
7426107 Electronic device having an adjustable display area  
An electronic device includes a flexible display panel having an intermediate extended display section that interconnects a normal display end section fitted in a panel-mounting frame movable along...
7425946 Remote camouflage keypad for alarm control panel  
A glass keypad for an automatic premise-monitoring alarm system of remote sensors linked to a control panel has a screen defined by a peripheral edge spacing inboard and outboard faces and allowing...
7423867 Portable electronic key  
A portable electronic key easily findable even if dropped into water. The portable electronic key includes an upper cover and a lower cover, a hermetically sealed space is formed, in which...
7423556 Method and device for key input in mobile terminal  
A method for inputting characters in a mobile terminal is provided. The method involves the steps of detecting any key pressing event on a key input unit, storing the detected key pressing event...
7424306 Apparatus for temporarily storing phone numbers and short messages  
An apparatus for temporarily storing phone numbers and short messages is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing including electronics operable to receive an input and display a sequence of no...
7423555 Human-machine interface apparatus with expanded function  
A human machine interface with expanded function includes a panel and a printed circuit board. A first key apparatus electrically coupled to the printed circuit board is mounted on the panel. The...
7423634 Pocket data input board  
The invention is a keyboard which is rigid, less than 2.5 mm thin, ultra-light, with large and spaced, touch sensitive, finger friendly keys for fast and easy, multi-finger, one or two hands, even...
7420543 User-friendly Brahmi-derived Hindi keyboard  
A character input system using a keyboard having a plurality of keys, at least some of the keys each being assigned at least one Brahmi-derived (e.g., Hindi) script character. At least one key may...
7420479 Universal keyboard controller data protocol  
A keyboard system which includes a keyboard assembly and an embedded controller. The keyboard assembly includes a keyboard matrix and a keyscan controller coupled to the keyscan matrix. The keyscan...
7417681 Multifunctional integrated image sensor and application to virtual interface technology  
An electronic camera including an electronic imaging sensor providing an output representing an imaged field, a first imaging functionality employing the electronic imaging sensor for taking a...
7417566 Sequential two-key system to input keyboard characters and many alphabets on small keypads  
This invention discloses a sequential two-key system to input letters of the English alphabet and of many world languages, numbers, punctuation marks, page-control characters, line-control...
7417625 Method and system for providing input mechanisms on a handheld electronic device  
Reassigning direction-related keys in a handheld device is disclosed. Activation of one of at least two direction-related keys on a rotatable panel of a hand held device is detected, wherein the...
7417565 Keyboard for hand-held devices  
A hand-held electronic device has a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a substantially flat contact surface extending to the sides of each key. One of the sides of the key is beveled.
7417624 Zero-force key activation keyboard with dynamic individual key illumination  
Described is a zero-force key activation keyboard with individual key illumination. The keyboard includes a non-moving key for causing generation of an input signal when activated. The key has a...
7414613 Method for intermediate unlocking of a keypad on a mobile electronic device  
A method and device for changing input states of an electronic device, the device comprising an input portion and being capable of carrying out user operations, the input states comprising a locked...
7414612 Analog input device  
In an analog input device, a rubber member is provided between a key top and a movable electrode of an analog-quantity generating unit. A dead zone can be removed or reduced by forming a bottom...
7414615 System and method for inputting characters using a directional pad  
A system and method for enabling a user to input characters using a directional pad of a computing device. The directional pad is configured to generate directional inputs. The invention creates...
7411579 Information processing apparatus having function of changing orientation of screen image  
An information processing apparatus includes a housing with a top surface, a keyboard placed on the top surface of the housing, a display unit with a front surface and a rear surface, supported by...
7411566 System and method for a portable terminal having a dual display module structure  
A portable terminal has the dual display module structure in which a plurality of panels provided in the portable terminal are combined with clear conjunction to display a distortionless large...
7408107 Keyboard with audio output  
A keyboard provides an analog sound signal for a sound producing device. The keyboard includes an interface circuit that couples the keyboard to a digital sound source through a universal serial...