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7262762 Apparatus and method for generating data signals  
An ergonomic apparatus for generating data signals that may be indicative of alphanumeric characters for use with an electronic device or system such as a computer or electric typewriter, for...
7151525 Apparatus and method for generating data signals  
An ergonomic apparatus for generating data signals that may be indicative of alphanumeric characters for use with an electronic device or system such as a computer or electric typewriter, for...
7124312 Capacitive sensing employing a repeatable offset charge  
Capacitive proximity sensing is carried out by detecting a relative change in the capacitance of a “scoop” capacitor formed by a conductor and a surrounding ground plane. Charge is transferred...
7085130 Electronic device and button structure  
A button structure is disposed on a housing and the housing has at least one opening. The button structure includes at least one button portion and a supporting frame. The button portion has a...
7023425 Data input device power management including beacon state  
Power management is provided in a user operated data input device utilizing proximity sensing and switching between three or more power states. Switching between the power states occurs based upon...
7002550 Proximity sensor with adaptive threshold  
A proximity sensor measures receptor output with an energy source deactivated. The sensor then measures receptor output with the energy source activated. The measurements with the energy source...
6995747 Capacitive sensing and data input device power management  
Capacitive proximity sensing is carried out by detecting a relative change in the capacitance of a “scoop” capacitor formed by a conductor and a surrounding ground plane. The conductor may be a...
6954867 Capacitive sensing employing a repeatable offset charge  
Capacitive proximity sensing is carried out by detecting a relative change in the capacitance of a “scoop” capacitor formed by a conductor and a surrounding ground plane. Charge is transferred...
6933922 Proximity sensor with adaptive threshold  
A proximity sensor measures receptor output with an energy source deactivated. The sensor then measures receptor output with the energy source activated. The measurements with the energy source...
6850229 Capacitive sensing and data input device power management  
Capacitive proximity sensing is carried out by detecting a relative change in the capacitance of a “scoop” capacitor formed by a conductor and a surrounding ground plane. The conductor may be a...
6816150 Data input device power management including beacon state  
Power management is provided in a user operated data input device utilizing proximity sensing and switching between three or more power states. Switching between the power states occurs based upon...
6703599 Proximity sensor with adaptive threshold  
A proximity sensor measures receptor output with an energy source deactivated. The sensor then measures receptor output with the energy source activated. The measurements with the energy source...
6661410 Capacitive sensing and data input device power management  
Capacitive proximity sensing is carried out by detecting a relative change in the capacitance of a “scoop” capacitor formed by a conductor and a surrounding ground plane. The conductor may be a...
6629077 Universal remote control adapted to receive voice input  
A universal remote control adapted to receive a voice input. The voice input is received by the remote control and compared to a plurality of voice command templates that are stored in the memory...
6611921 Input device with two input signal generating means having a power state where one input means is powered down and the other input means is cycled between a powered up state and a powered down state  
Power management is provided in a user operated data input device utilizing proximity sensing and switching between three or more power states. Capacitive proximity sensing may be carried out by...
6496181 Scroll select-activate button for wireless terminals  
A side-mounted cursor pointing device ( 108 ) for a wireless terminal ( 100 ) including a sliding cover ( 110 ). The sliding cover ( 110 ) slides over the cursor pointing device ( 108 ) in an off...
6473069 Apparatus and method for tactile feedback from input device  
A method and apparatus for providing tactile feedback to a user moving his/her finger across the touch-sensitive surface of a touchpad or tablet. Different regions of the touch-sensitive surface...
6388660 Input pad integrated with a touch pad  
An input pad that is integrated with a touch pad is disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable computer includes an input pad cover slidable from a first position approximately adjacent to the touch...
6369798 Data processing equipment with detachable pointing device  
A data processing equipment including a housing for a keyboard and a display, and a pointing device detachably mounted in the housing for instructing the processing equipment on coordinate data by...
6323845 Single finger controlled computer input apparatus and method  
A computer 10 has an input device 12 keyboard with two sets of input keys 14, 16 separated by a touch pad 20. The touch pad 20 is accessed by an operator's index finger from the home row of keys,...
6259438 Coordinate input stylus  
A stylus for use in a coordinate input system (e.g. digitizer tablet system) includes a finger wheel. The degree of rotation of the finger wheel by the user determines the extent to which a chosen...
6219037 Pointing device provided with two types of input means for a computer system  
A pointing device mounted in a portable computer having a system unit for data processing, wherein the pointing device comprises a housing detachably attached to the portable computer, and a first...
6205021 Method for operating an input device and a laptop computer  
A method for operating an input device and a laptop computer. The input device may be attached to or detached from the laptop computer and may be accessed by a user in either the attached or...
6201534 Trackball for single digit control of wireless terminal  
A side-mounted cursor pointing device 108 for a wireless terminal 100 including a sliding cover 110. The sliding cover 110 slides over the cursor pointing device 108 in an off position. When the...
