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7620431 |
Methods and apparatus for controlling applications of a mobile device by using a pivoting input switch
A mobile device includes at least one application and a user-controllable pivoting input switch. This application has a number of selectable items. This switch has a number of operational modes....
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7616192 |
Touch device and method for providing tactile feedback
A touch device includes a touch panel and a vibration device to provide tactile feedback to a user to locate a key on a display of the touch panel. A processor generates a drive signal to the...
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7616097 |
Handheld devices as visual indicators
A computing device is configured with a multifunctional backlit display. The backlighting can be operated in at least a first mode and a second mode. In a first mode, the backlighting provides...
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7613375 |
Optical waveguide for touch panel
An optical waveguide for a touch panel which obviates a need for positioning a light receiving optical waveguide portion. The touch panel optical waveguide A 1 which is to be fitted around a...
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7612767 |
Trackpad pen for use with computer touchpad
A pen or stylus for use with a finger activated computer touchpad uses capacitively coupled voltage signals to simulate the capacitive effect of a finger on the touchpad. In addition, the pen has...
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7602379 |
Digital annotator
A method and apparatus for creating and using temporary electronic bookmarks, such as those associated with a web browser, uses a digitizer tablet with an inking pen (or stylus). An end-user...
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7602309 |
Methods, electronic devices, and computer program products for managing data in electronic devices responsive to written and/or audible user direction
A method of managing data stored in an electronic device includes determining a desired memory storage location for data displayed on the electronic device responsive to a written and/or audible...
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7600201 |
Methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections
In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an input; display a plurality of selections; detect a location of a first segment relative to the plurality of selections; highlight a...
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7599562 |
Method for transmitting data between different computers
Transmitting data between different computers includes selecting data stores in a first computer with a stylus, generating a transmission identification code corresponding to the data selected,...
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7590858 |
Authentication apparatus, user authentication method, user authentication card and storage medium
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...
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7590622 |
System for facilitating searches for data stored on a network
A system for facilitating searches for data stored on a network includes a computer system forming a node on the network and having a database of electronic documents, each of which are associated...
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7589711 |
User interface device with double sensor input to capture rotation
Embodiments of the present invention provide a user interface device that can capture motion in more than two degrees of freedom at a time. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention...
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7586483 |
Touch panel
A touch panel is equipped with a light-transmissive upper substrate, a light-transmissive lower substrate, a polarizing plate bonded onto a top surface of the upper substrate, and a...
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7580576 |
Stroke localization and binding to electronic document
A method and apparatus for capturing information encoded within a surface, such as location information or document metadata, and associating the information with a document is described. The...
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7580574 |
User interface method and apparatus, and computer program
A user interface method includes acquiring a shape of an object arrangement area entered by a user's sketch operation; acquiring an object conversion parameter based on the acquired shape of the...
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7580251 |
Electronic equipment with independent power supply unit
An electronic equipment including an electronic device, a power supply unit and a supporting structure is provided. The electronic device includes a casing. The power supply unit is physically...
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7577924 |
User interface for stylus-based user input
Systems and methods for a user interface for stylus-based user input is described. In one aspect, a user interface is provided that includes an action area. The action area includes at least one...
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7574664 |
Methods for recursive spacing and touch transparency of onscreen objects
The invention generally comprises methods for spacing a plurality of onscreen objects on the display of a computer or similar electronic device. One aspect is the Ripple operation, in which...
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7574048 |
Freeform digital ink annotation recognition
The present invention leverages classification type detectors and/or context information to provide a systematic means to recognize and anchor annotation strokes, providing reflowable digital...
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7573467 |
Graphic input device and method
A Graphic Input Device comprises a pen-shaped pointing device moving about a writing surface and using ultrasonic (US) waves propagating in the air to measure displacement. Can be used in either a...
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7573462 |
Image display apparatus, multi display system, coordinate information output method, and program for implementing the method
An image display apparatus which is capable of operating smoothly over a plurality of image display devices. When a pen has come into continuous contact with a first display screen, a system...
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7570813 |
Strokes localization by m-array decoding and fast image matching
Systems and methods that determine a path of a pen tip as the pen tip is moved across a document are described. The document is watermarked with a maze pattern from which encoded position...
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7570275 |
Image information displaying apparatus
This invention is relative to an image information display apparatus in which a large-sized image can readily be recognized even with use of a small-sized display unit such as is provided in a...
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7570253 |
Pen-type computer
A pen-type computer includes a pen barrel, a sensor, a primary processor, and a storage device. The pen barrel has a writing tip. The sensor is disposed in the pen barrel, sensing movement of the...
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7567241 |
Stylus with customizable appearance
A stylus comprising: an elongate chassis molding; a nib at one end of the chassis molding; and, an elongate cover molding for close-fitting engagement with the chassis molding; such that, the cover...
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7567239 |
Method and system for message and note composition on small screen devices
A method and system for written input and subsequent display of said written input of an electronic device ( 100 ). The electronic device ( 100 ) has a touch input screen ( 104 ), said touch input...
