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7145557 Roller construction with direction finding for a mobile navigation device  
The present invention is a roller construction with direction finding for a mobile navigation device. The present invention comprises a hollow conductive ring with several slots at an end, wherein...
7138727 Vehicular accessory control panel  
An apparatus in an instrument panel of a vehicle includes a first accessory control unit disposed in the instrument panel and a second accessory control unit disposed in the instrument panel. The...
7136052 Bi-stable stylus for use as an input aid  
Embodiments of the present invention include a stylus for use with a touch screen having a digitizer, the stylus being configured to fit comfortably in the hand of the user and comprises: an...
7133033 Actuator for a switch  
An actuator for a switch, the actuator being movable between on and off positions against an adjustable resilient bias to provide a first signal when said actuator is in said on position and a...
7119789 Haptic interface including clutch control  
A user can selectively engage some part or all of the haptic display of a haptic interface device to produce an enhanced interaction with an environment with which the user interacts using the...
7116317 Systems and methods for user interfaces designed for rotary input devices  
Systems and methods for providing visual navigation cues in user interfaces for use with rotary input devices are described. One described method comprises causing a plurality of graphical objects...
7106314 User interface and method of adapting a sensor signal to actuate multiple dimensions  
A user interface for a mobile device includes an input sensor having one degree of freedom operable by the user to generate a sensor signal, a screen having a two-dimensional surface showing a...
7106313 Force feedback interface device with force functionality button  
A force feedback mouse interface device connected to a host computer and providing realistic force feedback to a user. The mouse interface device includes a mouse object and a linkage coupled to...
7102626 Multi-function pointing device  
A multi-function pointing device is disclosed. The multi-function pointing device is operative to initiate an action in an electronic device in response to a movement of a pointing implement that...
7091964 Electronic device with bezel feature for receiving input  
An electronic device includes a bezel feature, a connector and a processor. The bezel feature is provided on the front panel and interfaces with the processor. The bezel feature includes a...
7089292 Interface including non-visual display for use in browsing an indexed collection of electronic content  
The invention facilitates browsing of an indexed collection of electronic content by displaying information identifying a current location within the collection of electronic content using a...
7088348 Ergonomic pointing device  
An ergonomic pointing device receives commands from a user for controlling an electronic device. The ergonomic pointing device generally comprises a shaft, a roller, and a frame. The shaft...
7086243 Setting device of a force feedback type  
A setting device of a force feedback type has an operating unit commonly used to set a plurality of control items of an electronic device. To provide a different sensation to the operating unit...
7082578 Computer user interface using a physical manipulatory grammar  
A method for inputting information to a device connected to a deformable piece includes the steps of manipulating the deformable piece to provide a first morpheme input to the device. The first...
7075527 Input device of rotational operation quantity and operating device using this  
An efficient rotational-operation-quantity input device suitable to be built into a small electrical appliance is provided. An operational force applied by an operator is input in time series as a...
7075526 Button simulating rotation of input device roller  
An input device comprises a housing, and a user-movable roller having an exposed portion exposed from the housing. The roller is rotatable in a first rotational direction to generate first...
7064745 Rotary-keypad for a mobile handset  
A keypad is configured for use with a portable unit having a display unit positioned in a first viewing orientation, such that the keypad's viewing orientation is rotably adjustable in cooperation...
7061720 Turntable structure that controls function selection for a media player  
A turntable structure to control function selection for a media player. The turntable structure includes a base, a retaining ring, a bearing assembly, a rotating assembly and a rotating shaft. The...
7057120 Shock absorbent roller thumb wheel  
A shock absorbing roller thumb wheel is disclosed. The shock absorbing thumb wheel includes a central hub that can be secured to an electro-mechanical switch, a rim encircling the central hub, and...
7047092 Home automation contextual user interface  
A user interface having a plurality of user interface elements including: background, passive elements such as frames and borders, information display elements that present information from...
7046233 Electronic apparatus  
An electronic apparatus includes an apparatus body, a lid member, a supporting mechanism, an operation section and a control section. The apparatus body has a playback section. The lid member has a...
7042445 Input device for moving cursor and scrolling image on screen  
In the case where the operator is moving the cursor on the computer screen through the use of a mouse, when the cursor display moves to a position which coincides with any of the menu display, a...
7038667 Mechanisms for control knobs and other interface devices  
Mechanisms for a control knob or other interface device providing additional degrees of freedom for the knob. One embodiment provides a rotatable knob moveable also in a lateral plane approximately...
7038660 Wheel motion control input device for animation system  
An input device for a computer graphics system provides a plurality of wheels that control movement of a virtual camera. The input device can be readily used by professional camerman without...
