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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8094123 | Controller with user-selectable discrete button emulation A user device with a position control device such as a thumbstick may be used to emulate discrete button presses via user selection of a mode switch on the device. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089460 | Method of controlling a joystick and preventing the joystick from enabling unwanted events When a directional event is triggered, enable the directional event and start to time a first time period, and disable any select event triggered within the first time period. When a select event is triggered, start to time a second time period. If a directional eve... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089459 | Manual control device including a magnetoresistive sensor element A control device comprises a base portion and a handle portion extending from the base portion. The handle portion is movable from side to side relative to the base portion in an X direction, and forward and backward relative to the base portion in a Y direction per... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8044934 | Operating device, image display system, map display controller and program for map display controller An image display system has an operating device, a specifying device and an image display device. If the operating device receives a single operation from an exterior (i.e., from user), the operating device outputs first and second signals based on the single operat... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8022929 | Pointing device for electronic equipment In a pointing device for electronic equipment, the equipment includes a casing and a receiving space defined by the casing, and the pointing device includes a sensor unit, a column, and a joystick. The sensor unit is disposed in the receiving space. The column is di... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7999790 | Multi-functional mission grip for a vehicle A mission control grip mounted to a consol to provide a crew interface with a multitude of systems through a multitude of Multi-Functional Displays (MFDs). The mission control grip includes a fist-shaped grip movable about a first axis and a second axis, a thumb-ope... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7965276 | Force output adjustment in force feedback devices based on user contact A method and apparatus for adjusting force output from force feedback devices based on user contact with the device. A degree of user contact with a manipulandum of the device is determined by examining the motion of the manipulandum in at least one degree of freedo... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7944433 | Force feedback device including actuator with moving magnet A force feedback interface device is coupled to a host computer that displays a graphical environment, the device including a user manipulatable object physically contacted and moveable by a user. A sensor detects a position of the user object and provides a sensor ... | 05/17/2011 |
| RE42183 | Interface control An improved interface control advantageously may be operated by one hand. A thumbpiece is slidably disposed within a longitudinal arm member which moves in an arcuate path. Placing his or her thumb in the thumbpiece, a user controls the horizontal positioning of a c... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7884799 | Joy stick A first casing is comprised of metal and has a side face formed with a cutout portion. A second casing is comprised of resin. A pivot member has a pivot shaft and is disposed between the first casing and the second casing so as to be pivotable about the pivot shaft.... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7843431 | Control system for a remote vehicle Control system for a remote vehicle comprises a twin grip hand-held controller including: a left grip shaped to be held between a left little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; a left control... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7821496 | Computer interface apparatus including linkage having flex A method and apparatus for interfacing the motion of a user-manipulable object with an electrical or computer system includes a user object physically contacted by a user. A gimbal mechanism is coupled to the user object, such as a joystick or a medical tool, and pr... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7782300 | Portable computer A portable computer includes a main body casing having an opening formed in a center part thereof, and a first panel and a second panel provided at opposite sides of the opening, a display part which displays an image through the opening, a pointer mover which is pr... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7728814 | Portable electronic device control arm and related method A device and method for providing a control arm integral to a portable electronic device are disclosed. An exemplary device comprises a portable electronic device having a processor communicably coupled with a memory and a control arm, and an enclosure housing the m... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7692631 | Signal processing system for a pointing input device It is possible to enable a pointer to execute a shifting operation input and a clicking operation input by use of a common type pressure-sensitive pointing device provided with an x-axis strain sensor and a y-axis strain sensor. A pressure-sensitive pointing device ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688308 | Signal processing system for a pointing input device Enhancement of responsiveness of a pressure-sensitive pointing device can be realized without deteriorating the performance for removal of low frequency noises. A voltage corresponding to a strain along an x-axis direction of the pressure-sensitive pointing device (... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7667687 | Resistive and hybrid control schemes for haptic feedback interface devices A method is disclosed that includes outputting haptic feedback based on a movement of an object in a first direction from a first position to a second position. The haptic feedback is discontinued when the object is moved in a second direction opposite the first dir... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7659883 | Joystick device configured with a mouse unit A joystick device includes a base, an upright joystick handle disposed pivotally on the base and operable to generate a first input signal, and a mouse unit disposed on a top end of the joystick handle and operable to generate a second input signal. An output unit i... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7636081 | Origin returning mechanism of pointing device and pointing device using the same A pointing device includes an operating body 200 in which one end operably protrudes from an opening 111a of a cover portion 111 of a case body 100 and which is movable depending on the operation toward a horizontal direction from ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7605801 | Portable device A portable electronic device is provided comprising a user input device capable of adopting at least three pre-determined positions, each of which enables an associated function to be actuated, and of adopting two pre-determined positions simultaneously. The portabl... