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7619615 Method and apparatus for soft keys of an electronic device  
An electronic device includes a keypad portion having at least one multifunction key and a display area displaying screen views having one or more soft key labels corresponding to respective ones...
7610555 Hand held remote control device having an improved user interface  
A user interface for displaying information to a user of a universal remote control. The user interface displays to the user a list having a plurality of items each being associated with one or...
7602378 Method, system, and graphical user interface for selecting a soft keyboard  
A portable electronic device may display one of a plurality of soft keyboards in a first display area and input characters in a second display area. The user may select a key on the soft keyboard,...
7602377 Mobile device and method for preventing undesired key depression in the same  
Undesired key depression of a mobile device is prevented using a predetermined key activation pattern. This pattern includes successively pressing one or more keys of the mobile device a...
7599716 Method for processing data in mobile communication terminal  
A method is provided for processing data in a mobile communication terminal including a first data memory for storing first data indicating user-stored information and a second data memory for...
7599712 Apparatus and methods for providing directional commands for a mobile computing device  
Various embodiments for providing directional commands for a mobile computing device are described. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may comprise a keypad arranged to operate...
7598946 Handheld electronic device having facilitated input and associated method  
An improved handheld electronic device and an improved method facilitate the entry of data when the data is to be of a particular arrangement of alphabetic (A) and/or numeric (N) and/or other...
7598945 Wireless communication terminal for changing image files of background picture and method for displaying image files of background picture using the same  
Portable communication terminal and a method for displaying image files of a background picture using the same. The portable communication terminal comprises a mode setting unit for setting a...
7595788 Electronic device housing with integrated user input capability  
An electronic device housing with a seemless user input zone that measures the level of force applied by the user is described. It is particularly advantageous when used with small hand-held...
7595726 Device with Display and control  
A device including a display for displaying operational and/or functional parameters of the device and a control unit with at least one control element for controlling the display and/or device,...
7593000 Touch-based authentication of a mobile device through user generated pattern creation  
A method, system, and apparatus of a touch-based authentication of a mobile device through user generated pattern creation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a mobile device includes...
7592998 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...
7590833 Portable electronic apparatus, information processing method, and program  
Disclosed is a portable electronic apparatus that is connected to an information processing apparatus via a network. The portable electronic apparatus includes a storage section and an acquisition...
7590468 Robot system  
A robot system can grasp and take out one of a plurality of workpieces placed in a basket-like container by a hand mounted at the forward end of a robot arm. The workpiece is detected by a visual...
7590430 Architecture and applications to support device-driven firmware upgrades and configurable menus  
A system is provided for allowing customization of a menu structure of a mobile telecommunications device whose menu structure is managed by firmware. The system includes static and editable menu...
7589713 Capacitive coordinate detection device  
A composite capacitance between a common electrode and an X detection electrode having a plurality of detours is small, whereas lengths of parallel electrodes of the X detection electrode are set...
7583206 Device for inputting text by actuating keys of a numeric keypad for electronic devices and method for processing input impulses during text input  
The aim of the invention is to provide a device for inputting text by a single actuation of a key on a numerical keypad and a method for processing input impulses for portable electronic devices...
7580029 Apparatus and method for handwriting recognition  
An apparatus for handwriting recognition has a touch-sensitive display screen providing a handwriting input area capable of detecting a handwritten user input. The apparatus also has a processing...
7573440 Driving method of plasma display panel and plasma display device  
In a plasma display device comprising: plural first, second, and third electrodes disposed adjacently and extending in a first direction, the third electrodes being provided between the first and...
7570251 Character inputting system for mobile terminal and mobile terminal using the same  
A character inputting system for a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal using the same, is provided, to thereby more efficiently input characters in a mobile terminal in which characters should...
7567237 Opening and closing of a user interface element  
The invention relates to an electronic device that comprises a body part, a sliding cover attached to it by a slide mechanism, and a user interface element, such as a keyboard or a display. The...
7564469 Interactivity with a mixed reality  
Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed...
7564467 Mobile radio terminal apparatus  
Control unit executes automatic scrolling display processing of allowing an explanation of an item corresponding to a focus, of listed items displayed in a list display area of display unit, to be...
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...
7556564 Hand-held video gaming device with integral printer  
A hand-held video gaming device that includes a games console comprising a disc reader module configured to load a game stored on a disc and a printer module configured to print game information on...
7555732 Apparatus method and system for a data entry interface  
Apparatuses, methods and systems for the efficient entry of data on a device with a restricted set of input channels are disclosed. These apparatuses, systems and methods may employ a user...
