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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7109978 | Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition A method of generating a signal comprising providing a capacitive touch sensor pad including a matrix of X and Y conductors, developing capacitance profiles in one of an X direction and a Y direction from the matrix of X and Y conductors, determining an occurrence o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098898 | Information recording medium and information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus is constructed to include a plurality of information recording media respectively having a generally paper shape with an image display surface for displaying various information, a holding part which holds a holding portion of eac... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7088342 | Input method and input device A display panel disposed on the front surface of a device shows information related to an operation input. A sensor for detecting a touch of an object is disposed on the back surface of the device. A mark representing the touch position is displayed at a position di... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7075513 | Zooming and panning content on a display screen A method and system for manipulating content displayed on a display screen is disclosed. A data processing device has two attached user input controls, such as touch pads, joysticks, and the like. One of the controls may be used for panning (i.e. scrolling up and do... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069357 | Touch sensor system A touch sensor system and a method of operating the system is provided to detect the touch of a person. An AC power source is provided with an isolated power supply connected to thereto with a DC voltage source output. The DC voltage source is referenced to ground. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068255 | Color liquid crystal display device and image display method thereof There is disclosed a color liquid crystal display (LCD) device capable of displaying color images in response to direct entry of input data and/or instructions through operation of an associated coordinate pointing tool. Typically, this tool is a pen-like input devi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064747 | Touch-sensitive detector A touch-sensitive detector includes a detection surface and a conducting element, and a first and second set of electrodes, each set of electrodes including at least one electrode extending parallel to the detection surface and where each electrode is electrically i... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061475 | Acoustic condition sensor employing a plurality of mutually non-orthogonal waves A touch sensor comprising an acoustic wave transmissive medium having a surface; a plurality of acoustic wave path forming systems, each generating a set of incrementally varying paths through said transmissive medium; and a receiver, receiving signals representing ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052976 | Method and apparatus for cutting devices from conductive substrates secured during cutting by vacuum pressure A method and system for cutting a wafer comprising a conductive substrate attached to an array of integrated devices includes placing the wafer on a stage such as a movable X-Y stage including a vacuum chuck having a porous mounting surface, and securing the wafer d... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050047 | Signal line of touch panel display device and method of forming the same A signal line of a touch panel display device includes an upper substrate having a first transparent conductive film, a lower substrate having a second transparent conductive film, the lower substrate positioned opposite to the upper substrate, a pair of first elect... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7030860 | Flexible transparent touch sensing system for electronic devices A transparent, capacitive sensing system particularly well suited for input to electronic devices is described. The sensing system can be used to emulate physical buttons or slider switches that are either displayed on an active display device or printed on an under... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7019734 | Resistive touch sensor having microstructured conductive layer The present invention discloses resistive touch sensors that incorporate microstructured conductive layers. When local electrical contact is made between the microstructured conductive layer and an opposing conductive layer due to a touch input, the resulting signal... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019765 | Input device An input device, which is small-sized and inexpensive in spite of being simple in construction and thin, comprises at least one primary electrode and a plurality of secondary electrodes, both electrodes being formed in the same plane. A position of a dielectric is i... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7006078 | Apparatus and method for sensing the degree and touch strength of a human body on a sensor An improvement in sensor for detecting contact with a human resistive element is disclosed. This design uses additional components to avoid discharging capacitors through the human resistive element, thereby sparing the user the uncomfortable sensation associated th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6999007 | Linear position sensor In a linear position encoder, a support is provided upon which a pair of phase quadrature windings are mounted. The windings are arranged to have a sinusoidal magnetic sensitivity characteristic along the length of the support. Mounted on a movable element there is ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 plate provided in the form of an adhesive label printed with conduct... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6985139 | Interactive apparatus using print media A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a sheet comprising a print element on a surface of a base unit. A user can then mark on the sheet in the vicin... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6985136 | Portable communicator This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye 2, a telephone control system, a facsimile control system, and a data transmission system are mounted. All ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6975305 | Pressure-sensitive touch panel A pressure sensitive touch panel in which the position of an inner periphery of a window frame is disposed opposite to spacers, whereby a conductive film, which bends together with a flexible insulating plate when an operator presses the window frame, is caught by t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974917 | Information recording medium and information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus is constructed to include a plurality of information recording media respectively having a generally paper shape with an image display surface for displaying various information, a holding part which holds a holding portion of eac... