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6002387 System for transferring information between a pointer and a display interface  
In the information transfer method the information (I) is collected in the memory (55) of a pointing pen (51). A selected point on the display (43) is pressed with the tip of the pen (51), whereby...
5999171 Detection of objects on a computer display  
A method and system of detecting objects displayed on a display screen is described. Each object displayed on the screen visually emits a unique identification signal. The identification signal or...
5999170 Input pen  
An input pen for use in operating an operating surface of a capacitance-detecting coordinate device includes a rod-like body, a conductive section connected to one end of the body, a conductive...
5996956 Mounting platform for an electronic device  
A mounting platform for holding and operating an electronic device having a plurality of activatable controls. The mounting platform includes a platform member having a front mounting surface, a...
5995085 Electronic sketch pad and auxiliary monitor  
An electronic sketch pad and auxiliary monitor to be used as a peripheral to personal computers. The electronic sketch pad and auxiliary monitor slides under or attaches to the computer keyboard...
5990875 Double pen up event  
A pen-based computer system device includes a digitizer and utilizes a passive stylus as an input device. The system emulates standard two-button mouse functions by generating data packets...
5986646 Method and apparatus for finding the location of a pointing instrument on a tablet  
The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for locationing a instrument of tablet, wherein a very simple equation is used to locate a instrument, for example, a stylus pen. The...
5986585 Device for converting a mechanical variable into an electrical variable  
A device for converting a mechanical deflection into a corresponding electrical variable which can be used to produce deflection. A cost-effective, energy-saving and good-resolution position...
5977959 Position pointing device  
A pen shaped position pointing device used in a position detecting apparatus. A pen-tip segment has side pressure detectors to detect pressure from side directions. The side pressure detectors...
5977958 Method and system for digitizing handwriting  
A system and method for tracking a moving object very accurately at short ranges in general, and a handwriting input device such as a pen in particular. The method is based on measuring times of...
5977867 Touch pad panel with tactile feedback  
A touch pad such as a keypad or a touch screen is mounted with at least one vibrator to produce a tactile feedback sensed by the user as the pad is touched with a finger or a pointer. The vibrator...
5973677 Rechargeable, untethered electronic stylus for computer with interactive display screen  
A pen based workslate computer having a detachable, rechargeable stylus is disclosed. The workslate computer includes a housing supporting computer electronics and a stylus charging station...
5973668 Pointing device  
In the pointing device of the present invention, a sensor is connected via an amplifier section to a microcomputer. Further, a reference voltage generator is connected to the microcomputer and the...
5969712 Coordinate reading apparatus and status converting method, interface unit, and coordinate reading system therefor  
To realize a coordinate reading apparatus which is capable of easily setting a particular function to a switch provided on a coordinate indicator, and an interface unit and a coordinate reading...
5969711 Method for creating an electronic document  
A method for creating an electronic document using a pen tool and a computer with a pen-sensitive screen is disclosed. The method is capable of generating the electronic document independently on a...
5969296 Position pointing mechanism and method for position detecting apparatus  
A position pointing mechanism for use with a position detecting apparatus, including a pen shaped position pointing device manipulable with one hand of a person operating the mechanism, a rotatable...
5963199 Image processing systems and data input devices therefor  
An image processing system including a plurality of pen-like input units 31 which produce signals of frequencies inherent to the respective input units, a panel 32 responsive to a touch of the...
5959629 Text input device and method  
A text input device and method is disclosed which enables efficient and high-speed input of texts in a pen-input computer. A pen-input computer has a liquid crystal display panel, a ROM storing...
5959616 Computer input stylus and color control system  
A computer-input stylus which provides color control when utilized in conjunction with a computer-implemented software-based drawing application. The input stylus includes a cylindrical body in a...
5959615 Information processing device  
An information processing device that can easily set a color for each scheduled item by pressure of a pen in order to distinguish important events at a glance on a color display of the device,...
5956021 Method and device for inputting information for a portable information processing device that uses a touch screen  
An input device comprising LCD panel 106, tablet 108 which is set thereon, wherein representative keys are displayed on LCD panel 106. When pen 109 touches a key, the key is expanded. If pen 109...
5953001 Computer input stylus and texture control system  
A computer-input stylus which provides texture control when utilized in conjunction with a computer-implemented software-based drawing application. The input stylus includes a cylindrical body in a...
5949408 Dual orientation display handheld computer devices  
A computer device, for instance a palmtop personal organizer, has a dual-orientation display device with both portrait and landscape modes of viewing the display. The keyboard is automatically...
5949293 Integrated circuit for measuring the distance  
An integrated circuit for measuring the distance houses an oscillator in a package. Further, a plane inductor is provided on the surface of the package housing the oscillator. The plane inductor is...
5945973 Position reader  
A position reader having a display device and a tablet, and being provided with means for detecting an end of display period of the display screen to set a position read period for reading the...
5940066 Finger-mounted computer interface device  
A finger-mounted computer interface device includes a barrel-shaped stylus having a writing end, a pressure-sensitive switch at the writing end for detecting engagement of the stylus with a monitor...
