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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7190351 | System and method for data input The invention provides a system and a method for data input that can be used with or incorporated into electronic, computer, and portable devices. The interface includes a small set of control buttons or keys that are used to provide access to an associated set of s... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190348 | Method for touchscreen data input A method and system for use with a computer based system having a touchscreen for distinguishing between a finger and a stylus. The method involves a series of steps including detecting contact with the touchscreen. Also, the method can include generating contact in... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190474 | Method and system for advertising The invention concerns a method and system for producing a document containing user requested information, identifying an advertising space, outside an area of the document to be occupied by the information, and printing the document with advertising material in the... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185987 | Projector and projector accessory A projector for enlarging and projecting the display image on a light valve onto a screen is provided with: an infrared photodetector for photodetecting infrared light that is emitted by an electronic pen that is manipulated on the screen and that is provided with a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185820 | Data acquisition apparatus A scanner device includes a body portion with an optical scanner module at a first forward end and having a keypad and display mounted on an upper surface. The handle portion extends from the body portion near the forward end and is oriented at a selected angle to c... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187370 | Method for sensing the orientation of an object A sensing device for generating orientation data when positioned or moved relative to a surface, the orientation data being indicative of an orientation of the sensing device relative to the surface, the surface having coded data disposed upon it, the coded data bei... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7188309 | Resolving document object collisions Collisions between document objects on a document page are resolved. A collision is identified and a two-dimension resolution of the collision is provided by moving the object the shortest distance from a pre-collision location that would avoid the collision. The pr... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187369 | Acoustic touch sensor A coordinate input device of touch-type capable of giving an electric signal to a transducer, even if said transducer is disposed on a back surface of a substrate. The device contains acoustic wave transducers (piezoelectric vibrators), each functioning for oscillat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187378 | Determining the convex hull of convex polygons with congruent corresponding angles The convex hull of two polygons having congruent corresponding angles with the same orientation can be determined by analyzing the relationship of each vertex of one of the polygons relative to its adjacent vertices. More particularly a line may be defined between a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182247 | Coded surface with function flags A region having coded data thereon, wherein at least some of the coded data includes data indicative of a functional attribute of a part of the region. A sensing device for use with such a region, the sensing device for sensing and reacting to data indicative of a f... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184026 | Impedance sensing screen pointing device An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer for an electronic device having a display screen includes a plurality of sensing elements against which a portion of the tip of a human digit may be placed. A controller coupled to each of the sensing ele... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184033 | Fuel gauge stylus This invention includes a stylus that employs a translucent material for conducting light to convey information from a portable electronic device to a user. In one preferred embodiment, the stylus provides a thermometer style fuel gauge. Inserting the stylus into a ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185291 | Computer with a touch screen The present invention relates to a computer with a touch screen, and the user can execute one of “undo”, “cut”, “copy” and “paste” editing commands by a continuous stroke movement to increase the input operational efficiency. For example, after marki... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185278 | Separating and moving document objects using the movement of a wiper bar A tool is provided for managing the available space in an electronic document. The tool can be used to move document objects and/or expand the boundaries or margins of a page to enable the addition or expansion of one or more document objects. The tool also can be u... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184592 | Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and program for causing a computer to execute such a method An information processing apparatus includes a command region determination part determining a command region based on a stroke formed by an array of points indicated by coordinates input to a predetermined plane and a data transmission part transmitting, to the out... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178718 | Methods and systems for object identification and interaction A method of facilitating an interaction between a user and a product item, the product item having an identity and the method including a number of steps. The first step involves providing the user with an interface surface associated with the product item and conta... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180509 | Electronic pen, mounting part therefor and method of making the pen An electronic pen comprises a writing means (7) which extends into the interior of the pen, a guiding element (9) for the writing means (7), a sensor (15a) for recording images and an image processor (30) for calculating pos... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180503 | Inductive power source for peripheral devices A system for providing power to a computer peripheral device during the normal operation of the device is disclosed. A base is provided that includes a winding of a coil. The winding is driven to make a constantly changing magnetic field. The peripheral device also ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180510 | Pointed position detection device and pointed position detection method A field sequential color projector includes an area sensor unit having an area sensor for photographing a screen, and an optical filter for permitting only a red light having the same color as a laser beam from a laser pointer to be input to the area sensor, and a c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181256 | Mobile terminal with hinge stylus and sub-inputting unit Disclosed is a mobile terminal having a hinge stylus and an sub-inputting unit. The terminal comprises: (a) a first housing having a first rim portion disposed along an edge and a first receiving portion disposed for a predetermined length in the first rim portion; ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176881 | Presentation system, material presenting device, and