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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7843438 | Notebook-sized computer and input system of notebook-sized computer A notebook-sized computer, comprising a main unit having a display screen portion with a display screen and a key input portion, said notebook-sized computer further comprising an electrostatic capacitance type input pad by which the touch operation by user's finger... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7786977 | Position input device, remote control device, computer system and electronic equipment A position input device is provided which includes a sensor portion having a detection face, an operation element movable along the detection face of the sensor portion, and a position detection unit which detects the position of the operation element on the detecti... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7777720 | Input system, program, and recording medium An input system for a computer includes a first input device, such as a mouse or a tablet, and a second input device differing from the first input device. The first input device specifies a position on a display screen, which is connected to a computer for executin... | 08/17/2010 |
| RE41521 | Variable capacity condenser and pointer The present invention provides a variable capacity condenser having fewer components. A variable capacity condenser according to the present invention comprises a dielectric substance, two electrodes, and a flexible electrode. The dielectric substance has two end fa... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7685538 | Method of triggering functions in a computer application using a digitizer having a stylus and a digitizer system A method of triggering functions in a computer application comprises the steps of: providing a digitizer having a pointing device, wherein the digitizer and pointing device are operably associated with a computer having an operating system and an application; applyi... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7675507 | Position detecting system and position detecting apparatus A position detecting apparatus transmits position detecting signals from internal and external transmission coils, which are electrically connected to each other and are wound in opposite directions. The signals are transmitted to a position indicator that is housed... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7656390 | Position detecting device A position detecting device selects sensors arranged in the order of sensor 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction. In a first selection pattern, the device selects a sensor in the order of sensor 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, and | 02/02/2010 |
| D607453 | Mouse | 01/05/2010 |
| D602527 | Pen | 10/20/2009 |
| D602022 | Tablet | 10/13/2009 |
| 7528743 | Information transmitting device In an information transmitting device, a variable capacitor which is charged to have a predetermined voltage discharges through a predetermined resistor. Until the voltage becomes lower than a predetermined threshold voltage, the number of AC signals having a predet... | 05/05/2009 |
| D584772 | Pen | 01/13/2009 |
| 7474300 | Position detecting apparatus and position pointer In a position detecting apparatus, electric power of a position pointer is turned on only when the position pointer is put within a particular range from a tablet to minimize consumption of a battery disposed in the position pointer. When the position pointer is bro... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7307616 | Sensor for coordinate input device A sensor for a coordinate input device includes an x-direction loop coil group including a plurality of loop coils arranged in an x direction, each loop coil having at least two linear sections perpendicular to the x direction, and a y-direction loop coil group incl... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7176814 | Information transmitting device In an information transmitting device, a variable capacitor which is charged to have a predetermined voltage discharges through a predetermined resistor. Until the voltage becomes lower than a predetermined threshold voltage, the number of AC signals having a predet... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173603 | Input system, program, and recording medium An input system for a computer includes a first input device, such as a mouse or a tablet, and a second input device differing from the first input device. The first input device specifies a position on a display screen, which is connected to a computer for executin... | 02/06/2007 |
| D534215 | Tablet | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149647 | Position pointing device A position pointing device includes a resonant circuit, a resonance-characteristic control circuit for controlling characteristics of the resonant circuit in accordance with pointing-device information at timing synchronized with at least part of an electromagnetic ... | 12/12/2006 |
| D531217 | Marker pen | 10/31/2006 |
| D527050 | Pen | 08/22/2006 |
| D525621 | Tablet | 07/25/2006 |
| D525306 | Pen stand | 07/18/2006 |
| D521998 | Mouse | 05/30/2006 |
| D519997 | Tablet | 05/02/2006 |
| 7005843 | Position indicator and position detector A position indicator includes a time-constant circuit having an element whose characteristic continuously varies in response to operation represented as a continuous quantity such as writing force, and capable of switching the variation range of time constant in res... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6987507 | Current feed circuit for sensor coils in coordinate input device A current feed circuit for feeding a high-frequency current to a plurality of sensor coils in a coordinate input device includes a high-frequency signal transmitting circuit for generating a high-frequency current corresponding to a high-frequency signal input; a pl... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6952201 | Three-dimensional information detecting device, three-dimensional information detecting sensor device, and three-dimensional information indicating device A three-dimensional information sensor device is disclosed in which sensor coils thereof are sequentially selected by a control section. Signals are communicated between indicating coils of a three-dimensional information indicating device and sensor coils by electr... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6937231 | Pen-shaped coordinate pointing device In an input pen having a pen-shaped casing, a ferrite core with a coil wound thereon and a ferrite chip are placed opposed to each other with an O-ring therebetween. The ferrite chip has a projection. When the input pen is operated, the projection and the ferrite co... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930674 | Position detector and position indicator therefor A position indicator contains a resonant circuit. A first resistor having a minimum resistance, a second resistor having a maximum resistance, and a variable resistor whose resistance varies within the range of minimum to maximum resistances are connected to the res... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928383 | Three-dimensional information detecting system, three-dimensional information detecting device and input device for three-dimensional information detecting system A motion capture system includes a motion capture detecting device with sensor coils that are sequentially selected by a control section. Signals are communicated between respective input coils of input elements of an input device and the sensor coils by electromagn... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6906694 | Electromagnetic digitizer and distortion-free LCD An input/output device is disclosed that includes a digitizer with an LCD mounted thereon and a protective layer mounted directly on the LCD to minimize the parallax errors that have heretofore occurred when a protective layer was mounted in a spaced relation from a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6882340 | Electronic pen An electronic pen is provided with a casing. A sensor substrate is formed by arranging two comblike conductive patterns on a flexible substrate so that the conductive patterns are interleaved but do not come into contact with each other. The sensor substrate is woun... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874744 | Stand for supporting a display in multiple orientations and a display used in combination with said stand An adjustable stand for rotatably and releaseably supporting a flat panel display is disclosed together with a display device usable with the stand. The display includes a boss projecting from a rear surface thereof, which boss is received in an arc-shaped channel i... | 04/05/2005 |
| D501473 | Coordinate input device | 02/01/2005 |
| 6798284 | Variable-impedance reference circuit and varying method A reference circuit having a variable-impedance function for reducing current consumption is provided. By switching an output impedance of the reference circuit so that the output impedance is large when transmitting a high-frequency signal to a sensor coil, and the... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6689965 | Digitizer system with cursor shape changing as a function of pointer location on menu strip and/or physical structure on tablet surface indicating menu strip location A digitizer system includes a pointer (e.g. stylus or puck) for manipulation by a user over a work surface of a tablet. The tablet includes a menu strip area thereon. According to certain embodiments of this invention, the cursor shape shown on the displa... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6670561 | Coordinates input method Digitizer pointer position data corresponds to the absolute coordinates of a digitizer tablet having coordinate axes, and so when a user wishes to use a digitizer pointer like a mouse, different procedures are imposed on the user, sometimes requiring unna... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6576850 | Device and method for detecting rotation angle A device for detecting a rotation angle is provided. The device include a first coil, a second coil, and a twist prevention mechanism. The first coil detects a coordinate value. The second coil detects the rotation angle. The second coil includes signal l... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6278440 | Coordinate input apparatus and position-pointing device A coordinate input apparatus includes a position-detecting unit and position-pointing devices. The position-pointing devices include a pen-type position-pointing device and a puck-type position-pointing device provided with a magnetic shielding member or ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6075521 | Coordinate input device A coordinate input device includes a casing having an upper surface and a lower surface which are not parallel to each other. A columnar position designating member is disposed within the casing. The angle of the position designating member as viewed from... | 06/13/2000 |
