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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120050232 | CONTROLLER WITH TRANSFORMABLE SURFACE TOPOLOGY A control device includes an input mechanism having an actuation surface that is configurable by a user between at least two different surface topologies. In a first configuration, the surface topology may provide a first shape for receiving user input and in a second c... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120040713 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING ROTARY INPUT MEMBERS The present disclosure provides an electronic device having rotary input members. The device includes a substantially cylindrical main body, at least one hollow rotary input member rotatably connected to the main body, at least one pair of pads including two pads spaced... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110310067 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STARTUP OF APPLICATION THEREOF Provided is a portable electronic equipment which gives a feeling of speedy operation free from strange feeling, and has a function operability which is more suitable to the actual usage pattern of a user. A portable electronic equipment is provided with a casing, a rot... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110292004 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR A USER INTERFACE The present invention relates to an operating device for a user interface and a method for generating a control signal by way of a user interface. For example, the operating device comprises operating elements and a control device, by means of which at least one control... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110242064 | OPERATION UNIT The operation unit includes a shaft that receives by its one end a pressing force applied through a pressing operation by a finger/thumb, a rotating body that rotates about the shaft according to an operation by the finger/thumb within a movable range of the finger/thum... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110231310 | VEHICULAR-BASED TRANSACTIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Various systems and methods are described for conducting and staging money transfer transactions from a vehicle. The systems and methods may include using a wireless transmitter on board the vehicle for wirelessly communicating with a money transfer system. Also, a user... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110224523 | Systems, Devices and Methods for Managing Glucose Levels Systems, devices and methods for the management of glucose levels in the body of patient featuring user interface input mechanisms configured to provide haptic feedback to the user are provided.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110205192 | 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 and a portion thereon to receive the wheel whereby a second input is genera... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110169786 | USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A BATHROOM PLUMBING FIXTURE A plumbing fixture is operated by a user interface that has an enclosure with a faceplate from which a pedestal seamlessly projects outward. An alphanumeric display is visible through the faceplate and a plurality of switches respond to the user pressing different porti... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110164002 | DISPLAY AND CONTROLS FOR A CPAP DEVICE A user interface for respiratory apparatus comprises a combination of a menu display (302), push buttons (304, 308, 310) and a rotary control dial (306). The user interface may include a menu control for detecting at least one parameter from the use... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110157102 | INPUT DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAID INPUT DEVICES Input device in which a defect of a control disk is eliminated while making use of an advantage of the control disk and an electronic device using the input device. The input device may include: an operation panel, which may be operated by a user; a board, which may be ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110134085 | INPUT DEVICE In an input device, a switch contact is partially located under a display element, and one of a case and an operation body includes grooves, and the other includes projections to be engaged with the grooves. This saves the space of the top surface of a wiring board, the... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110115754 | Systems and Methods For A Friction Rotary Device For Haptic Feedback Systems and methods for a friction rotary device for haptic feedback are disclosed. For example, one disclosed system includes: a haptic device including: a passive actuator including: a rotatable plate; a fixed plate configured to apply friction to the rotatable plate;... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110102470 | PORTABLE COMPUTER WITH IMPROVED SCROLL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME A portable computer with an improved scrolling mechanism preferably includes: a display panel through which an image is displayed; an image processing unit configured to process an image displayed through the display panel; a casing configured to accommodate the image p... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110102381 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING OBJECT DISPLAY DIAL An apparatus and method for executing a specific function by rotating an object display dial capable of displaying at least one of a mode-based object and a function-based object are provided. The portable terminal includes a mode/function determination unit for determi... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110102382 | Rotational Input Device and Electronic Apparatus This rotational input device is so formed that, when a rotational position detecting portion detects that a user has at least rotationally operated a rotational operating portion, a magnetic force generating portion is excited on the basis of a detected rotational posit... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110105281 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND/OR REGULATING A TRAINING AND/OR REHABILITATION UNIT The invention relates to a device for controlling and/or regulating a training and/or rehabilitation unit, the device comprising at least one training and/or rehabilitation unit, a sensor unit having a sensor for determining oxygen concentration and for determining carb... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110102380 | Direction Indicating Device An embodiment of the present invention provides a direction indicating device for generating a 2D direction indicating signal, which includes a base board, a first rectangular conductive plane formed on the base board, including a first sliding slot, a second rectangula... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110084943 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE FOR FORCE FEEDBACK BASED ON TENSION CONTROL AND TRACKING THROUGH CABLES A haptic device for human/computer interface includes a user interface tool coupled via cables to first, second, third, and fourth cable control units, each positioned at a vertex of a tetrahedron. Each of the cable control units includes a spool and an encoder configur... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110057909 | OPERATION APPARATUS A movable operation unit is movable on a two-dimensional operation surface of a main body. The two-dimensional operation surface is defined by an X-axis and a Y-axis perpendicular to each other. A Y-axis movable portion is rotatable around a rotation axis. The Y-axis mo... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110050730 | Method of displaying data on a portable electronic device according to detected movement of the portable electronic device A method of viewing data on a portable electronic device includes presenting data on a display of the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a sensor for detecting movement of the portable electronic device, the sensor detecting movement of th... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110037690 | ELECTRONIC ALBUM An electronic album for presenting media content comprises a cover member and a frame member. The cover member and the frame member are hingedly coupled to each other to facilitate opening and closing of the electronic album. The electronic album further comprises a dat... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110032218 | ROTATION SENSING DEVICE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME A rotation sensing device comprises a capacitor module comprising an upper substrate and a lower substrate. The upper substrate comprises a plurality top plates mounted thereon, and the lower substrate comprises a plurality bottom plates mounted thereon. A pointing modu... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032219 | LEVER SWITCH WITH DISPLAY DEVICE The present invention is directed to provide a lever switch with a display device that is variably displayable of pictures or texts. A lever 18 is configured by disposing an organic light-emitting device 10 in a manner that it... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110025652 | OPERATING AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE An operating and display device is provided for a vehicle having a display unit and having a rotary knob for selecting a function and/or for selecting a menu within a hierarchical menu structure shown using the display unit. The rotary knob forming an operating unit is ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110016428 | NESTED SCROLLING SYSTEM A nested scrolling system that can scroll through an electronically stored list is provided. The system can include a database, a display screen, a first scrolling control and a second scrolling control. The database can have an electronically stored list with a plurali... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100328273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises an assembly adapted to rotatably couple a first housing and a second housing, said assembly adapted to rotate said first housing and said second housing with respect to each other ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100328211 | INPUT DEVICE, TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, AND INPUTTING METHOD An input device includes an input section having a detection section which detects a force transmitted via a human body when a trailing operation is performed on a part of the body contacting the input device, and outputs the force as detection data “a”; a timer man... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100318907 | AUTOMATIC INTERACTIVE RECORDING SYSTEM A system and a booth for producing a media clip, providing one or more users with a recording studio experience including a computer configured to provide the users with interactive guidance through test producing and recording the media clip, the guidance being providi... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100315349 | VEHICLE COMMANDER CONTROL SWITCH, SYSTEM AND METHOD A vehicle commander control switch, system and method includes a touch pad having a touch surface for receiving touch input thereon. The touch surface has a first inner zone and a second outer zone disposed outwardly relative to the first inner zone. A touch pad signal ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100289778 | CONTROL DEVICE A control device that is associable with a machine, in particular a wrapping machine, includes a panel provided with a selecting device for selecting and setting operating parameters of the machine. The selecting device includes a knob that is rotatable around an axis a... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100289777 | Wheel structure for an electronic input device A wheel structure for an electronic input device has a housing, and two supporting brackets and a circuit board mounted in the housing. A wheel assembly is supported by the supporting brackets and has a wheel. The wheel has an axle having a pivot end mounted through one... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100271342 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a rotation detecting section; a rotation driving section; a display control section to scroll an image under display by rotation of the rotary operation device; a judging section to judge whether ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100271340 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment Disclosed is a rotary input device including: a rotary operation device; a detection section; a display control section; a rotation driving section to apply a rotary force to the rotary operation device; a first force sense presenting section to present a first force se... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100271341 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a rotation detecting section; a rotation driving section; a judging section to judge whether the detected rotation angle of the rotary operation device is a predetermined angle corresponding to a ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100271343 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a storage section to store screen information correlated to a display order; a display control section for displaying the screen and selection items; an item switch instructing section to switch t... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100271344 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device rotatable around an axis by receiving a rotation operation of an operator; a rotation driving section to apply a rotary force to the rotary operation device; a pressure detecting section to detect ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100265201 | DATA INPUT DEVICE The present invention relates to a data input device. The data input device includes a base. An input unit is provided to independently perform first directional input in which the input unit is laterally moved to any one of first direction indication locations, second ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100259509 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE A portable electronic device includes a base segment, a sliding segment, and an input module. The base segment defines more than one indicator. The sliding segment is slidably connected to the base segment and defines a pointer operable to align with an indicator. The i... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100253653 | VIRTUAL KNOB INTERFACE AND METHOD A virtual knob interface includes a substrate, a virtual knob associated with the substrate, and a number of touch sensors associated with the substrate and with the virtual knob. The virtual knob and touch sensor are configured and arranged such that the touch sensors ... | 10/07/2010 |
