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6903767 Method and apparatus for initiating data capture in a digital camera by text recognition  
A digital camera takes photographs of printed material upon recognition of a specified text pattern. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the process of photographing printed...
6903730 In-air gestures for electromagnetic coordinate digitizers  
A technique is disclosed for detecting an in-air gesture made by a digitizing pen above a digitizing writing surface. When the digitizing pen is determined to be in motion above the digitizing...
6901561 Apparatus and method for using a target based computer vision system for user interaction  
A method and apparatus are provided for training a computer system to recognize specific actions of a user. This may include displaying an image of a user within a window on a screen. The window...
6900790 Information input apparatus, information input method, and recording medium  
The operation characteristics of an image capture unit are changed on the basis of the captured image. If an object does not move, i.e., if the user does not input, the capture timing and the like...
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...
6868383 Systems and methods for extracting meaning from multimodal inputs using finite-state devices  
Multimodal utterances contain a number of different modes. These modes can include speech, gestures, and pen, haptic, and gaze inputs, and the like. This invention use recognition results from one...
6848083 Data input method and device for a computer system  
A data input method and device is provided that allows a user to input data to a computer by means of bending his/her five band digits in a specified manner representing a keyboard character...
6822664 Browser navigation for devices with a limited input system  
Methods, system, and computer program products for browsing content with a display area and input system that may be limited in comparison to more traditional browsing systems. Movement between and...
6798429 Intuitive mobile device interface to virtual spaces  
The present invention relates to a simple to use intuitive interface for mobile devices and, in particular, to a method and apparatus to permit the motion of a mobile device to serve as an input to...
6791536 Simulating gestures of a pointing device using a stylus and providing feedback thereto  
A method and apparatus for simulating at least one gesture of a pointing device such as a mouse. A left click, right click, left drag, right drag, and/or mouse movement may be simulated using a...
6771294 User interface  
The invention relates to a method of using a portable mobile communication device such as mediaphone. In the method, an image of a hand of the user is made and the natural partition of the hand is...
6771283 Method and system for accessing interactive multimedia information or services by touching highlighted items on physical documents  
Method and system for selecting and accessing multimedia information/services located on a user workstation or on a server by touching finger items that are electronically illuminated over the...
6771277 Image processor, image processing method, recording medium, computer program and semiconductor device  
The present invention provides an image processor to use images taken by an image pickup device, etc. as an input interface to enter commands, etc. The present invention provides an image processor...
6753879 Creating overlapping real and virtual images  
A computer generated image may be displayed inside an enclosure. The enclosure may include a transreflective surface so that the user can view the image generated by the computer system overlaid...
6750848 More useful man machine interfaces and applications  
The invention is a continuation of earlier applications aimed at providing affordable methods and apparatus for inputting position, attitude(orientation) or other object characteristic data to...
6720985 Method and system for object selection  
The present invention provides a method for enabling association of objects in a computer system, the method including the steps of: providing a user with at least one first form printable on a...
6720984 Characterization of bioelectric potentials  
Method and system for recognizing and characterizing bioelectric potential or electromyographic (EMG) signals associated with at least one of a coarse gesture and a fine gesture that is performed...
6694058 Method for monitoring the exploitation process of an apparatus and self-service device monitored according to said method  
The invention relates to a method for monitoring an equipment operation procedure and to a self-service device monitored using this method. An optical pattern recognition method is used to detect...
6692259 Method and apparatus for providing interactive karaoke entertainment  
An interactive karaoke system includes a microphone developing an audio input from at least one karaoke performer; a camera producing a series of video frames including the at least one karaoke...
6677969 Instruction recognition system having gesture recognition function  
There is provided a recognition system capable of correctly recognizing nodding action of a user and controlling interaction reflecting the user's intention. The instruction recognition system...
6664991 Method and apparatus for providing context menus on a pen-based device  
The present invention provides a user interface for a pen-based device that allows users to activate the full “card” for an entry using a single tap while also giving the user the ability to...
6629242 Environment adaptive control of pseudo-emotion generating machine by repeatedly updating and adjusting at least either of emotion generation and behavior decision algorithms  
A control method for controlling operation of an object used by a user in an environment includes the steps of: defining pseudo-emotions of the object for deciding output of the object, in relation...
6629107 Multimedia information collection control apparatus and method  
In a multimedia information collection control apparatus, a multimedia information collection unit collects information from more than one kind of medium (multimedia). A multimedia correspondence...
6628295 Modifying a stylistic property of a vector-based path  
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for locally modifying a stylistic property of at least one path in an electronic document. All or a...
6624833 Gesture-based input interface system with shadow detection  
An input interface system provides gesture-based user control of an application running on a computer by classification of user gestures in image signals. A given one of the image signals is...
6624832 Methods, apparatus and computer program products for providing user input to an application using a contact-sensitive surface  
User input is provided to an application resident on a data processing system by contacting a contact-sensitive surface of a user input device such as a touch screen with an implement configured to...
