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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174373 | Method and apparatus for sensory stimulation An apparatus for producing an electrosensory sensation to a body member (120). The apparatus comprises one or more conducting electrodes (106), each of which is provided with an insulator (108). When the body member (120) is proximate to ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174372 | Providing haptic feedback on a touch surface Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback to a touch surface are described herein. In one embodiment, among many, a layered structure comprises a first conducting layer electrically coupled to a first terminal of a power source and a second conducting layer ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169306 | Touch panel assembly with haptic effects and method of manufacturing thereof A system with haptic effects includes a first surface, a second surface with a flexible arm portion, a coupling that couples the flexible arm portion to the first surface, and a haptic effect generator attached to the first surface. The flexible arm portion includes... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8138896 | Tactile feedback in an electronic device An electronic device for providing tactile feedback is provided. The electronic device may provide tactile feedback using any suitable approach, including for example vibration, heat, electrical, visual, or any other type of feedback. The electronic device may provi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8093997 | System and apparatus for silent pulsating communications A system and apparatus for wireless communications directly between a sender and a receiver using a sending unit and a receiving unit. The sending unit is formed as a glove having a pulse triggering mechanism. The glove is wearable by a user who is the source of a c... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093996 | Label incorporating a RF anti-theft antenna and an UHF RFID transponder The present invention associates on one and the same label a UHF antenna and an RFID integrated circuit with an EAS antenna operating in RF mode, thus avoiding the addition of a second label on a product to be protected and/or traced. An aspect of the invention cons... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8077021 | Dynamic tactile interface A method and system for exciting a dynamic tactile interface having a plurality of electrodes includes identifying an area within an image that is capable of tactile feedback and identifying a first subset of the plurality of electrodes in the dynamic tactile interf... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072317 | Haptic solenoid system A supporting surface and a touch screen member mounted to a plastic frame having a first vibration transmitting slot and at least two mounting slots. A pair of similar L-shaped poles is mounted in the frame in juxtaposition to define gaps between them. One of the po... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8054166 | Method and apparatus for telephonically accessing and navigating the internet A method for accessing and browsing the internet through the use of a telephone and the associated DTMF signals is disclosed. The preferred embodiment provides a system that converts the information content of a web page from text to speech (voice signals), signals ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8040224 | Apparatus and method for controlling vibration in mobile terminal An apparatus and method for controlling vibration in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes, upon detecting a key input by a user, determining whether a current feedback signal is detected when an external case with a first vibrator is connected to the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7999660 | Electronic device with suspension interface for localized haptic response An electronic device (100) is configured to deliver a localized haptic feedback response (101) to a user. The electronic device (100) includes a device housing (107) and an interface assembly having a display lens (202) or other us... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7982588 | Method and apparatus for sensory stimulation An apparatus for producing an electrosensory sensation to a body member (120). The apparatus comprises one or more conducting electrodes (106), each of which is provided with an insulator (108). When the body member (120) is proximate to ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7924145 | Haptic module using magnetic force, electronic apparatuses having the module A haptic module using a magnetic force and an electronic apparatuses having a magnet arrangement frame arranged so that polarities of adjacent magnets are alternate; shielding screens positioned on uppers of each of frame elements of the magnet arrangement frame and... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924144 | Method and apparatus for sensory stimulation An apparatus for producing an electrosensory sensation to a body member (120). The apparatus comprises one or more conducting electrodes (106), each of which is provided with an insulator (108). When the body member (120) is proximate to ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924143 | System and method for providing tactile feedback to a user of an electronic device A system for providing tactile feedback for an input device in an electronic device is provided. The system comprises: an input device having a first input region for receiving a user action from the user; a surface associated with the input device and covering at l... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916002 | Haptic operative user interface input apparatus A haptic/tactile input in which the behavior and/or appearance of the mechanical user interface input is configured to be adapted to the function and context of an electronic device to give feedback and cues to the user. The mechanical input for example, buttons, sl... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7898397 | Selectively adjustable icons for assisting users of an electronic device Systems and methods for providing selectively adjustable icons to assist users of an electronic device are provided. Icons can be selectively adjusted to assist users in connecting and disconnecting accessories to and from the electronic device. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7876199 | Method and apparatus for controlling a skin texture surface on a device using a shape memory alloy A portable electronic device (100) includes a controllable skin texture surface that includes a skin texture surface actuation structure having a plurality of hinged elements (802-808) with a shape memory alloy (812) coupled thereto to ef... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7825778 | Electronic apparatus providing a vibrating function to give operation feeling to an operator In an electronic apparatus having a touch panel and pair of vibrating elements for vibrating the touch panel, pair of fixing cushions are fixed on a rear surface of the touch panel along right and left edges of the touch panel. The vibrating elements are fixed to th... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7525415 | Tactile presenting device A tactile presenting device includes a panel presenting a tactile sensation, and a control unit that vibrates the panel in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the panel by magnetic force, the control unit vibrating the panel at a frequency equal to or lower th... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7439872 | Method and mobile device for non-visually signaling the state of a mobile device The present invention is related to a method for signaling the status of a mobile device, said mobile device comprising a user input interface, a storage including status information of said device and a signal generator, comprising the steps of receiving a status r... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7355595 | Tactile device for scrolling A tactile touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for navigating an electronic document on a display device is described. The tactile aspect of the device provides a document location indicator, such as a protrusion or a depression, which may be... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339574 | Haptic mouse interface system for providing force and tactile feedbacks to user's fingers and arm A haptic mouse interface system includes a mouse, a first force feedback unit for providing a first force feedback in a first direction of a virtual object to the user's hand and arm, a second force feedback unit for providing a second force feedback in second and t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336266 | Haptic pads for use with user-interface devices Embodiments of the invention relate to haptic devices for use with a variety of computer/video interface devices. Such haptic devices can work in conjunction with and thereby provide “haptic augmentations” to otherwise conventional user-interface devices, includ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331868 | Wagering gaming device providing physical stimulation responses to various components of the gaming device A wagering gaming device that physically stimulates an input device of the gaming device to stimulate a player. The input device, includes a component stimulator and an actuation member. The input devices sends a signal or plurality of signals to a processor upon ac... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316566 | Method for accessing interactive multimedia information or services from Braille documents System and method to enable blind people to detect and access hyperlinks within Braille documents. A proximity sensing foil placed under a Braille page senses the position of a reader's fingertips and provides coordinates of the sensed position. A workstation comput... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306463 | Pseudo-cuneiform tactile display This is an entirely new type of tactile display based upon cuneiform writing concepts which is an alternative to Braille. This invention uses electromechanical components to display a tactile coding of letters, numbers and symbols using rotating linear components an... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7277275 | Portable computer having adjustable display A portable computer having a display connected to a main body, the display rotating to be adjusted to a closed position and to a tablet operation position. Arm links between the main body and the display connect the display with the main body. Display hinges are bet... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265750 | Haptic feedback stylus and other devices A force feedback interface and method including an actuator in a non-primary axis or degree of freedom. The force feedback interface device is connected to a host computer that implements a host application program or graphical environment. The interface device incl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7211051 | Reminder system for personal medical sampling or treatment procedures A method for reminding an individual to collect a urine specimen includes the steps of providing a pad or clip having a reminder area of a size such that the individual touches and discovers the pad, when preparing to urinate, and attaching the pad to the brief in t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205978 | Mobile apparatus having tactile feedback function A haptic display includes at least one haptic device that can give tactile feedback instead of visible feedback. Each of the haptic devices converts a signal from a signal producing unit into force or tactile pattern. The haptic device does not require a large mass,... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203574 | Self-sustaining environmental control unit A method and apparatus for housing an electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes an environmentally sealed chamber to protect the electronic device from harsh environments. The environmental conditions of the chamber are controllable using environmental ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190350 | Touch screen with rotationally isolated force sensor A touch screen uses one or more force sensors to determine location of the touch on the screen. Bending or twisting of the touch screen overlay, or of the support structure upon which the touch screen is mounted, may result in the detection of undesirable forces by ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182719 | Isometric/pacing exercise device and method for performing isometric exercises An isometric/pacing exercise device that is adaptable to exercise apparatuses to produce a signal to the user to exert an isometric muscular force against the force provided by the exercise apparatus. The signal can be either aural or visual. The isometric/pacing ex... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7170428 | Electronic device and method of managing its keyboard The invention relates to an electronic device and a method of managing a virtual keyboard of the electronic device. The device comprises a touch pad (106), a processing unit (600) and a feedback unit (612), which provides tactile feedback unit (... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161587 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing keyboard assistance to a software application user A software application has certain keyboard hot key combinations. If the application is active the pressing of a key is detected for the application. A number of keyboard keys are selected responsive to the key pressed. The selected keys correspond to hot key combin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158117 | Coordinate input apparatus and control method thereof, coordinate input pointing tool, and program The position coordinates of a coordinate input pen are calculated. The position coordinates are changed on the basis of, of the calculated position coordinates, predetermined coordinates related to the distance between the coordinate input surface and the coordinate... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148789 | Handheld device having multiple localized force feedback An electronic device (100) comprises a housing (112), an input (118, 122) coupled mechanically to the housing for receiving data, an output (114, 118) coupled mechanically to the housing for presenting information to a user of the electro... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148801 | Article locator system A system and method for locating objects such as people, pets, and personal articles is described. A transceiver is attached to the person, animal, or item to be tracked and a handheld locator device is employed to transmit a locator signal containing an address cod... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7139623 | Method and apparatus for use of multiple control systems A method and apparatus for simultaneously controlling multiple control systems is provided. The resulting hybrid control system provides for sharing of inputs and outputs on a control surface membrane between the multiple distinct control systems. A unified tactile/... | 11/21/2006 |
