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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8102383 | Performing an action with respect to a hand-formed expression Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes generating a content signal indicative of a hand-formed mark on a surface. The method also includes generating a label... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094140 | Position input device and computer system A position input device is provided in which signals are transmitted from a position indicator, and signals transmitted from the position indicator are received by a position detector device. According to certain embodiments, an electrical double-layer capacitor, a ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094139 | Method in electronic pen, computer program product, and electronic pen An electronic pen capable of recording position data representative of its movement runs a time handling method. In this method, a counter is operated to sequentially generate a monotonous sequence of counter values. Further, a time calculator is operated to generat... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085253 | Laptop computer, system and/or method for using the same A laptop computer, a system and/or a method for using the same are provided. The laptop computer, the system and/or the method has a monitor, input boards, a base, an intelligent pen and a headset. The monitor has a screen, a magnetic pen guidance system, an on/off ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081172 | Pen unit and electronic apparatus A retention member holds a tip of a pen received in an inner space of a unit body through an opening. A narrowed path member is placed within the inner space at a position between a large-diameter member of the pen and the opening, when the retention member holds th... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081171 | Digital pen and a method of storing digital records of the use made of the digital pen A digital pen of the kind having means to sense and create a digital record of the use made of the pen and a memory in which the digitised record is stored also includes a reader for communication with memory tags by inductive coupling. The means to sense and create... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8059108 | Determining the location of a stylus for a portable electronic device Mechanisms are provided for determining the location of a stylus for a portable electronic device. One embodiment provides for determining at a first time that a stylus was not returned to a stylus receiver of the portable electronic device and determining last usag... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054613 | Supporting device and a portable electronic device A supporting device of the invention comprises a main body, a shaft, and a rotating component. The main body comprises a sliding path and an opening. The shaft and the rotating component can slide along the sliding path. The rotating component is connected to the sh... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054301 | Dual pen system There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8040330 | Untethered stylus empolying multiple reference frequency communication An untethered stylus is configured to cooperate with a location sensing device that generates a drive signal. The stylus includes transceiver circuitry disposed in a housing, which is configured to receive the drive signal and transmit a stylus signal for reception ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040329 | Frequency control circuit for tuning a resonant circuit of an untethered device An untethered device, configured to inductively couple to a source device, includes a tunable resonant circuit having a resonance frequency and configured to generate a supply voltage for the untethered device in response to a varying magnetic field produced by the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031187 | Method for managing information The invention relates to a method of transferring data from a drawing device, which while utilizing a position-coding pattern, printed on a physical page, digitally records handwritten information, to an application in a computer system. The drawing device transfers... | 10/04/2011 |
| RE42738 | Portable computers A portable computer arranged to rest comfortably in the hand has a small display screen. Accelerometers capable of detecting movement of the pen with respect to gravity provide input to a microcontroller which selects a response from a number of viewing modes. The p... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022943 | Controller arrangement for an optical sensing pen Provided is a controller arrangement for an optical sensing pen having a nib. The controller arrangement is configured to operatively sense location data by sensing location tags on a page of printed media, and to calculate an orientation of the pen and a nib-to-tag... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7999798 | Method and device for decoding a position-coding pattern In a method for position decoding, a position is calculated on the basis of information determined from a partial area, imaged by a sensor, of a position-coding pattern. If the position calculation fails, the information from the partial area recorded by the sensor ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7982725 | Sensing device with inductive charging A sensing device for sensing coded data disposed on or in a surface includes operative circuitry including sensing means for sensing the coded data. Processing means are provided for processing the sensed coded data. An internal power supply supplies electrical powe... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7961177 | Input pen storage An input pen storage includes a pen holding part coupled to an input pen; a loader having an arm having a pen constraining part for constraining the pen holding part; an obstruct member for expanding the arm; an extendable lock mechanism having an extension state an... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956852 | Information display system, information display apparatus, and position indicating apparatus An information display system includes a position indicating apparatus that indicates a position and an information display apparatus that displays information and is connected to the position indicating apparatus so as to communicate with the position indicating ap... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952569 | System and method of switching between multiple viewing modes in a multi-head computer system The present technique provides a system and method for automatically switching a computer system between multiple display profiles in response to a system event, such as a hardware event. The present technique detects the system event, identifies the hardware config... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7936343 | Sensing device for sensing a position relative to a surface A sensing device for sensing a position relative to a surface. The surface has printed therein or thereon coded data including at least one data portion, and visible information, at least some of the coded data being coincident with the visible information. The sens... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7928966 | Computer input pen apparatus A computer input pen comprises a cylindrical housing and a weight eccentrically disposed within the cylindrical housing relative to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical housing. The weight is rotationally coupled relative to the cylindrical housing with a desired ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928967 | Force sensor with angled coupling A force sensor particularly suited for use in an electronic stylus that senses an applied force on its nib for recording pen strokes and handwriting recognition. The sensor has a load bearing member for receiving an input force to be sensed and associated circuitry ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7911457 | Apparatus and methods for hand motion detection and hand motion tracking generally Apparatus and method for handwriting recognition including a hand-held device including at least one accelerometer providing an acceleration indicating output, computation circuitry receiving the acceleration indicating output and providing a velocity indicating out... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7907130 | Signal transfer method and apparatus An x-y digitising system is described which operates with a resonant stylus. The x-y digitising system includes an excitation winding for energising the resonant stylus and a number of sensor windings for receiving a signal re-radiated by the resonant stylus when en... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7898532 | Force sensor with dilatant fluid stop A force sensor particularly suited for use in an electronic stylus that senses the contact force on its nib for recording pen strokes and handwriting recognition. The sensor has a housing for a load bearing member for receiving an input force to be sensed and associ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7889186 | Pen input device and method for tracking pen position The pen input device has both a movement detection system and a position detection system that collectively track the position of the pen input device during a writing operation on a writing surface. The pen input device has a writing tip capable of performing a wri... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884811 | Durable digital writing and sketching instrument A hand-holdable, durable digital writing and sketching device or assembly having rugged construction that houses an on-board camera with a view through an optical window of a writing surface brought in view by a user moving the device. The device is rugged, sealed, ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7868878 | Optical system, an analysis system and a modular unit for an electronic pen A modular unit is designed for an electronic pen. The modular unit comprises a carrier (70) with a receiver for a writing implement, a printed circuit board (72), a two-dimensional radiation sensor (78) mounted on the printed circuit board, and ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864166 | Networked computer system with wireless pen interface A networked computer system includes a printer configured to print media bearing visible graphic data and invisible coded data tags and receive transmitted sensed data associated with the data tags. A pen-type device includes an image sensor configured to sense the ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859523 | Direct navigation of two-dimensional control using a three-dimensional pointing device Direct and absolute pointing is provided for with respect to a two-dimensional information display surface, much like how one would point a laser pointer or flashlight at a desired point. The displayed control may be moved by manipulating the pointing device in thre... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7839394 | Electronic pen device Various electronic pen devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electronic pen with an improved ultrasound transducer (i.e. transmitter or receiver) is provided. In one embodiment an electronic pen with an improved ‘pen up/pen down’ detector is provid... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7834863 | Stylus pen combined with antenna in portable wireless terminal Disclosed is a stylus pen combined with an antenna in a touch screen type-wireless terminal. The stylus pen has a built-in antenna and is detachably disposed in the touch screen type-wireless terminal, and the built-in antenna makes electrical connection with an ant... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7825914 | Trigger operated portable electronic device A trigger operated portable electronic device is provided. A user only needs to insert a touch pen having a first metal contact into a touch pen receiving slot having second metal contacts. When the first metal contact is electrically coupled to the second metal con... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7825913 | Computer stylus with integrated memory A computer stylus comprises at least one memory element for storing data therein. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821507 | Method of providing information via a printed substrate and two-mode sensing device A method of enabling a user to initiate an action via a printed substrate, said substrate comprising user information and coded data, said coded data being indicative of a region identity associated with the substrate and of a plurality of locations on the substrate... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7804494 | Pointing device with integrated audio input and associated methods A mobile personal digital assistant (PDA) allows a user to enter information using both a touch screen and voice commands with a stylus. The stylus includes a microphone positioned at one end, and a transmitter for transmitting received voice signals to either a per... | 09/28/2010 |
| RE41637 | Stylus visual indicator system A handheld computer system includes a housing, a processor coupled to the housing, a stylus coupled to the housing, and a light source coupled to the housing. The light source lights up the stylus. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791598 | Hybrid pen mouse user input device A novel hybrid pointing device combines elements of both a digital pen and a mouse, to collect the advantages of both types of devices in a single user input device. The hybrid input pointing device includes both a digital pen and a cradle. The cradle has a docking ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791597 | Uniquely identifiable inking instruments A method of interacting with a computing device via one or more inking instruments to generate digital ink may include the steps of emitting light from a light emitting device to an inking instrument, receiving first user inputs from the inking instrument, and ident... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7786984 | Method and system for processing observation charts The invention concerns a method and system for digitally processing information to be written on an observation form, said form being preprinted with at least one blank chart having at least one line and several columns, each column corresponding to a determined pri... | 08/31/2010 |