7554523 Peripheral device for image display apparatus  
The present invention relates to a peripheral device for image display, which comprises a hollow spot for holding the peripheral device, which then comprises a base and a shaft, wherein the shaft...
7552142 On-screen diagonal cursor navigation on a handheld communication device having a reduced alphabetic keyboard  
Method an arrangement for affecting diagonal movement of a cursor 171 on the display screen 322 of a handheld communication device 300 having a reduced alphabetic keyboard. The method...
7551945 Mobile communication terminal  
Herein disclosed is a mobile communication apparatus, comprising: a body provided with a liquid crystal screen ( 5 ) having image data or character data displayed thereon, and an operating unit ( 6...
7545362 Multi-modal navigation in a graphical user interface computing system  
A pointing device, and the use thereof, is described that allows a displayed cursor or other navigation control to be controlled in different modes, such as at different resolutions. The pointing...
7542029 System and method for a user interface for text editing and menu selection  
Methods and system to enable a user of an input action recognition text input system to edit any incorrectly recognized text without re-locating the text insertion position to the location of the...
7539472 Type-ahead keypad input for an input device  
Type-ahead keypad input is described. In an embodiment, keypad inputs that are entered as characters of a search term on a keypad of an input device, such as a television remote control, are...
7539011 Multi-directional sliding module and application thereof  
A multi-directional sliding module for a portable device is described. The multi-directional sliding module includes a slide, a first track, and a second track. The first track and the second track...
7535459 Mobile communications terminal having key input error prevention function and method thereof  
A mobile communications terminal and a method for preventing an input error of a key input unit are provided. The mobile communications terminal includes a touch sensor unit for sensing a key that...
7533342 System and method of a personal computer device providing telephone capability  
A system and method is described for managing phone calls initiated from a phone device of a personal digital assistant. In one example, a system for managing a phone call is described. The system...
7532912 Mobile radio device having movable pointer on display screen  
A mobile radio device improves its operability with a simple configuration and facilitates the pointing operation of a pointer displayed on a screen to a desired area. First apparatus displays a...
7532198 Handheld electronic device with roller ball input  
An improved handheld electronic device includes an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a processor apparatus. The input apparatus includes a reduced keyboard and a roller ball input. The...
7525534 Small form-factor keypad for mobile computing devices  
Embodiments of the invention provide an effective keypad assembly and keypad layout for mobile computing devices. In particular, embodiments of the invention provide keyboard layouts and designs....
7522222 Recording and reproducing apparatus, control method thereof, and remote control device  
The present invention provides a remote control device having a dedicated key only used in a first mode, a dual purpose key that is used in the first mode and a second mode, a change key for...
7522065 Method and apparatus for proximity sensing in a portable electronic device  
A portable electronic device that automatically detects its mode of use and alters a characteristic of its user interface to match the mode of use. A mobile telephone is described as an example of...
7512429 Erect mobile phone device  
An erect mobile phone device comprises a main body having a sunken area, a direction key set on a side of the sunken area, and a press key portion on the same side of the sunken area of the main...
7511701 Casing having light guide with legends  
The invention relates to portable communication devices and in particular to the key arrays and associated legends of such devices. The user input element legends are printed on respective surfaces...
7511632 Remote control device and method using structured data format  
A remote control device and method using a structured data format. The remote control device includes a data transmitting/receiving unit for receiving structured data from a remote...
7508378 Remote control system, remote control operating device, and remote control method  
The present invention is provided with an input device for inputting connection information between information processing equipment and information reproduction equipment connected to the...
7508374 Electronic appliance having magnifying-glass display function, display controlling method, and display control program  
In a portable telephone, a sensor constructed of, for example, a 3-axial acceleration sensor is built in the vicinity of a display unit which is provided on a main body of the portable telephone....
7505798 Angular keyboard for a handheld mobile communication device  
Wireless handheld mobile communication device including a housing with a display above a keyboard exposed for user actuation. A length of the device is greater than the width. Each key of a...
7505796 Keypad for portable wireless devices  
A keypad includes a plurality of keys that can be selectively coupled electrically with a printed circuit board to create electrical signals representative of a characters to be input to the...
7504967 Portable electronic device with keyboard  
A keyboard ( 32, 1230 ) for a handheld electronic device ( 100, 1100, 1200 ) comprising a row of keys ( 102 ) wherein each of said keys ( 102 ) represents at least two alphanumeric characters and...
7499031 Electronic device  
A keypad having a first key and a second key is provided. The first key includes a first front body and a first back body. The first back body is disposed on the backside of the first front body....
7499030 Graphics initialization for wireless display devices  
A method of optimizing bandwidth of a wireless link between a display device and an image data player. The display device is configured with one or more features that affect its bandwidth capacity....