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7567238 |
Method for supporting medical treatment system and medical treatment support system
A medical treatment support system has operations A to G on a display screen to easily handle respective data on a sheet. Operation A facilitates the browsing of a large amount of data. Operations...
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7562314 |
Data processing apparatus and method
A data processing apparatus for inputting data by writing characters on a touch sensitive display screen. The data processing apparatus comprises a character recognition processor operable to...
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7562241 |
Method for receiving inputs from user of electronic device
A method of receiving inputs by an electronic device comprising a user interface component is disclosed. The user interface component is set in an inactive operating mode, such as a keypad locking...
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7557935 |
Optical coordinate input device comprising few elements
The present invention is an optical electronic input device for identifying the coordinates of an object in a given area. The device may capture two-dimensional or three-dimensional input...
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7557799 |
System for determining pointer position, movement, and angle
An a data input system includes an encoded pad having position encoding and a data input device adapted to image a portion of the encoded pad to determine position and orientation of the data input...
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7551163 |
Minimum move touch plane scanning method and device
A method of determining a type of touch plane operator input device comprises sensing the impedance across first and second terminals of a touch plane operator input device to distinguish the touch...
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7551160 |
Touch pad apparatus for a portable computer
A touch pad apparatus for a portable computer is provided. The touch pad apparatus includes a keyboard deck with a pad vent hole formed therethrough, a touch pad exposed through the pad vent hole,...
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RE40740 |
Integrated joypad for handheld computer
A handheld computer is disclosed. The handheld computer is configured with a housing, a display supported in the housing, and computing electronics supported in the housing and configured to...
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7545366 |
Portable electronic device, method of controlling input operation, and program for controlling input operation
Disclosed herein is a portable electronic device including an operation surface for inputting an operating action of a user, detecting means for detecting the coordinates of a point of contact of a...
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7542629 |
Active sensing device configured to capture and decode infrared (IR) position tags from a page
The invention relates to an active sensing device configured to capture and decode infrared (IR) position tags from a page. The sensing device includes a force sensor photodiode configured to sense...
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7541987 |
Portable terminal apparatus with TV function and TV antenna with function as input pen
A portable terminal apparatus with TV function and a TV antenna with function as an input pen, in which the TV antenna is integrated with the input pen for the touch panel while ensuring sufficient...
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7535461 |
Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program
Input interpretation information describing rules for interpreting the intentions of inputs is held in an indication input interpretation grammar holding unit. An input to a coordinate input region...
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7534988 |
Method and system for optical tracking of a pointing object
Optical tracking systems, method, and devices are described in which optical components detect light within a substantially planar region adjacent to a user device. Tracking logic may receive...
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7532206 |
System and method for differentiating between pointers used to contact touch surface
A touch system comprises a touch surface and at least one camera acquiring images of the touch surface. A pointer contact data generator generates pointer position data in response to pointer...
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7532203 |
Data input device that utilizes a layer of magnetic particles to store non-volatile input data that is magnetically coupled to an underlying MRAM array
An input device includes a plurality of MRAM cells and a layer of particles. An MRAM cell in the input device includes a sense layer having a magnetic orientation. At least one particle of the...
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7529410 |
Local localization using fast image match
A technique is disclosed for determining a portion of a document corresponding to a captured image. A user employs a pen to create a stroke in a document, and images are captured by a camera...
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7528848 |
Embedded interaction code decoding for a liquid crystal display
A method and system for decoding data on a medium that is captured by an input device is described. The method decodes a symbol design, such as an embedded interaction code (EIC), on a display...
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7528825 |
Input pen and input device
An input device includes an input pen that is capable of detecting an amount of a pen pressure applied to a pen tip. The input pen has a resistance film that alters a resistance vale thereof...
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7526737 |
Free form wiper
A free-form wiper tool may be used to select and move document objects in an electronic document. A free-form wipe selection may be determined by analyzing the shape of a free-form selection in...
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7525050 |
Interference removal in pointing device locating systems
An apparatus and a method for determining the location of a pointing device in the vicinity of a set of receivers able to receive one or more locating signals transmitted through a medium. The...
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7524069 |
Projector with transmitter information receiver and method of correcting distortion of projected image
A projector has a transmission time information reception unit for calculating the distances between a transmitter and first and second ultrasonic receivers based on reception times of ultrasonic...
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7522158 |
Systems, methods, and media for determining the location of a stylus for a portable electronic device
Methods for determining the location of a stylus for a portable electronic device are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method for determining at a first time that a stylus was not returned to a...
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7522157 |
Graphic input device
A Graphic Input Device comprises a pen-shaped pointing device moving about a writing surface and using ultrasonic (US) waves propagating in the air to measure displacement. Can be used in either a...
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7522149 |
Display device and information terminal device
A liquid crystal display apparatus according to the present invention includes a pixel array unit 1 having signal lines and scanning lines respectively arranged side by side, a signal line drive...
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