6603462 System and method for selecting functions based on a finger feature such as a fingerprint  
A system for selecting functions based on a finger feature includes a finger features database storing finger feature and corresponding functions. The system further includes a finger feature...
6583801 Data processing apparatus utilizing proximity sensing to determine whether user's hand is within predetermined distance  
An array of user-operable controls and a proximity sensing apparatus are contained in an apparatus wherein the proximity sensing apparatus detects whether a user's hand is within a predetermined...
6573883 Method and apparatus for controlling a computing device with gestures  
A method is provided for controlling a handheld computing device through the use of gesture commands. A gesture command corresponds to a pattern of movement of the handheld device that is measured...
6559828 User interface for selecting functions in an electronic hardware  
The invention relates to a user interface in an electronic hardware arrangement, with an operating device for starting the desired function. The operating device has a fixing point, from which its...
6545663 Method and input device for controlling the position of an object to be graphically displayed in virtual reality  
In virtual reality, the position of a graphically-displayed object ( 1 ) in a three-dimensional view on a display device ( 3 ) of a graphics workstation is controlled by way of a human-machine...
6538676 Video token tracking system for overlay of metadata upon video data  
An interactive metadata selection system includes a token tracker that identifies and determines a coordinate of a token included in input video data. A video mapper receives output video data and...
6535787 Control method and apparatus for plate material processing machine  
An operator can recognize the operating state of a plate material processing machine, such as the position state of a positioning pin used in positioning of a work piece in a predetermined position...
6525749 Apparatus and method for supporting the implicit structure of freeform lists, outlines, text, tables and diagrams in a gesture-based input system and editing system  
A system features a data input scheme in which the nature of the entered data is irrelevant until the requirement made to perform a function with respect to that data. It is only when it becomes...
6525712 Method and device for manual recording of various events or states  
A method for manually recording various observed events or states by an observing person which includes subdividing the various events or states into a plurality of classes in such a way that each...
6507353 Influencing virtual actors in an interactive environment  
The described methods are directed to influencing movement of virtual actors in an interactive theater. This interactive theater can be in the shape of a dome. A method for generating a behavior...
6501489 Curve slider apparatus  
A display coordinate and operation value conversion table 13 is provided in a computer 10. The conversion table 13 stores the correspondence between, the coordinate position of a curve slider...
6487421 Method for inputting information to a mobile radiotelephone  
The invention relates to a method for inputting information into a mobile radio telephone ( 1 ) via its input data channel by appropriately moving a motion detector ( 10 ) which belongs to the...
6486874 Method of pre-caching user interaction elements using input device position  
A method ( 60 ) of pre-caching user interaction elements, includes monitoring motion patterns ( 40 ) with an electronic input device having a gesture recorder and a writing surface using a...
6476834 Dynamic creation of selectable items on surfaces  
Using a writing surface, such as paper on a portable digital notebooks (PDNs) or the surface of a digital white board, users draw, on the fly, selectable items such as buttons with text inside. The...
6459442 System for applying application behaviors to freeform data  
A freeform display editing system groups freeform strokes into one or more segments on a display. Each segment in the system defines a region of the display that includes a collection of strokes....
6442578 Script character processing method for compression encoding and smoothing of ink strokes  
A pen-based processor needs to be usable to input and edit script like a text-based computer but retain a resemblance to the user of a pad and pencil. The disclosed system and method implement...
6417841 Information extraction apparatus and method  
In an information extraction apparatus of the present invention, a distance image input section inputs a distance image including a plurality of objects to be respectively recognized. An area...
6411732 Method for interpreting hand drawn diagrammatic user interface commands  
This invention discloses image analysis techniques supporting the interpretation of marks on a large drawing board for purposes of controlling a Board transcription device. In order for users to...
6400376 Display control for hand-held data processing device  
A display control for a data storage device which includes a screen portion for visually displaying a part of a virtual page. The display control includes at least one sensor mounted on the device...
6396523 Home entertainment device remote control  
A remote control for controlling a home entertainment device having a display screen provided with a movable object includes a touch pad. The touch pad is operable with the display screen such that...
6377288 Domain objects having computed attribute values for use in a freeform graphics system  
Domain objects for use in a freeform graphics system. Domain objects are context specific representations of information that are used in a freeform graphics system. Domain objects are represented...
6356287 Citation selection and routing feature for hand-held content display device  
An electronic reading system is disclosed which allows users to download books and other types of content to a hand-held reader device for viewing. Using software which runs on a personal computer...
6347290 Apparatus and method for detecting and executing positional and gesture commands corresponding to movement of handheld computing device  
A method is provided for processing an input command for a handheld computing device, comprising the steps of: measuring movement of the device over an interval of time with a motion sensor mounted...
6345111 Multi-modal interface apparatus and method  
In the multi-modal interface apparatus of the present invention, a gaze object detection section always detects a user's gaze object. The user inputs at least one medium of sound information,...
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