EP0731407B1 An input device for a computer  
Abstract of EP0731407 The invention relates to an input device for a computer, comprising: a keyboard having a plurality of keys, each key corresponding to one of a plurality of alphanumeric and...
6181322 Pointing device having selection buttons operable from movement of a palm portion of a person's hands  
A mouse for use with an automatic data processing system having a display device for displaying objects. The mouse is configured to be operated by movement of an operator's hand and includes a...
6177926 Hand-held computer having input screen and means for preventing inadvertent actuation of keys  
A hand-held computer terminal employing a touch screen for the input of handwritten data comprises a contoured surface disposed between a touch screen surface and input keys or buttons, thereby...
6163326 Input device for a laptop computer  
A detachable device for a laptop computer. The laptop computer has a base and a display housing coupled to the base. The display housing is movable relative to the base between a closed position in...
6124845 Coordinate input device  
A cursor control device is provided which has good operability and can reflect clearly an operator's natural motion in accordance with a qualified value (conversion coefficient). The cursor control...
6123522 Turbo molecular pump  
In a turbo molecular pump having a rotor magnetically supported in a non-contact manner by a magnetic bearing, a pump controller has a magnetic bearing controller having a programmable digital...
6037929 Coordinate input system and method of controlling same  
Disclosed are a coordinate input system and a method of controlling the coordinate input system, which can protect work of a user under progress against troubles even when the user touch an...
6025986 Retractable palmrest for keyboard-equipped electronic products  
A portable or stationary electronic device equipped with a typing keyboard, such as a notebook or desktop personal computer or screen-phone, with a retractable palmrest in accordance with the...
D417206 Digitizer stylus  
5956019 Touch-pad cursor control device  
A cursor control device (20) suitable for use with a computer-controlled display (66) is disclosed. The cursor control device (20) includes a touch-pad controller (24) and interface electronics...
EP0923020A2 Ergonomic computer control device  
The invention discloses an ergonomic computer control device connected to a computer keyboard and includes a thumb-operated cursor control unit for positioning the cursor and for selectively...
5909207 Browsing system and method for computer information  
A computer-based information browsing device including a body; a sensor device that detects a position of an instrument along one direction and a force of the instrument on the sensor device; a set...
5877749 Operation inputting apparatus  
An operation inputting apparatus is disclosed by which, even if a load detection output remains after an operation of a stick type operation member is stopped by an operator, a load detection...
5874939 Keyboard apparatus and method with voice recognition  
A standalone keyboard (101) for use with computers (102), which keyboard (101) has integral voice recognition capabilities to facilitate both text entry and cursor-movement control. The speech...
5872527 Medical keyboard apparatus provided with data inputting mechanical switches and function executing flat switches  
Keys forming a data inputting part to input such data as characters are formed of mechanical switches large in the operating stroke so that data of many inputting key operations may be input by a...
5864490 Retractable electronic pen pad assembly for a keyboard  
A retractable electronic pen pad for a keypad is provided including a keyboard having a plurality of alphanumeric keys adapted to generate character signals upon the depression thereof. Further...
5831597 Computer input device for use in conjunction with a mouse input device  
A computer input device is used in conjunction with a mouse input device. The computer input device of the invention comprises a body having a resilient layer covered by a surface layer textured...
5793355 Portable computer with interchangeable pointing device modules  
A notebook computer is provided with first and second different types of pointing device modules, representatively a pointing stick module and a touchpad module, that may be releasably and...
5777605 Coordinate inputting method and apparatus, and information processing apparatus  
The invention provides a method and apparatus for inputting coordinate information in which a relative coordinate mode and an absolute coordinate mode is automatically switched depending on a...
5745376 Method of detecting excessive keyboard force  
A method for detecting when a user is typing with excessive force on a keyboard is disclosed. First, the force applied by the user on the keyboard is measured and detected during a first period of...
5739776 Key switch arrangement for computer keyboards  
A key switch arrangement for a computer keyboard of the type having a left key switch unit and a right key switch unit, the key switch arrangement including a chamber defined between the left key...
5681220 Keyboard touchpad combination in a bivalve enclosure  
An input device for a computer system having a central processing unit mounted in a central enclosure comprising a keyboard and touchpad mounted in a hinged bivalve enclosure. The input device is...
5680154 Operation inputting apparatus  
An operation inputting apparatus is disclosed by which, even if a load detection output remains after an operation of a stick type operation member is stopped by an operator, a load detection...
5675810 Reducing power usage in a personal computer  
Power usage in a personal computer is reduced by repetitively performing the following sequence of steps: a. generate a wake-up signal in connection with a user beginning to interact with the...
5675329 Method of obtaining a second function from keys on a keyboard using pressure differentiation  
A method of obtaining a second function from keys on a standard QWERTY configured computer keyboard that have only a first function when struck individually is disclosed. First, the force applied...
5673066 Coordinate input device  
A cursor control device is provided which has good operability and can reflect clearly an operator's natural motion in accordance with a qualified value (conversion coefficient). The cursor control...
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