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7057608 Computer system interface surface with reference points and coded marks  
A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system. A user is provided with an interface surface containing information relating to the computer...
7050047 Signal line of touch panel display device and method of forming the same  
A signal line of a touch panel display device includes an upper substrate having a first transparent conductive film, a lower substrate having a second transparent conductive film, the lower...
7046236 Stylus for portable computing and processing systems  
A stylus for use with a portable processing system is disclosed. The stylus comprises a pointing member that is changeable in circumference when utilized. A stylus in accordance with the present...
7046237 Method and apparatus for automatic power-up and power-down of a computer system based on the positions of an associated stylus and/or hinge  
A method and system for automatic power-up and automatic power-down of a computer system based on the position and/or rotation of an associated stylus and/or hinge. In one embodiment, the computer...
7041916 Orientation sensing device with processor  
A sensing device for generating orientation data when positioned or moved relative to a surface, the orientation data being indicative of an orientation of the sensing device relative to the...
7036026 Resetting time-out for automatic power-off of a notebook computer upon placement of a stylus in a storage location  
A notebook computer has a display screen adapted to interact with a stylus and a storage location for storing the stylus when the stylus is not in use. The notebook computer also has a power...
7036077 Method for gestural interpretation in a system for selecting and arranging visible material in document images  
A graphical input and display system for creating and manipulating image object(s) includes input devices permitting a user to select elements of image object(s) received from various image input...
7032187 Pen-based interface for a notepad computer  
A notepad computer is disclosed with a page display region displaying a page of a document on which a user can write using a pen. Associated with the page is an interface useable with the pen...
7030861 System and method for packing multi-touch gestures onto a hand  
A multi-touch system is disclosed that compares finger arrangements at the beginning of multi-touch gestures and discriminates between neutral- and spread-hand performances. Gestures by the...
7030881 Method for converting two-dimensional objects to distance fields  
A method converts a two-dimensional object to a two-dimensional distance field. The object is represented as a set of boundary descriptors and a fill rule. The set of boundary descriptors is...
7030860 Flexible transparent touch sensing system for electronic devices  
A transparent, capacitive sensing system particularly well suited for input to electronic devices is described. The sensing system can be used to emulate physical buttons or slider switches that...
7030782 Position detector  
A position detector is provided for detecting the relative movement of first and second members which are mounted for relative movement along a measuring path. One of the members comprises a...
7030864 Pen base mouse  
A pen base mouse is constructed to include a penholder holding a circuit board, the circuit board having a wireless transmitter for signal output to a computer, a cursor control unit mounted in one...
7027038 System and method for locating on a physical document items referenced in another physical document  
The present invention generally relates to interactive hypermedia systems and more particularly to a method and system for locating on a physical document items referenced in another physical...
7027040 Data input/output system, data input/output method, and program recording medium  
An interactive-type data system comprising an integration of instinctive operability of the real objects with multiple purpose functions is disclosed. Concretely, by utilizing a transparent tile...
7027041 Presentation system  
A presentation system comprises: a screen device; a projecting device for projecting an image onto the screen device; an indication mark for setting two reference points, which is two orthogonal...
7023426 User input device  
A user input device has a body portion extending from a first end to a second end and having a plurality of keys, for example keys that may be arranged and configured to be a keyboard, and an...
7023430 Stylus retaining and releasing mechanism for stylus-receiving housing  
An electronic device has a cavity in which a stylus can be slidably inserted. The stylus has a retaining slot thereon. Being inserted in the cavity, the stylus firstly pushes a retainer to be moved...
7015892 Magnetophoretic display panel  
A magnetophoretic display panel capable of displaying clear and distinct indicia and erasing the indicia neatly. The display panel includes a multi-cell structure having a thickness of 0.8 to 1.5...
7015901 Universal pen with code sensor  
A pen has a marking device operative to mark a visible path onto a surface. The marking device is electronically controllable to change at least one of the attributes of the path. The attributes...
7015900 Hand-drawing capture via interface surface and sensor with identifier  
A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via an interface surface and a sensing device. The interface surface contains information...
7013046 Apparatus, method, and program for handwriting recognition  
A handwriting recognition apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises an input device having a handwriting input area and configured to input a plurality of strokes...
7012199 COORDINATES CORRECTION APPARATUS, COORDINATES CORRECTION PARAMETER CALCULATION APPARATUS, COORDINATES CORRECTION METHOD, COORDINATES CORRECTION PARAMETER CALCULATION METHOD, MEMORY MEDIUM FOR STORING COORDINATES CORRECTION CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MEMORY MEDIUM FOR STORING COORDINATES CORRECTION PARAMETER CALCULATION PROGRAM  
Correction of coordinates input by a user through an input device is effected using coordinate correction parameters. To calculate the coordinate correction parameters, a plurality of reference...
7009594 Universal computing device  
A universal input device is described. The universal input device provides a common user interface for a variety of different computing platforms including printed documents. Using the present...