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7605802 | Operator device with haptic feedback The invention relates to a control device (10) with haptic feedback, with at least one actuating element (12), at least one switching apparatus (14), and at least one positioning device (16), and uses of the inventive control device. The ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7602376 | Moving dielectric, capacitive position sensor configurations A capacitive sensor configuration is capable of determining position and/or velocity for rotary or linear translation using a movable dielectric element coupled to an elongate member. The dielectric element is supported between at least one detection plate and a plu... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7557796 | Joystick sensor with two-dimensional image sensing A manually-operated control for generating a vector signal comprises a handle with an elongate axis pivotally mounted to the housing for universal rotation about a pivot point on the axis of the handle. An imaged surface moves in two directions with the rotation of ... | 07/07/2009 |
| RE40808 | Low-cost haptic mouse implementations Low-cost haptic interface device implementations for interfacing a user with a host computer. A haptic feedback device, such as a mouse or other device, includes a housing physically contacted by a user, and an actuator for providing motion that causes haptic sensat... | 06/30/2009 |
| RE40740 | Integrated joypad for handheld computer A handheld computer is disclosed. The handheld computer is configured with a housing, a display supported in the housing, and computing electronics supported in the housing and configured to communicate with the display. The handheld computer disclosed also includes... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7535457 | Force-feedback input device In a force-feedback input device, when the cursor moves on a line parallel to a line between a center of a first button and a center of a second button, an area is determined between a first position, which corresponds to the center of the first button, and a second... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7532199 | Input apparatus An input apparatus compact and superior in operability is disclosed wherein, in either a folded or unfolded position, a joystick control can exhibit the same operations and an optical signal from a transmission section can be transmitted with certainty. The input ap... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7508377 | Control and a control arrangement Control signals for a process displaying graphical objects in a display are generated with a first control surface, a second control surface and detector means. The first control surface is available for manipulation with a thumb of one hand on one side of a hand-he... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7492352 | Optical computer pointer and optical cursor/frame control method An optical pointer includes a housing, a movable plate, a manipulable member and a displacement detecting unit. The movable plate is disposed in the housing and has a recognizable pattern. The manipulable member is manipulated by a user to transmit the movable plate... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7492353 | Joystick switching device A fixed shaft mounted to a lower casing holds a tiltable component used for operating tilt-detecting switches. At the upper portion of the tiltable component, a tilt-operation feel providing member including a first slider unit being slidable by the tiltable compone... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7463241 | Joystick input device A joystick input device includes a casing having a tiltable-component supporter, a tiltable component held in the tiltable-component supporter, tilt-detecting means for detecting a state of tilting of the tiltable component, a pushable component held in the tiltable... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7456821 | User interface device A device comprises a manipulandum moveable in at least two degrees of freedom including a first link rotatably moveable about a pivot axis and a second link rotatably moveable about a pivot axis. The first link and the second link are coupled to a ground member. A f... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7446755 | Input device and method for entering data employing a toggle input control Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems, methods, and devices providing a reduced number of selectable inputs that enable efficient communication. One aspect of what is disclosed are embodiments of a systematic code, which systematic code enables effi... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440807 | Control system provided with virtual power monitor and thereby provided with function of evaluating and analyzing stability of object to be controlled A system configuration can evaluate the stability of an output from a user's control system including all effects of unknown dynamic characteristics and disturbances and can guarantee the stability of the output from the user's control system irrespective of the unk... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439951 | Power management for interface devices applying forces A method and apparatus for providing safe and low-cost force feedback peripherals for consumer applications. A device microprocessor local to an interface device is coupled to the host by a first interface bus. The microprocessor receives host commands from the host... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436400 | Interface apparatus combining display panel and shaft The interface apparatus includes a base, a shaft installed on the base in a moveable way, a detecting module for detecting movement of the shaft, and a display panel with at least a handle installed on the shaft. When a user holds the handle to move the display pane... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436398 | Operating device An operating device for controlling a display screen, which includes a rotatable operating member of cylindrical shape, and a slidable operating member having a cylindrical tip portion located above an upper end of the rotatable operating member. The diameter of an ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436391 | Navigation switch The present invention relates to a navigational button including an actuating element which is displaceable at least in two directions and controls the navigation button. The present actuating element is arranged in a casing and performs an action on a communication... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432910 | Haptic interface device and actuator assembly providing linear haptic sensations An interface device and method providing haptic sensations to a user. A user physically contacts a housing of the interface device, and a sensor device detects the manipulation of the interface device by the user. An actuator assembly includes an actuator that provi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429977 | Joystick controller A joystick controller comprises a housing (10) and a joystick (12) mounted for pivotal movement relative to the housing (10) by means of a ball (14) and socket joint (18,20). A yoke (18) resolves directional movement of the ... | 09/30/2008 |
