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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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7612305 |
Rotating-pressing operation type electronic part and electronic device using this rotating-pressing operation type electronic part
A rotating and pressing operation type electronic component that is reduced in the number of parts and man-hour for assembly and reduced in height dimension and floor surface area, comprising a...
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7595792 |
Measuring apparatus with value editor and corresponding method
A value editor and a corresponding method is described for a measuring apparatus, by which setting parameter values can be modified. Parameters can be set for at one of multiple functional units...
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7593006 |
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...
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7589717 |
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...
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7583254 |
Input device including power generating device
A disclosed input device has an input section to detect acceleration applied to the device body and output a detection signal corresponding to the detected acceleration. The device includes a power...
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7580006 |
Portable telephone
In a portable telephone according to the present invention, a display displays a block indicative of an operator, predetermined information and a pointer; the operator can be operated in directions...
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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...
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7572995 |
Switch member and power window switch disposed with the switch member
A switch member comprising a convex knob portion on which the finger of an operator catches, wherein the knob portion is retained such that it is pivotable around a pivot shaft, a base surface of...
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7570254 |
Haptic feedback controller, method of controlling the same, and method of transmitting messages that uses a haptic feedback controller
A haptic feedback controller that controls a controlled appliance includes a base, a cap, a piezoelectric motor, a rotation control device, and a rotational state detecting device.
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7570247 |
Modular assembly for a self-indexing computer pointing device
A pointing device having a puck sub-assembly and a base sub-assembly is disclosed. The puck sub-assembly includes a moveable puck having a user sensor that detects the interaction of a user and the...
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7567243 |
System and method for low power haptic feedback
Systems and methods for low power consumption haptic feedback are described. In one described system, a device comprises a manipulandum and a haptic effect generator in communication with the...
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7561141 |
Haptic feedback device with button forces
A haptic feedback control device, such as a handheld remote control or handheld game controller, for controlling a graphical object within a graphical display and for outputting forces to a user. A...
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7551945 |
Mobile communication terminal
Herein disclosed is a mobile communication apparatus, comprising: a body provided with a liquid crystal screen ( 5 ) having image data or character data displayed thereon, and an operating unit ( 6...
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7545367 |
Rotary input apparatus
In a rotary input apparatus, an operational end enabled to be rotationally operated is provided, an operational input device detects a rotational displacement of the operational end to move a...
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7535464 |
Navigation wheel having discrete switches
An ergonomic pointing device receives user commands for controlling an electronic device. Typically three switches are provided underneath a navigation wheel. The two side switches are typically...
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7528330 |
Device for controlling vehicle electronics
A controller device having a rotary-push-button switch is arranged on a frame and the rotary-push-button switch is movable with respect to the frame between at least a first operating position and...
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7521643 |
Operating button device
An operating button device of the present invention is adapted for use with an electronic apparatus, and includes first and second operating button sets and an elastic component. The first...
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7516419 |
Information retrieval device
An information retrieval device, including a jog-dial, a screen, a first level item processing unit to display at least a part of first level information items in a virtual ring segment on the...
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7508383 |
Pen/stylus apparatus and method
Embodiments of a pen/stylus apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, among others, a pen/stylus apparatus comprises a chamber configured to receive a pen, a holding element having a shaft, the...
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7508373 |
Form factor and input method for language input
An input method and apparatus is provided for use in various computer and mobile devices. The input device utilizes a rotating dial in which four arrows printed on the dial are rotated to select...
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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...
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7499025 |
Pressing direction sensor and input device using the same
A small and thin pressing direction sensor that can continually detect pressing directions in the angle range of 360 degrees is provided. This pressing direction sensor includes a ring-like...
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7495660 |
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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7489309 |
Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback
The present invention provides a control knob on a device that allows a user to control functions of the device. In one embodiment, the knob is rotatable in a rotary degree of freedom and moveable...
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7489303 |
Reconfigurable instrument panels
Disclosed are what I call “Reconfigurable Tactile Control Displays” particularly suited for applications such as automobile instrument panels where large displays and controls are desirable to...
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7477243 |
Apparatus for controlling the shift of virtual space and method and program for controlling same
A virtual-space shift control apparatus includes a detecting element that detects a touch operation or a drag operation of a pointing device having a plurality of pointing elements, performed on a...