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6970160 | Lattice touch-sensing system This invention is directed to a lattice touch-sensing system for detecting a position of a touch on a touch-sensitive surface. The lattice touch-sensing system may include two capacitive sensing layers, separated by an insulating material, where each layer consists ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6961049 | Capacitive touch sensor architecture with unique sensor bar addressing A capacitive touch sensor with symmetrical electrical interconnections for use with a touch sensor of a device is disclosed. The touch sensor includes several sensor bars, with a unique pair of lead lines coupled to each sensor bar. No inter-connection is provided b... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6940495 | Variable capacitance type input device A capacitance type sensor includes a substrate, a group of electrodes fixed on an upper face of the substrate, a movable electrode plate having an electrode on its lower side and a gap between the group of fixed electrodes on the substrate and the electrode on the m... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6940494 | Display unit with touch panel and information processing method A display unit with a touch panel to move a touch-driven member such as a functional button to a desired position through a touch operation. By touching a draggable icon displayed on a screen with a finger, the icon is changed in color to indicate that the user can ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933931 | Method and apparatus of position location An apparatus for sensing the location of user input is disclosed. The apparatus may include a display unit including a screen having a resistive coating disposed on its surface. The apparatus may utilize a sensing signal emanating from the screen through the resisti... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6927763 | Method and system for providing a disambiguated keypad A keypad system (FIG. 2) and corresponding method (FIGS. 3-4) suitable for use in a subscriber device (1) includes a capacitive touchpad 22 for detecting movement within a region, a driver device 12 coupled to the capacitive touchp... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920557 | System and method for wireless user interface for business machines A method and system for providing external user interfaces is described. In one configuration a co-located external processor and a business machine negotiate a communications connection. The co-located external processor then utilizes a server to determine a shared... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919882 | Position detection method and device The present invention disclosed a position detection device and method for use in a plane surface to determine the position of a capacitive coupling device. Two arrays of row and column conductive wires form two layers on a substrate, said two layers are isolated by... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919831 | Circuit, apparatus, and method for converting analog signals into digital signals An analog-to-digital converter includes a sample and hold tree having a first level and at least one additional level. Each level includes one or more sample and hold circuits operable to sample an input voltage and produce a corresponding output voltage. The input ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914595 | Digitizing apparatus Graphics are drawn with an input pen, which is provided with an optical sensor at its tip, on a display surface of an EL display. At this time, the EL display is caused to emit light in dot sequence, and the position of the input pen is detected as coordiante inform... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904570 | Method and apparatus for controlling a display of data on a display screen A user interface of a smart compact device employs a combination comprising a display screen in combination with an activating object that is capable of reporting X and Y position information in a first state and a second state. Selected data is displayed or hidden ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6891531 | Sensing an object with a plurality of conductors An object (130), e.g. a human finger or a stylus, is sensed with a plurality of conductors (120, X1, . . . XN). The conductor processing times (TX1, TX2, . . . TXN) but are shifted relative to one other. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6885365 | Glass touch sensing circuit A glass touch sensing circuit which is capable of accurately detecting a sense signal resulting from a user's touch under no influence of variations in temperature. The glass touch sensing circuit is adapted to compare the level of an output signal from a switching ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6862019 | Coordinate input apparatus, control method therefor, and computer-readable memory A signal waveform detection circuit detects the three-dimensional coordinate value of an indicating tool which is defined in the first, second, and third dimensions. An arithmetic control circuit compares the coordinate value in the first dimension of the three-dime... | 03/01/2005 |
| 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 plate provided in the form of an adhesive label printed with conduct... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6839052 | Two dimensional solid state capacitive sensor array An apparatus for providing an output signal for selectively controlling movement of a visual pointer on a display screen is disclosed. A plurality of solid state capacitive sensor switches are arranged in a two-dimensional array. Each of the switches is actuable in ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6831631 | Portable computer and related method for preventing input interruption by write-tracking an input region A method is provided for a portable computer. The portable computer has a touch panel for sensing a position of pressure exerted by a user. The method includes setting an input region on the touch panel. When the user touches the touch panel after a previous touch, ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6825833 | System and method for locating a touch on a capacitive touch screen Described is a touch-sensitive screen having a sensing circuit capable of discriminating where a perturbation of an electric field created by the sensing circuit occurs. The invention may be implemented in a capacitive touch sensor in which each of multiple conducti... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6819316 | Flexible capacitive touch sensor A flexible, capacitive touch sensor, and a method of manufacturing a plurality of such touch sensors, are provided. The capacitive touch sensor comprises a thin, flexible, transparent, insulating substrate. A thin, flexible, transparent layer of resistive material i... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6781577 | Capacitive sensor-based input device A capacitive sensor-based input device for coordinate data input includes an input unit that detects the variation of capacitances at a plurality of detection points, and a control unit that calculates detection outputs from the plurality of detection points to dete... | 08/24/2004 |
