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7394455 Electronic device  
A display unit which is electronically connected to a body to display data, and has an antenna electronically connected thereto for transferring data. The body has a first element, a second...
7394367 Keypad for building automation  
An exemplary embodiment of a keypad for building automation may comprise a sensing layer operable to detect user input. The sensing surface configured with a plurality of switching fields assigned...
7390985 Force feedback input device  
Disclosed is a force feedback input device including a cylindrical operating member having an open bottom. A support member that is rotatable supports a central portion of an inner surface of the...
7385597 Information processing device with rotatable screen and external input device  
In an information processing device, system operations can be simply performed while a screen of a display body is viewed, even when the display body is folded against a main body. In the...
RE40341 Controller  
A mouse controller includes a platform mounted on a base for a range of movement in a plane relative to the base of at least ½ inch (12.5 mm) in each of two different directions (preferably...
7376469 Methods and apparatus for implementing manual and hybrid control modes in automated graphical indicators and controls  
The present invention concerns methods and apparatus for enabling manual control over selection of a value for at least one operating parameter of a computer system resource. Manual control is...
7373229 Multifunction control system  
A control system for a vehicle with a plurality of selectively variable characteristics includes an input member and a generally cylindrical wheel. The input member is manipulable to cause a first...
7369120 Input pointer and input device  
An input pointer includes two top-surface switches and a rotary switch on the top surface of the main body, a protrusion on an imaginary center line on the bottom surface of the main body, and two...
7369118 Magnetic oscillation metric controller  
A magnetic oscillation metric controller applied to computer peripheral or electronic communication system essentially operating on a scrolling wheel for lateral metric control to provide precise,...
7365740 Scroll wheel device with a thin film type command switch  
A scroll wheel device with a thin film type command switch mainly replaces conventional optical grating switch during rotation of a wheel for outputting a signal. The thin film type command switch...
7355585 Input device and information processing apparatus with such input device and cursor display control method  
An input device may be used with the information processing apparatus and the like, and provides an improved ease of operation in moving the cursor on the display screen. The input device includes...
7348503 Dial type switch mechanism  
A dial type switch mechanism is developed in which an installation space can be made as small as possible. In a dial type switch mechanism ( 10 ) furnished with a push type switch part provided in...
7339128 All-color light control switch  
An all-color light control switch that is used by an operator for free adjustment or control of a light emitting diode lamp set; using multiple sets of commands for light variations stored in a...
7333088 Electromechanical information browsing device  
An electromechanical information browsing device that controls page flipping actions of information displayed as an e-book on a display device. The browsing device includes a controller that...
7327348 Haptic feedback effects for control knobs and other interface devices  
The present invention provides haptic sensations for a haptic feedback device and especially for a rotational device such as a knob. Force effects such as a hill force effect and barrier force...
7319461 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...
7310084 Multi-way operation switch, input device and input unit  
A multi-way operation switch of the present invention includes an operation unit that is horizontally movable and rotatable; a plurality of first switch contacts for turning on and off the...
7304254 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...
7302350 Selection of software and hardware functions with a force/torque sensor  
A force-moment sensor ( 1 ) is used as a switch, with which, depending on the introduction of forces and moments onto an operating part ( 5 ) of the force-moment sensor ( 1 ), software or hardware...
7297864 Image signal generating apparatus, an image signal generating program and an image signal generating method  
The automatic musical instrument contains a main body provided with a sliding saddle member and a sliding operation piece. The sliding operation piece is provided with a reflecting pattern...
7295182 Detachable flywheel device  
A detachable flywheel device is placed on a display and is used for adjusting display parameters of the display. Since a user only needs to roll or press the detachable flywheel to adjust the...
7286119 Three-dimensional object manipulating apparatus, method and computer program  
A three-dimensional object manipulating technique is provided. An axis of rotation is set for a three-dimensional object ( 40 ) on the basis of a push-in of a dial ( 8 ) of a dial-operated input...
7283124 Mouse scroll wheel module  
A mouse scroll wheel module includes a retention part, a holding part sitting on the retention part to swing from front to back and from left to right, a revolving part installed on the holding...
7283120 Method and apparatus for providing haptic feedback having a position-based component and a predetermined time-based component  
A manipulandum includes a sensor and an actuator. The sensor is configured to output a position signal when the manipulandum is moved from the first position to the second position. Additionally,...
7283065 Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation  
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The...
7253800 Manipulative user interface systems and methods  
Two previously virtual concepts, such as, for example, the concept of “me” and the concept of “my data” are reified into physical objects which can be physically manipulated and interact...
7248252 Vehicular dialogue interface with centralized commander  
A display ( 3 ) displays a menu, and a centralized commander ( 5 ) has a central decision switch ( 6 ), a first scan switch ( 7 ) surrounding the decision switch and operable for an inching scan on...
7245202 Systems and methods for networked haptic devices  
Systems and methods for haptic devices are described. One described method comprises receiving a first input signal from a first control node and generating an output signal configured to...
7242390 Electric switch  
An electrical switch having a form of one of a joystick and a cursor switch is provided, including an operating element. The operating element interacts with at least one of rotation means such...
7233779 Radio human-machine interface using knobs and menu picks  
The present invention provides a human-machine interface where control is achieved without the use of buttons. By providing multiple knobs, the audio system maximizes functionality while minimizing...
7233313 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...
7227533 Height adjustable computer input device  
An adjustable computer input device includes a body having a recess for adjustable receiving a supporting unit. A user can adjust a height the supporting unit relative to body so that the...
7224373 Adjustable data processing display  
An apparatus comprising: a data processing device; and a display coupled to the data processing device at a pivot point and rotatable around the pivot point from a closed position to an open...
7215321 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...
7208942 Magnetism metric controller  
A precise, consistent, reliable, and high resolution magnetism metric controller applied in electronic and information devices is comprised of a scrolling wheel mechanism to drive by rotation a...
7199792 Tray mounted cursor control input device for integration with computer keyboard  
A pointing device for use with a keyboard functions like a computer mouse. It incorporates a plurality of configurable function keys. The pointing device is composed of a rolling surface capable of...
7193607 Flexure mechanism for interface device  
A flexure mechanism for an interface device that interfaces a user with a computer system. An interface device includes a manipulandum physically contacted by the user. A five-bar closed-loop...
7191401 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...
7189017 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...
7187359 Force feedback device  
A force feedback device comprising an operation unit, an actuator for providing a feel sensation (force) to the operation unit and a control unit for controlling the actuator, wherein the control...
7187357 Device for entering values using a display screen  
Device for setting values for processing audio signals includes a signal processor, at least two elements for manually entering and/or adjusting the values, a carrier for the at least two elements,...
7176891 Pointing device, keyboard mounting the pointing device, and electronic device provided with the keyboard  
A pointing device provided with a sensor substrate 1 having a flat board form, a stick member 22 vertically provided on the sensor substrate 1 , and at least a pair of strain sensors 8 a– 8...
7176883 Input device using tapping sound detection  
An input device includes: a tapping sound detector configured to detect a tapping sound made by a user to generate a tapping sound detection signal; a converter configured to convert the tapping...
7170491 Accelerated scrolling  
A system and method for accelerating scrolling of a display is disclosed. When a wheel of a wheeled pointing device is actuated by a user at a first rotational rate, the display in a window scrolls...
7170392 Radio pager  
A radio pager of the present invention displays a number of stored information in an as ascending order or a descending order selected by the user on a rotary switch included in the pager. In...
7146005 Input element for a telephone  
An input element for a telephone for inputting data having two rotary functions in respectively opposite directions, and which also has two key functions which are independent of the rotary...
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...
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