5939702 Writing implement having an integrated optical reader  
A writing implement (10) has an optical reader (20) integrated therewith. The optical reader (20) can include a bar code reader, an optical text reader, or an optical imaging reader. Preferably, a...
5933135 Pen input device for high resolution displays  
A pen input system and method is disclosed for identifying a cursor location on a high resolution display. A pen includes a pointer for pointing to a desired point on a display screen for...
5930770 Portable computer and printer for tracking inventory  
The present invention relates to an inventory control system (10) comprising: a portable computer (12) having a portable computer stylus (12E) which has at least one portable computer stylus button...
5923320 Liquid-crystal display having the capability of a tablet  
Disclosed is a liquid-crystal display having the capability of a tablet which offers high image quality and a high response speed. An active matrix type liquid-crystal display having the capability...
5920309 Touch sensing method and apparatus  
Method and apparatus for sensing the simultaneous proximity of one or more fingers or other appropriate objects to a capacitive touch sensor. A modulator/demodulator pair drive and sense either a...
5920306 Method and apparatus for a broadcast pointer system  
A general-purpose computer has a compartment for storing a pointer device, such as a mouse or a trackball, such that the pointer may be removed from the compartment and deployed for use. The...
5914783 Method and apparatus for detecting the location of a light source  
In an audio/visual computer-generated presentation system in which material s presented to an audience through projection of the material to a screen, the position of a remotely-generated spot from...
5914710 Cordless pointing instrument for graphics tablet  
The present invention is related to a tablet using a cordless pointing instrument, wherein the position of a pointing instrument, in general a pointing pen, in a predetermined line grid is...
5914709 User input device for a computer system  
A user input device for an electronic device is disclosed. The user input device provides positional information using a grid of light. The grid of light is produced from a light source and...
5914708 Computer input stylus method and apparatus  
A system comprising a conductive stylus used in conjunction with a capacitance sensitive touch pad, said system providing at least two different signals to an associated computer system. The stylus...
5913629 Writing implement including an input stylus  
A stylus tip for inputting information into electronic devices is provided on the writing end of a writing implement so that the operator can quickly and easily switch between writing with an ink...
5912662 Writing instrument  
A writing instrument for use with trackpad type of navigational devices for computers is described. The writing instrument includes a standard grip as typically found in a pen so that a human can...
5905488 Local inking with gray pixels  
As an electronic pen (16) moves across a display screen (12), a position resolver (14) generates a series of x,y-coordinate positions which are sent to a remote computer system (20) having a...
5905486 Mobile client computer programmed to combine cursor, control and input functions  
The present invention contemplates a display generating system, preferably a computer such as a mobile client system, in which text entry to supply data for a defined field in a form or the like is...
5902968 Pen-shaped handwriting input apparatus using accelerometers and gyroscopes and an associated operational device for determining pen movement  
A small-sized pen-shaped input apparatus precisely detects handwriting input. The apparatus compensates for the effects of the inclination of the pen-shaped input apparatus. An initial inclination...
5898427 Pen, used for input to electronic apparatus, including a weighted member disposed in the pen to create a radially eccentric center of gravity within the pen  
A pen for providing input to an electronic apparatus includes a cylindrical pen body made of a resin, a pen tip attached to one end of the pen body, and a weight member disposed within the pen body...
5898422 Method and system for recognition of pointers  
A system and method for determining whether or not a non-system pointer is equivalent to a system pointer. The system and the non-system pointer each have pointer IDs. The system first determines...
5898136 Position detecting apparatus having a tablet and a position pointing device  
A position detecting apparatus includes a position point device and a tablet. The position pointing device has a simple configuration as well as an easy way of adjusting a resonance frequency,...
5897648 Apparatus and method for editing electronic documents  
A system is disclosed for the editing of electronic documents wherein the hardcopy of an original document is scanned into digital form to provide an electronic version of the document. The...
5896126 Selection device for touchscreen systems  
An apparatus, method, and memory direct a computer system, having at least a processor, memory, and touchscreen device (e.g., a touchscreen or a touchpad and display device) to execute at least one...
5894304 Pen input apparatus and pen input method for detecting approach of pen to display integrated tablet by controlling lighting of back light  
A pen input apparatus includes an inversion signal generation circuit for generating an inversion signal to invert the direction of applied voltage to liquid crystal of a liquid crystal panel....
5889888 Method and apparatus for immediate response handwriting recognition system that handles multiple character sets  
To efficiently recognize characters from several character sets, a palmtop computer system is disclosed wherein more that one character input area is displayed. Each character input area is...
5889512 Extendible stylus  
An extendible stylus includes a body and an extension telescopically engaged with the body. The stylus may be extended to an open position and collapsed to a closed position, where opposite ends of...
5877750 Method and apparatus for in-place line width selection for graphics applications  
In-place line width selection for use in a computer based graphics application employing a drawing tool includes the steps of (i) activating a line width selection mode upon an occurrence of a...
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