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7471284 |
Tactile scroll bar with illuminated document position indicator
A tactile touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for indicating a position of an electronic document on a display device is described. The illuminable document position...
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7471280 |
Tactile device
The invention relates to a tactile device provided with a number of fluid elements ( 1 ) containing an electrically conducting fluid ( 3, 4 ). The fluid level in each element is movable by actuator...
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7463239 |
Input device including a wheel assembly for scrolling an image in multiple directions
A computer input device having a housing and an engagable scroll wheel. The scroll wheel is rotatable about an axis to preferably cause vertical scrolling of an image on a display. The rotatable...
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7456828 |
Joystick device
A joystick device is provided that is in electronic communication with a remotely located main electronic controller used to control heavy machinery and the like. The joystick device includes a...
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7453448 |
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...
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7453437 |
Electronic apparatus
In the electronic apparatus according to the present invention, two display units differ in size are coupled so that an edge part of one of the display units is exposed from the other display unit...
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7450106 |
Handheld electronic device including a variable speed input apparatus and associated method
An improved handheld electronic device and method provide an input apparatus having a number of input members, at least a portion of the input members being movable among an unactuated position, a...
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7446751 |
Data input device, data input method, and data input program
Parameters are input by operating a slider with a mouse. A position over the slider is pointed with the mouse. This position over the slider is converted into two parameters based on the...
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7443382 |
Scroll wheel carriage
An axle of a scroll wheel for a mouse or other type of computer input device is held in a first part of a carriage. The first carriage part is joined to a second part of the carriage by a flexure....
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7436400 |
Interface apparatus combining display panel and shaft
The interface apparatus includes a base, a shaft installed on the base in a moveable way, a detecting module for detecting movement of the shaft, and a display panel with at least a handle...
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7436398 |
Operating device
An operating device for controlling a display screen, which includes a rotatable operating member of cylindrical shape, and a slidable operating member having a cylindrical tip portion located...
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7434171 |
Performance control apparatus
A variety of performance control mechanisms are disclosed, allowing a user of a processor-based system to adjust performance criteria such as processing speed and fan speed. A performance control...
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7429980 |
Oscillation and rotation metric controller
An oscillation and rotation metric controller comprised of a scrolling wheel mechanism to oscillate for driving magnetic poles of a permanent magnet to displace thus to generate signals of changed...
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7429978 |
Portable electronic apparatus
A portable electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a key operation unit which detects depression operation of each of a first direction key and a second direction key adjacent to the first...
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7429975 |
Magnetic oscillation metric controller
A magnetic oscillation metric controller with return design comprised of a scrolling wheel mechanism, a dancer, a permanent magnet, a Hall sensor and a return structure to drive the permanent...
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7429974 |
Device for manipulating images, assembly comprising such a device and installation for viewing images
A peripheral device for manipulating 3D images comprising a gripping element to be manipulated by user, a transmission of command information to a processor as a function of shift and/or efforts...
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7423628 |
Track wheel with reduced space requirements
An input generating device for use in a hand held electronic device having a housing includes a core formed in a planar and semicircular in shape, forming a peripheral edge extending around said...
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7420547 |
Method and apparatus for matching tactile sensation to the contents of a display
A data processing system includes an application unit including a force pattern calculating section and a data processing section. The force pattern calculating section analyzes screen definition...
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7417396 |
Manual operation device for automotive vehicle
A manual operation device for controlling an instrument mounted on an automotive vehicle includes: an operating portion to be operated manually; an actuator for applying a force to the operating...
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7414610 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Pressing direction sensor and input device using the same
A small and thin pressing direction sensor that can continually detect pressing directions in the angle range of 360 degrees is provided. This pressing direction sensor includes a ring-like...
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7405729 |
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...
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7405728 |
Portable information terminal, program, and recording medium having the program recorded therein
High-speed scrolling is performed when an operating dial 35 is rotated taking a central button member 36 as an axis, and low-speed scrolling when pushing either an upper button 42 A or a lower...
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7405722 |
Portable telephone
In a portable telephone according to the present invention, a display displays a block indicative of an operator, predetermined information and a pointer; the operator can be operated in directions...
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