photographing device for presentation A presentation system comprises a display for setting a virtual screen, a pointing mark for operating a point on the display, a photographing device for photographing the pointing mark and the display, a displaying device for displaying a predetermined image or the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176892 | Lever handle type haptic input apparatus equipped with electromagnetic brake A haptic input apparatus includes: a supporting member having a spherical bearing; a lever handle having a spherical portion to be supported by the spherical bearing; an electromagnetic coil arranged opposite to a lower end surface of the lever handle; detection mea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176898 | Removable control panel for multi-function equipment What is disclosed are various embodiments of a removable control panel for multi-function equipment for the alternative navigation and selection of various available options presented. The embodiment of FIG. 7 is shown comprising four arrow-shaped buttons so ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176906 | Method of generating digital ink thickness information A method and system that converts ballistic movement of a pen (e.g., movement of a pen point across a surface) into thickness information for digital ink data. The pen includes at least one accelerometer that is used to generate the ballistic information. A thicknes... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176883 | Input device using tapping sound detection An input device includes: a tapping sound detector configured to detect a tapping sound made by a user to generate a tapping sound detection signal; a converter configured to convert the tapping sound detection signal into an input operation signal; and an operation... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176874 | Controller and control method for liquid-crystal display panel, and liquid-crystal display device A timing controller for a liquid-crystal display panel includes a data enable signal detection circuit which detects a data enable signal applied to the timing controller, and a timing generating circuit which controls a display timing of image data to be displayed ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175095 | Coding pattern A product is provided with a coding pattern, which codes position information in the form of coordinates for a plurality of points on the product with the aid of a plurality of marks belonging to each point. The marks have a first parameter which varies for coding o... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177054 | Interactive printer A printer for printing a second interface onto a second surface, in response to sensed coded data received from a sensing device, the sensed data being sensed by the sensing device from first coded data included in a first interface disposed on a first surface. The ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175079 | Method and system for online purchasing Methods and systems are disclosed which relate to online purchasing via interface surfaces printed with information and coded data. The coded data, encoded visibly or invisibly, may be queried by an appropriate sensing device. The sensing device communicates with a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177473 | Handwriting data input device with multiple character sets A handwriting recognition input system including a handwriting input area and a plurality of activatable controls. Each activatable control is associated with a different reference library, and each is adapted to recognize characters input on the handwriting input a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176907 | Device and method for pointer system of digitizer tablet The invention, an improved device and method for the pointer system of a digitizer tablet, is to repetitiously emit signals sequentially from a specific set of inductive loop when the position pointed by the wireless pointer device is located within a range formed b... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175094 | Mobile terminal with handle that houses a stylus The disclosure relates to systems and methods for housing a stylus as part of a handle of a mobile terminal to increase utility. By designing a cavity within the handle of a mobile terminal, a compartment is obtained which in turn can be exploited for housing a styl... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176896 | Position code bearing notepad employing activation icons A system for information management consists of a product, for instance a notepad sheet, which has a writing surface (3) with a position code (5), which codes a plurality of positions on the surface, and a device, which is adapted to record the informa... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174042 | System and method for automatically recognizing electronic handwriting in an electronic document and converting to text A user can enter handwritten electronic ink into a writing guide on an electronic page of an electronic tablet. An ink processing module can display the handwritten electronic ink as it is rendered on the electronic page by the user. Upon the occurrence of a predefi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174329 | Method of searching stored information using an interactive search request form A method of enabling a user to search stored information via an interactive search request form is provided. The form includes a search field for inputting a handwritten search request and coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of a plurality of locati... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173608 | Bluetooth-enabled pen The method and system of the present invention allows a user to make notes on a paper book, where the information is transmitted to and overlaid on an online electronic duplicate of the book through a Bluetooth-enabled pen. The system and method of the present inven... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173603 | Input system, program, and recording medium An input system for a computer includes a first input device, such as a mouse or a tablet, and a second input device differing from the first input device. The first input device specifies a position on a display screen, which is connected to a computer for executin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173722 | Method and system for printing a photograph A method of printing a digital photo including transmitting instructions for printing the photo to a printer, printing the photo onto a surface using the printer; also printing on the surface coded data indicative of an identity of the photo and a plurality of refer... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174446 | System and method for managing the boot sequence of an information handling system A method and system for maintaining a boot sequence in bootable devices is disclosed. The method includes receiving a bootable device configuration for one or more bootable devices in an information handling system, comparing the bootable device configuration to a c... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173383 | Lighting apparatus having a plurality of independently controlled sources of different colors of light A lighting apparatus includes a first source of monochromatic light, a second source of white light, and a third source of polychromatic light. The light from the three sources combine to produce a resultant color of light from the apparatus. The intensities of the ... | 02/06/2007 |
