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7623118 Actuation mechanism for use with keyboards on 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....
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...
RE40880 Optical system for inputting pointer and character data into electronic equipment  
A virtual data input device to optically interface with an operator to detect the position of objects within an input zone, i.e., an area defined as a “virtual keyboard” in which the operator...
7573463 Apparatus equipped with an optical keyboard and optical input device  
An apparatus includes an optical keyboard and an optical input device controlled by a moving object. The input device has at least one diode laser and photo diode for supplying at least one...
7573460 Personalised phone structure  
A handheld electronic device including a body, wherein said body includes at least a portion which is deformable by the application of a squeezing force by a user's hand whereby the deformable...
7572023 Key module with multi-layer light guiding structure  
A key module with a multi-layer light guiding structure includes a plurality of keys, light guiding structure and a plurality of light blocks corresponding to the light guiding structure. The light...
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...
7545364 Multi-functional control interface  
A system and method are used to provide a user control interface for controlling multiple device functionality. The system comprises a support structure, control regions, depressible interaction...
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...
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....
7507929 Capacitive contact switch  
A detector for a capacitive contact switch comprises a flat material consisting of a transparent carrier foil and a ITO-coating. The ITO coating is embodied in the form of a transparent electric...
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...
7477239 Reconfigurable lighted keypad  
A dynamically reconfigurable input button display provided on an operational face of multi-function physically displaceable buttons allows easy dynamic display of various operating modes or...
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...
7460050 Controlling device using cues to convey information  
A controlling device, such as a universal remote control, that uses visual, audio, and/or tactile cues, such as sounds, color, patterns, shapes, vibrations, etc., to indicate relationships....
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;...
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...
7436674 Electronic device display panel  
An electronic device includes a panel having a display screen that moves along a first axis and pivots about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis.
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...
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...
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...
7423557 Key input device combined with key display unit and digital appliance having the same  
A key input device combined with a key display unit and a digital appliance having the same are disclosed. The key input device includes a key display unit for displaying a character or an image...
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...
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...
7414213 Manufacturing method of keypad for mobile phone and keypad manufactured thereby  
Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a keypad for a mobile phone and the keypad manufactured thereby, in which a vacuum deposition layer and a cellophane paper are attached to a lower surface of...
7385590 Surveillance system workstation  
A workstation for a surveillance system comprising a display, a user input device and a control unit in communication with the display and the user input device. The user input device has a...
7385588 Keyboard illumination system and method  
A keyboard illumination system comprises a computer device having a plurality of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). The system also comprises a display controller adapted to change an electrical state...
RE40368 Data input device  
A data input device including an optically generated image of a data input device, the image including at least one input zone actuable by an action performed thereon by a user, a sensor operative...
7382356 Input unit for games and musical keyboards  
A computer game system uses an infrared sensor which produces an infrared light to produce pulse of infrared light. Optics focus reflections from the infrared light pulse from different portions of...
7382355 Extractable terminal keypad  
A terminal includes a terminal body, a data output interface, and a data input interface. The data output interface includes a display disposed on a face of the terminal body. The data input...
7375721 Keyboard with changeable key display  
A keyboard system comprises a first plurality of keys. The first plurality of keys have top surfaces with fixed indicia disposed thereon. The keyboard system further comprises a recessed section....
7339128 All-color light control switch  
An all-color light control switch that is used by an operator for free adjustment or control of a light emitting diode lamp set; using multiple sets of commands for light variations stored in a...
7333031 Illuminated keyboard  
Method and apparatus for illuminating selected keys on a computer keyboard. The illumination color, intensity, duration and the blink rate for each key are under the control of the computer. Key...
7304638 Computer touch screen adapted to facilitate selection of features at edge of screen  
In one embodiment of the invention, a hot spot is normally centered in an area of contact between a user's finger and a touch screen to position the hot spot on an icon or other feature thereby...
7301532 Digital display keyboard  
A digital keyboard has a plurality of keys having a top key surface having means for displaying images and indicia thereon. While the images/indicia can be composed of any picture, illustration,...
7299996 Thermostat with energy saving backlit switch actuators and visual display  
An air conditioning system thermostat includes a visual display and plural switch actuators, respectively backlit by an electroluminescent lamp and LED light sources mounted on a circuit board...
7294033 Method for fabricating luminescent solid key  
A method for making a luminescent key. The key has a 3-dimensional shape and is extraordinarily thin. Besides, the key evenly emits luminescence. The key can be used in a mobile phone to save space...
7278750 LED keyboard of a notebook computer  
An LED keyboard of a notebook computer comprises a plurality of interlaced slots, each having a cluster of retaining holes. Roughly at the center of the cluster of retaining holes, there is a...
7242392 Keypad with EL united in keypad rubber and method for fabricating the same  
The present invention discloses to a keypad with an EL device for a backlight united with a keypad rubber and a method for fabricating the same for improving a click sensitivity and visibility of...
7227535 Keyboard and display for a computer  
A keyboard and display for a computer includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a front wall. A processor is mounted within the...
7224945 Mobile station having overlapping translucent material layers and method of forming the same  
A mobile station for receiving and generating wireless communications signals. The mobile station includes layers of translucent materials each having a visual characteristic and overlapping...
7218311 Sequential image advancing system (the S.I.A.S.)  
The present invention is a computerized image-viewing device that allows the user to sequentially advance or reverse stored images by voice recognition and/or other sounds wherein the voice...
7206599 Integral navigation keys for a mobile handset  
Mobile telephone handset navigation functions are integrated into certain of the alphanumeric keys of the mobile keypad. Up, down, right, and left navigation functions are integrated into four...
7196691 Multi-key macros to speed data input  
Systems for initiating the execution of a macro by simultaneously depressing multiple keys and for reducing the misclassification of keyboard input by distinguishing between rollovers in normal...
7194699 Animating images to reflect user selection  
Images displayed on a display device are animated to reflect a user's selection of the images. According to one embodiment, the displayed images include keyboard characters that are selected when...
7187306 Key input device and portable telephone comprising same  
The invention provides a key input device comprising a plurality of key tops 7 arranged on a surface of a main body case, each of the key tops 7 having a body 73 of transparent resin, the key...
7184024 Method and apparatus for mapping an input location with a displayed functional representation  
A user interface is disclosed which may take a data stream, or file having hyperlinks or functional text embedded therein. The CPU of the user interface may select distinct colors for each...
7173814 Notebook computer keyboard system  
A modular laptop computer for accommodating selective placement and customization of user interface components. The computer includes a cavity having a connection or interface or coupling region,...
7151530 System and method for determining an input selected by a user through a virtual interface  
A system and method for determining which key value in a set of key values is to be assigned as a current key value as a result an object intersecting a region where a virtual interface is...
7133029 Keypad  
A keypad is disclosed which has a plurality of keys ( 12 ) for the input of information. Each key has a first switch ( 80 ) and a second switch ( 90 ). The first switches ( 80 ) are all connected...
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