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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7024625 | Mouse device with tactile feedback applied to housing A computer mouse device for tracking user input and providing tactile feedback. A housing includes a lower portion designed to move over a flat surface, and a casing portion engaged by a palm of a user's hand. A sensor is provided within the housing for tracking the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023423 | Laparoscopic simulation interface A method and apparatus for providing high bandwidth and low noise mechanical input and output for computer systems. A gimbal mechanism provides two revolute degrees of freedom to an object about two axes of rotation. A linear axis member is coupled to the gimbal mec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019238 | Stalk switch A stalk switch having a simplified structure and wide general-purpose applicability is provided. The stalk switch comprises an operating lever 4 manually operated by an operator, a supporting member 2 for rockably supporting the operating lever 4 | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019732 | Joystick A joystick includes an operating stick having shaft portions protruded from a lower end thereof, an upper arm which supports the operating stick so as to be pivotable in a first direction, a lower arm which supports the operating stick so as to be pivotable in a sec... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016263 | Device for data input into a portable object The invention concerns a device for data entry into a portable object, in particular a watch, with display screen comprising a control button (1) consisting of an elastic mass (2) wherein is housed a permanent magnet (3) and a positioning analog... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7016880 | Event based system for use within the creation and implementation of educational simulations A method and system of creating an education simulation having a character that a learner interacts with is disclosed. The method includes providing a simulation interface through a simulation software code, wherein the character appears within the simulation interf... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010628 | System and method for converting radio control transmitter and joystick controller signals into universal serial bus signals A device for converting joystick controller generated analog and digital signals into Universal Serial Bus (USB) format, or for converting imported pulse position modulated (PPM) encoded signals from an external radio control (RC) transmitter into USB format data. T... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008231 | Catching training apparatus A glove for assisting the user to catch a thrown object with fingers rather than palms, including pressure sensors installed in the palm area of typical receiver gloves (providing a voltage trigger signal used to latch an indicator LED informing the athlete of palm ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006074 | Multimodal pointer method A multimodal pointer method, comprising an elongated, graspable, control shell (301) which has a rotatable, multi-axis control ball encoder (302) positioned so that it may be used in multiple modes, with a minimum of two function keys (307, 308)... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002553 | Active keyboard system for handheld electronic devices An active keyboard system includes a processor, a memory, and a display communicatively connected to one another. The system includes input means for inputting data and commands into the system. The input means include at least one selector, and a plurality of keys.... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998548 | Buffering protective handheld controller A buffering protective handheld controller, mainly with a buffering protective configuration for direction button and a number of functional buttons on one side of the main unit. The user is allowed to have greater touch area and more comfortability when pressing th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999063 | Method and apparatus for accurately reading a potentiometer A method for reading a position of a wiper on a potentiometer, comprising the steps of (A) charging a capacitor connected to a wiper terminal of the potentiometer, (B) discharging the capacitor through a particular terminal of the potentiometer, (C) measuring a firs... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996096 | Communication apparatus and a method of controlling a communication apparatus Communication apparatus having first communication device conformed to a first communication standard and second communication device conformed to a second communication standard different from the first communication standard. A control unit is coupled to the first... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993982 | Stress sensor for electronic devices A stress sensor enduring against long-term use is provided. Accordingly, a substrate (4), which is used as both a sensor part (1) and a supporting part (2), functions as a stress sensor, in which the sensor part (1) has means for deformin... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992462 | Video game controller with rechargeable battery system A wireless computer game controller with rechargeable batteries that may be recharged while the batteries are installed on the controller and/or while the controller is in operation. Disposable batteries may also power the controller. In one embodiment, a communicat... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992602 | Joystick controller A joystick controller has a body (10), an operating shaft (12) and a ball-and-socket joint (14) mounting the operating shaft for universal pivotal movement relative to the body (10) about a pivot center. First and second and third carrier... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992654 | System and method for providing user input to character animation The present invention provides a system that increases a user's control over character animation. Time-dependent signals are accepted from a user input device. The input is processed in real-time such that the user's input can be used to directly control the animati... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989818 | Input controller for a game system having a combination move feature A manual input video game controller to be used with various video game machines for the purpose of controlling a game displayed upon a video monitor. The manual input video controller would include a plurality of digital action buttons along with a separate combina... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6987508 | Manual input device which provides its control knob with plural modes of operation feeling, and car-mounted apparatus controller based thereon A changeable operation feeling (tactile sensation) is provided for a user manipulating the knob of manual input device. The manual input device includes a feeling providing device which has plural discs fixed to a control shaft, bearing feeling patterns on their cir... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6987442 | Motor-kinetic identification apparatus and method A motor-kinetic identification apparatus includes a pliant material, a source of a magnetic field embedded in the pliant material and a magneto metric element embedded in the material. The pliant is adapted to be gripped by a user. The pliant material has a normally... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6985133 | Force reflecting haptic interface A six degree of freedom force reflecting haptic interface includes three powered axes and three free axes, all of which are tracked so that the position of a user connection element in the work volume can be determined. The interface includes cable drives with polym... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6977644 | Multi-directional pressure-responsive input device The input device of the invention includes: a lower sheet on which four resistors are formed in a manner that each two of them with a center put in between are placed to face each other circumferentially with a spacing of about 90°; an upper sheet overlying the low... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975302 | Isometric joystick usability A ballistics subsystem is coupled to a force sensor of an isometric input device. The ballistics subsystem augments control by applying a dual gain transfer function that smoothly transitions from separate gain factors for low and high force inputs. When applied in ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973639 | Automatic program generation technology using data structure resolution unit The present invention provides automatic program generation technology that enables the generation of a diverse range of programs with fewer models. The automatic program generation device of the present invention, which automatically generates programs that will pe... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966876 | Device for holding and positioning an endoscopic instrument A device for holding and positioning an endoscopic instrument introduced through a body surface of a patient has a holder for the instrument, which holder is designed in such a way that the instrument can be positioned relative to the body surface in different spati... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967580 | Emergency and disabled persons communication business model algorithm and method and apparatus This invention is an algorithm and method and apparatus for communication in emergency situations and for persons who are disabled. The invention features unique telephone actuation means including overt and covert means both by wired devices and wireless transmissi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966397 | Device and method for operating a vehicle A device for operating a vehicle is provided with an operating lever to be operated by a driver, operating position sensors that detect a displacement amount of the operating lever, reaction force generating mechanisms that generate a return force and a reaction for... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967643 | Tactile feedback for cursor control device An apparatus for providing a tactile feedback to a user of a computer cursor control device such as a pointing stick is provided. A pzt material is first mounted to a semi-rigid material such as by bonding the pzt material to a metal substrate. When an ac signal is ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965370 | Haptic feedback devices for simulating an orifice An apparatus comprises an input device and an actuator. The input device has an interface portion. The interface portion defines a selectively adjustable orifice having a range of sizes. The interface portion defines a plane and a longitudinal axis. An actuator is c... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6965371 | Manual interface combining continuous and discrete capabilities A manual interface combines continuous and discrete control and display capabilities. The manual interface can be embodied by combining a haptic interface providing continuous control and display capabilities with one or more of multiple discrete selectors (such as ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6965368 | Game control device having genre data A computer peripheral has a processor, non-volatile memory, and a plurality of controls. The non-volatile memory holds control mappings corresponding to a plurality of application program genres. The control mappings indicate actions to be performed in application p... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963935 | Peripheral universal bus hub A peripheral communications protocol hub includes an input device such as a keyboard or remote cursor control wirelessly connected to a host computer. The input device has a number of connectors for connection of peripherals to the input device. The connection of in... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6963332 | Letter input method and device using the same A method for inputting Japanese letters and a device with which the method is carried out are provided. The method involves prearranging predetermined letters and symbols in a matrix array of M columns and N rows, and inputting a desired letter or symbol by designat... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961060 | Virtual space control data receiving apparatus,virtual space control data transmission and reception system, virtual space control data receiving method, and virtual space control data receiving program storage media A virtual space control data receiving apparatus comprises stream data receiving means for receiving a plurality of stream data for controlling a dynamic virtual space, according to the type of each stream data; manual data input means for inputting control data for... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6961912 | Feedback mechanism for use with visual selection methods A feedback mechanism usable with graphical user interface systems that do not have a cursor improves the usefulness of such graphical user interfaces. Locating, identifying and/or selecting hyperlink targets or active areas within a displayed image map or within a W... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959232 | Force sense imparting type input apparatus A force sense imparting type input apparatus includes an operation portion, an actuator for imparting a force sense to the operation portion, a position sensor for detecting an operating direction and an operating quantity of the operation portion, a temperature sen... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958752 | Systems and methods for three-dimensional modeling Systems and methods for modifying a virtual object stored within a computer. The systems and methods allow virtual object modifications that are otherwise computationally inconvenient. The virtual object is represented as a volumetric representation. A portion of th... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958457 | Switch lever systems for physically challenged individuals A system for assisting physically challenged users in operating at least one device comprising a frame, at least one user operable switch lever mounted to the frame and having a generally large activation region, and at least one switch operatively connected between... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958746 | Systems and methods for improved telepresence The present invention provides a modular, flexible system for deploying multiple video perception technologies. The telepresence system of the present invention is capable of allowing an operator to control multiple mono and stereo video inputs in a hands-free manne... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956180 | Watertight key unit for an electronic device A watertight key unit includes a key and an elastic sealing part. The key is mounted on a key-mounting wall, extends through a key-inserting hole in the key-mounting wall, and has a peripheral wall. The sealing part extends from a lower end of the peripheral wall of... | 10/18/2005 |
