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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7308288 | System and method for prioritized interface design A system and method for prioritized interface design are disclosed. In one embodiment of a system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure, a wireless-enabled device may include a display, a user input mechanism, and a housing component that at least partia... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307621 | Computer system with monitor on/off functionality A portable computer system is disclosed comprising a central processing unit, a keyboard input unit coupled with the central processing unit, a display system coupled with the central processing unit, means to turn the display system on and off, wherein normal opera... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307620 | One-handed thumb-supported mobile keyboard A one-handed thumb-supported mobile input device for a computing device includes an input mechanism and a thumb loop or an elastic band in which a thumb of a hand may be inserted. The thumb loop or elastic band is attached to an adjustable thumb loop holder that is ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304636 | Ergonomic mouse A system that may couple to a computer that may include a selectably interchangeable pointing device controller, and further may include an ergonomic design that may include a front portion and a rear portion where the front portion is configured to move horizontall... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305511 | Providing both wireline and wireless connections to a wireline interface In one embodiment, a system for providing both wireline and wireless connections to a wireline interface includes a first wireline interface, a second wireline interface, a wireless interface, and a switch coupled to the first wireline interface, the second wireline... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304638 | Computer touch screen adapted to facilitate selection of features at edge of screen In one embodiment of the invention, a hot spot is normally centered in an area of contact between a user's finger and a touch screen to position the hot spot on an icon or other feature thereby selecting a program or function corresponding to the icon or feature. Wh... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305076 | Method and apparatus for improved paging receiver and system A wireless information communication system and method, such as a paging network, that provides caller identification information transmitted from the public switched telephone network to a pager, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a portable computing device, or per... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305619 | Image processing method, device and storage medium therefor The invention significantly improves operability by automatically discriminating a plurality of image orientations, which are not assured of always being fed in common orientations, and reduces possible burdens to operators by eliminating efforts required to arrange... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302279 | Mobile terminal, a method of operating the terminal, and information items for use therein A mobile terminal, a method of operating the terminal and information items or GIF's for use therein. The terminal provides on its display a plurality of information items or menu items which are all selectable—one by each of a plurality of selection keys or butto... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301351 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace,... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301532 | Digital display keyboard A digital keyboard has a plurality of keys having a top key surface having means for displaying images and indicia thereon. While the images/indicia can be composed of any picture, illustration, words or combination thereof, the preferred embodiment of the present i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299309 | Method and apparatus for protocol and code converter Apparatus and method for converting protocol and code for use with a Human Interface Device (HID)-compliant keyboard device comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, non-USB interface and a converter. The USB interface receives standard USB data from an USB ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298363 | Innovated keyboard for personal digital assistant An innovated design of keyboard for keying in commands to a PDA, particularly a collapsible type that can be folded for storage and convenient carrying purposes, and its two sides can be unfolded and compressed to a fixed status to minimize measurements, which compr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298311 | Controller apparatus for controlling an electronic apparatus A remote controller apparatus has a controller body, which is provided with annularly disposed display devices displaying as images operating buttons for the purpose of executing functions of a remotely controlled apparatus, and which is further provided with a disp... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296236 | Appliance control identification system employing user interface scan matrix A universal controller is employed in a domestic appliance including a user interface. In order to determine the particular user interface utilized and, correspondingly, the available cycles, features and options of the appliance, a scan of a keypad matrix associate... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295252 | Control apparatus of audio-visual display apparatus and the control method A control apparatus of an audio-visual display apparatus is provided, wherein only one remote control unit in a plurality of remote control units has a control right for controlling the audio-visual display apparatus, the control apparatus determines whether a signa... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295188 | Modified computer keyboard number pad The present invention provides for a number pad section of a keyboard having a plurality of digit keys, a plurality of arithmetic operation keys, and a Tab key operational by the ring or little finger of the operator's hand. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294794 | Button input apparatus with display function and portable electronic device having the same A button input apparatus with a display function, which generates a switch signal in response to a user's press, and a portable electronic device having the same. The button input apparatus includes: a plurality of lever buttons each having a transparent window in a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295206 | Ink input region adjustments Aspects of the present invention relate to the creation of an ink font. Based on characteristics of handwritten characters, the collection of characters may be scaled so as to adjust the size of the font to match predefined size values or relationships. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292225 | Apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer that wirelessly transmits compressed data An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer includes a movement sensor for sensing relative movement between the apparatus and a surface, and generating corresponding movement data. The movement sensor is configured to generate compressed data repr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292226 | Character input apparatus A character input apparatus includes a key-in unit configured to input a character by a keystroke, a writing input unit to input a character by writing, a storage to store character strings, and a control unit to control the storage to store, in the storage, a first... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292228 | Screen operating device for a vehicle A screen operating device having good operability is obtained. When a push switch is pressed via a sheet switch within a predetermined time from a finger touching the sheet switch, a click signal is received within a predetermined time from receipt of a touch signal... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289113 | Projection display system with pressure sensing at screen, and computer assisted alignment implemented by applying pressure at displayed calibration marks An interactive display system comprising a touch sensitive display surface for sensing pressure applied thereto and in response generating control signals indicating locations of the applied pressure, a personal computer for receiving the control signals and in resp... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289829 | Mobile communications device with main display area and touch sensitive display area and keypad A mobile communications device having a main display area for displaying information to a user and a keypad for user data entry. The device further comprises a touch sensitive display area configured to display one or more function keys and to allow selection of the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7290219 | System and method for selection based action bar A system and method is provided for displaying a selection based action bar to a user that the user is able to use to perform actions using selected data. A user selects one or more displayed selections using a selection device. After the user selections have been m... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287921 | Key array of keyboard A key array for a keyboard is provided having an input key section including a plurality of input keys. Each input key has a left key part, a central key part, and a right key part. A left control key is positioned on a left side of the input key section so as to co... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289044 | Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood tha... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289043 | Portable terminal device and control method of the same A portable telephone has a key operation unit in which a plurality of small keys is arranged close to each other. A user sometimes depresses a plurality of keys at the same time. The portable telephone stores data regarding frequency of key determination made by the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286658 | Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems A method for use in a wireless communication device, cellular telephone, pager or personal digital assistant (PDA) is shown in which Caller ID data originating from the public switched telephone network or other caller identifying data is received in a paging signal... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286764 | Reconfigurable modulator-based optical add-and-drop multiplexer An optical add and drop multiplexer system comprising a first module for providing a first signal; a second module for providing a second signal; and a modulator for receiving a channel of the first signal at a first location, the first location configured to actuat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286115 | Directional input system with automatic correction A system associated with a text entry application, such as email or instant messaging, comprises an optional onscreen representation of a circular keyboard, a list of potential linguistic object matches, and a message area where the selected words are entered. The c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286116 | Keyboard module A keyboard module (300) includes a printed circuit board (302), a Qwerty keyboard (304) mounted on the printed circuit board. A plurality of application buttons (308) mounted on the printed circuit board and located within the Qwerty keyb... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286341 | Rotatable keyboard device A keyboard device applicable on a computer device and includes a first side with a first pivoting unit and a second side with a second pivoting unit. The position of the first side is opposite to that of the second side. Both of the first side and the second side ar... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283355 | Portable computer A portable computer comprising a main body, and a display part connected to the main body. The portable computer further comprises a pair of links connecting the display part with the main body; a display hinge provided between a first end of each link and the displ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283837 | Portable terminal apparatus, recording medium, and portable terminal apparatus control method A portable terminal apparatus with an operation key includes at least one shift key, a key setting map, a key control section, and a key setting change section. The key setting map stores information about the settings of functional operations of the operation key a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283847 | Portable digital communication device A portable digital communication device, in which it is convenient to manipulate keys using fingers of both hands while chatting or playing a game. The device comprises a main housing provided with a display unit on a top surface thereof, a first key pad being capab... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283120 | Method and apparatus for providing haptic feedback having a position-based component and a predetermined time-based component A manipulandum includes a sensor and an actuator. The sensor is configured to output a position signal when the manipulandum is moved from the first position to the second position. Additionally, the actuator is configured to output haptic feedback having a position... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7284278 | Secured KVM switch A method supports secure input/output (I/O) communications between an I/O device and a data processing system via a keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch. An example embodiment includes the operations of establishing a first secure communication channel between th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283067 | Fully configurable trading keyboard The present invention provides a trading keyboard that can be configured both physically and functionally according to a user's preferences. The trading keyboard preferably includes self-identifying key covers that can be physically arranged on any of the keyboard's... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283121 | Input device with forward/backward control In a computer system having a display and a keyboard, a computer readable medium includes instructions for invoking a message hook procedure based on a mouse message indicative of a mouse event. Instructions also provide for identifying at least one focus applicatio... | 10/16/2007 |