7007168 User authentication using member specifying discontinuous different coordinates  
In an authentication apparatus, coordinates input from a coordinate detector via a plurality of discontinuous holes or openings, cutouts or marks provided on a member which is used to specify the...
7002558 Mode hinting and switching  
The present invention relates to switching modes of an input device based on events. The invention detects events that suggest that the user does not want to continue with a present mode of the...
7002560 Method of combining data entry of handwritten symbols with displayed character data  
A pen or stylus-operated graphical user interface for a computer or computing device, which includes a sensing surface having an area corresponding to a data input field, the data input field being...
7002559 Method, system and product for information management  
A method, a system and a product for managing information uses of an absolute position-coding pattern formed of marks positioned on one or more products. The coordinates of the marks define an...
6999067 Electromagnetic induction pen-like device with writing function  
An electromagnetic induction device with a writing function is disclosed in this present invention. The design of this invention combines an electromagnetic induction device and a writing device in...
6999622 Stroke data editing device  
A stroke data editing device, for editing stroke data, indicating at least one stroke of a coordinate input device, comprising, a stroke data storage unit that stores stroke data, each piece of the...
6989822 Ink correction pad  
User interfaces for editing text in pen-based computing systems include: (a) a display portion that displays text; and (b) a correction interface that displays an editable text portion...
6987507 Current feed circuit for sensor coils in coordinate input device  
A current feed circuit for feeding a high-frequency current to a plurality of sensor coils in a coordinate input device includes a high-frequency signal transmitting circuit for generating a...
6985138 Input writing device  
A writing stylus ( 100 ) having a motion sensor ( 204 ) for sensing the movement of at least one end 110 of the stylus relative to an adjacent surface is described. The stylus has an elongated...
6985139 Interactive apparatus using print media  
A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a sheet comprising a print element on a...
6980420 Portable electronic device with a docking unit  
A portable electronic device includes an expansion base module, a hinge mechanism mounted slidably on the expansion base module and slidable relative to the expansion base module, a docking unit...
6977646 Touch screen calibration system and method  
Disclosed is a touch screen calibration system and method that applies a signal to a the terminals of a touch screen and applies a calibration impedance to those terminals; the effect of the...
6973214 Ink display for multi-stroke hand entered characters  
System and method for display of ink representing a sequence of one or more handwirtten and hand printed (“hand entered”) alphanumeric characters on a portion of a touch screen that receives...
6970154 Fringe-field filter for addressable displays  
The display kit of the present invention comprises: an addressable display medium configured to exhibit a first aspect under the influence of an addressing vector field in a first direction at an...
6965378 Coordinate input apparatus, coordinate inputting method, information display system and storage medium and program  
To provide a coordinate input apparatus with higher resolution and excellent agility in terms of usage, without causing reduction in the detection speed of input light. At the time of calculating...
6965371 Manual interface combining continuous and discrete capabilities  
A manual interface combines continuous and discrete control and display capabilities. The manual interface can be embodied by combining a haptic interface providing continuous control and display...
6965384 In-situ digital inking for applications  
A digital ink environment is provided for non-native ink application programs to create independent ink services for sharing between different application programs and transmission. The digital ink...
6963783 Audio compression in a wireless remote interface tablet  
A system which includes a personal computer or a server adapted to be connected by way of a radio link to one or more wireless interface devices. Each of the wireless interface devices is...
6963334 Smart collaborative whiteboard integrated with telephone or IP network  
A system and method is discloses for remotely displaying and creating handwritten information in real time. A first writing/display surface is used in conjunction with a stylus to scribe graphical...
6961912 Feedback mechanism for use with visual selection methods  
A feedback mechanism usable with graphical user interface systems that do not have a cursor improves the usefulness of such graphical user interfaces. Locating, identifying and/or selecting...
6956564 Portable computers  
A portable computer arranged to rest comfortably in the hand has a small display screen. Accelerometers capable of detecting movement of the pen with respect to gravity provide input to a...
6957233 Method and apparatus for capturing and rendering annotations for non-modifiable electronic content  
A system and method for capturing annotations for a non-modifiable document is disclosed. Once it is determined that an annotation is to be created, the system determines the file position of the...
6954199 Three dimensional interactive system  
A three-dimensional position locating system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the three-dimensional position locating system includes a housing including a substantially planar surface. The housing...
6954078 Transparent tablet for evaluation of motor responses  
Transparent tablet for evaluation of motor responses furnishes the coordinates of the contact points of at least one conductive probe tip on tablet. The tablet is overlaid on its outer face by a...
6952202 Apparatus for inputting coordinates  
The apparatus for inputting coordinates has a support plate including a coordinate input plane for inputting a coordinate position, an optical unit is formed by integrating a light source and a...
6952203 Touchscreen user interface: Bluetooth™ stylus for performing right mouse clicks  
A method, program and system for enabling alternate input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA) are provided. The method comprises applying pressure to a...