7033539 Graphical user interface for automated dialysis system  
A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a dialysis system is provided. The dialysis system includes a display device and a web browser...
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...
7027031 Touch sense interface and method for controlling touch sense interface  
A touch sense interface provided with an arm mechanism including an arm joint, a touch sense finger base arranged in the arm mechanism, and touch sense fingers arranged on the base. The touch sense...
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...
6992653 Pointing device with a rollable device and light source  
A pointing device is electrically connect to a computer. The pointing device is used to control movements of a cursor on a display device of the computer. The pointing device has a housing, a...
6987508 Manual input device which provides its control knob with plural modes of operation feeling, and car-mounted apparatus controller based thereon  
A changeable operation feeling (tactile sensation) is provided for a user manipulating the knob of manual input device. The manual input device includes a feeling providing device which has plural...
6986614 Dual navigation control computer keyboard  
A computer keyboard may include an assembly for scrolling and navigating an image in multiple directions relative to a display screen. A computer keyboard may include an assembly for control of a...
6982695 Method and apparatus for software control of viewing parameters  
The invention provides a method for software contrast control and a portable computer implementing software contrast control. The contrast control is initiated by a single interaction with an input...
6980198 Multifunction keyboard for advanced cursor driven avionic flight decks  
An aircraft display and control system generally includes a processor, a cursor control and selection device, a multifunction keyboard, an aeronautical information database, a geographic database,...
6976215 Pushbutton user interface with functionality preview  
A pushbutton user interface enables a user to preview the effect of activating a pushbutton of the interface before the pushbutton is activated. The pushbutton user interface can be implemented so...
6975988 Electronic mail method and system using associated audio and visual techniques  
A multi-mail system and method is disclosed in which a sender may convey and a recipient can realize emotional aspects associated with substantive content of a multi-mail message by receiving a...
6967645 Encoder device combined with a roller  
An encoder device coupled to a roller or “scroll wheel” includes a mechanism to convert a rotating movement of the roller into a reciprocating movement that causes intermittent electrical...
6967642 Input device with pattern and tactile feedback for computer input and control  
The tactile input device is a user interface selection device used to transmit user information to a user interface interpretation module. The tactile input device allows a user to activate and...
6961644 Dual haptic vehicle control and display system  
A dual haptic system control system in a vehicle includes a first haptic controller disposed on a steering wheel of a vehicle and a second haptic controller disposed on a console separated from the...
6961052 Methods and apparatus for providing multi-directional navigation control  
A navigation control apparatus, such as used to control a cursor on a display of an IP telephone, has a geometry that allows a user to produce a diagonal motion of the cursor displayed on the IP...
6958746 Systems and methods for improved telepresence  
The present invention provides a modular, flexible system for deploying multiple video perception technologies. The telepresence system of the present invention is capable of allowing an operator...
6956558 Rotary force feedback wheels for remote control devices  
A force feedback wheel is provided on a mouse or other interface device manipulated by a user. A sensor detects a position of the mouse in a workspace and sends a position signal to a connected...
6894707 Display device for a medical tomographic image  
The display device for tomographic image has a display, a hard disk, a mechanical slide-bar for setting a display speed for series of tomographic images and a controller. This device is used for...
6888536 Method and apparatus for integrating manual input  
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing. compliant, and flexible multi-touch...
6885925 Haptic controller which performs control using a force pattern that is represented by prescribed functions each connecting particular points  
A force pattern is formed by particular points in which forces to be supplied to a knob are set for a plurality of particular positions that are set in a movement range of the knob and prescribed...
6873944 Method of real time collision detection between geometric models  
A method of real time collision detection between geometric models includes the steps of identifying a current tracking point of a force feedback device colliding with a mesh model of the geometric...
6869239 Compact keyboard with sliding motion key actuation  
A keyboard allowing typists to use approximate QWERTY finger movements on a more compact, collapsible, and portable keyboard. The keyboard size is made more compact by using thin...
6859682 Pet robot charging system  
Image data obtained by image-capturing by a pet robot is stored in a memory, and any of conditions whether the memory capacity is scarce, a captured image transfer instruction is made, or the...
6847357 Remote control device having wheel and ball switches for controlling functions of an electronic machine  
A remote control device includes a case; a display section situated at an upper section of the front face of the case; a machine section wheel switch section situated at inside of the case, some...
6843356 Rotating actuator  
A rotating actuator includes a shaft ( 24 ) and a mechanical stop device ( 23 ) for generating a stop to limit the rotation of the shaft in a direction of rotation. The stop device acts upon the...
6842169 Hand-held electronic device with multiple input mode thumbwheel  
A thumbwheel input device oriented on an incline and comprising a wheel such that a first input is generated by rotation of the wheel about its axis, and a holder also having an axis of rotation...
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