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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5999170 | Input pen An input pen for use in operating an operating surface of a capacitance-detecting coordinate device includes a rod-like body, a conductive section connected to one end of the body, a conductive ball joint mounted at the tip of the conductive section to tu... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5995085 | Electronic sketch pad and auxiliary monitor An electronic sketch pad and auxiliary monitor to be used as a peripheral to personal computers. The electronic sketch pad and auxiliary monitor slides under or attaches to the computer keyboard and is used as an auxiliary monitor to the primary CRT monit... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5990875 | Double pen up event A pen-based computer system device includes a digitizer and utilizes a passive stylus as an input device. The system emulates standard two-button mouse functions by generating data packets corresponding to the x-y coordinates of the stylus for each pen-do... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5986585 | Device for converting a mechanical variable into an electrical variable A device for converting a mechanical deflection into a corresponding electrical variable which can be used to produce deflection. A cost-effective, energy-saving and good-resolution position measuring device, indicating transmitter or desired position val... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5986646 | Method and apparatus for finding the location of a pointing instrument on a tablet The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for locationing a instrument of tablet, wherein a very simple equation is used to locate a instrument, for example, a stylus pen. The stylus pen location on the a sense line grid which formed by a... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5977958 | Method and system for digitizing handwriting A system and method for tracking a moving object very accurately at short ranges in general, and a handwriting input device such as a pen in particular. The method is based on measuring times of arrival of ultrashort RF pulses transmitted by the pen to an... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5977867 | Touch pad panel with tactile feedback A touch pad such as a keypad or a touch screen is mounted with at least one vibrator to produce a tactile feedback sensed by the user as the pad is touched with a finger or a pointer. The vibrator is controlled by a processor such that it will vibrate for... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5977959 | Position pointing device A pen shaped position pointing device used in a position detecting apparatus. A pen-tip segment has side pressure detectors to detect pressure from side directions. The side pressure detectors detect the pen pressure even when the pen is tilted with a lar... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5973677 | Rechargeable, untethered electronic stylus for computer with interactive display screen A pen based workslate computer having a detachable, rechargeable stylus is disclosed. The workslate computer includes a housing supporting computer electronics and a stylus charging station defining an opening adapted to receive the detachable stylus. The... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5973668 | Pointing device In the pointing device of the present invention, a sensor is connected via an amplifier section to a microcomputer. Further, a reference voltage generator is connected to the microcomputer and the amplifier section. With this construction, the microcomput... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5969712 | Coordinate reading apparatus and status converting method, interface unit, and coordinate reading system therefor To realize a coordinate reading apparatus which is capable of easily setting a particular function to a switch provided on a coordinate indicator, and an interface unit and a coordinate reading system for the coordinate reading apparatus. A coordinate det... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5969711 | Method for creating an electronic document A method for creating an electronic document using a pen tool and a computer with a pen-sensitive screen is disclosed. The method is capable of generating the electronic document independently on a screen output display and in a persistent graphics memory... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5969296 | Position pointing mechanism and method for position detecting apparatus A position pointing mechanism for use with a position detecting apparatus, including a pen shaped position pointing device manipulable with one hand of a person operating the mechanism, a rotatable dial having an exposed periphery moveable along the axis ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5963199 | Image processing systems and data input devices therefor An image processing system including a plurality of pen-like input units 31 which produce signals of frequencies inherent to the respective input units, a panel 32 responsive to a touch of the input unit 31 thereto for detecting its touch position and pro... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5959615 | Information processing device An information processing device that can easily set a color for each scheduled item by pressure of a pen in order to distinguish important events at a glance on a color display of the device, wherein a bar graph on a schedule display screen can change it... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959629 | Text input device and method A text input device and method is disclosed which enables efficient and high-speed input of texts in a pen-input computer. A pen-input computer has a liquid crystal display panel, a ROM storing plural words and plural exemplary phrases, a pressure-sensiti... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959616 | Computer input stylus and color control system A computer-input stylus which provides color control when utilized in conjunction with a computer-implemented software-based drawing application. The input stylus includes a cylindrical body in a conical tip. A color display within the stylus is utilized ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956021 | Method and device for inputting information for a portable information processing device that uses a touch screen An input device comprising LCD panel 106, tablet 108 which is set thereon, wherein representative keys are displayed on LCD panel 106. When pen 109 touches a key, the key is expanded. If pen 109 continues pressing the key, the displayed key changes to its... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5953001 | Computer input stylus and texture control system A computer-input stylus which provides texture control when utilized in conjunction with a computer-implemented software-based drawing application. The input stylus includes a cylindrical body in a conical tip. A color display within the stylus is utilize... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5949293 | Integrated circuit for measuring the distance An integrated circuit for measuring the distance houses an oscillator in a package. Further, a plane inductor is provided on the surface of the package housing the oscillator. The plane inductor is connected to the oscillator so as to specify a frequency ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5949408 | Dual orientation display handheld computer devices A computer device, for instance a palmtop personal organizer, has a dual-orientation display device with both portrait and landscape modes of viewing the display. The keyboard is automatically disabled when the portrait mode is selected by a user. The dis... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5945973 | Position reader A position reader having a display device and a tablet, and being provided with means for detecting an end of display period of the display screen to set a position read period for reading the position of a pen-down point on the tablet, means for masking ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5940066 | Finger-mounted computer interface device A finger-mounted computer interface device includes a barrel-shaped stylus having a writing end, a pressure-sensitive switch at the writing end for detecting engagement of the stylus with a monitor screen, a transmitter for transmitting to the computer a ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5939702 | Writing implement having an integrated optical reader A writing implement (10) has an optical reader (20) integrated therewith. The optical reader (20) can include a bar code reader, an optical text reader, or an optical imaging reader. Preferably, a wireless data communication circuit shares an emitter and ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5933135 | Pen input device for high resolution displays A pen input system and method is disclosed for identifying a cursor location on a high resolution display. A pen includes a pointer for pointing to a desired point on a display screen for positioning of the cursor. A low resolution locator generally local... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930770 | Portable computer and printer for tracking inventory The present invention relates to an inventory control system (10) comprising: a portable computer (12) having a portable computer stylus (12E) which has at least one portable computer stylus button (12EB). A portable printer (14) is electrically connected... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5923320 | Liquid-crystal display having the capability of a tablet Disclosed is a liquid-crystal display having the capability of a tablet which offers high image quality and a high response speed. An active matrix type liquid-crystal display having the capability of a tablet comprises: an active matrix type liquid-cryst... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920306 | Method and apparatus for a broadcast pointer system A general-purpose computer has a compartment for storing a pointer device, such as a mouse or a trackball, such that the pointer may be removed from the compartment and deployed for use. The pointer may be a mouse, a trackball, or other type, and may comm... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5920309 | Touch sensing method and apparatus Method and apparatus for sensing the simultaneous proximity of one or more fingers or other appropriate objects to a capacitive touch sensor. A modulator/demodulator pair drive and sense either a single trace or a pair of traces. In a dual trace embodimen... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5914708 | Computer input stylus method and apparatus A system comprising a conductive stylus used in conjunction with a capacitance sensitive touch pad, said system providing at least two different signals to an associated computer system. The stylus is a pen-like device having an actuable switch which when... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5914783 | Method and apparatus for detecting the location of a light source In an audio/visual computer-generated presentation system in which material s presented to an audience through projection of the material to a screen, the position of a remotely-generated spot from a laser illuminator is detected by a so-called sensor whic... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5913629 | Writing implement including an input stylus A stylus tip for inputting information into electronic devices is provided on the writing end of a writing implement so that the operator can quickly and easily switch between writing with an ink tip cartridge to input information with the stylus tip with... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5914710 | Cordless pointing instrument for graphics tablet The present invention is related to a tablet using a cordless pointing instrument, wherein the position of a pointing instrument, in general a pointing pen, in a predetermined line grid is converted into a digital number, meanwhile, the operation of the p... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5914709 | User input device for a computer system A user input device for an electronic device is disclosed. The user input device provides positional information using a grid of light. The grid of light is produced from a light source and waveguides. The grid of light is also received and processed usin... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5912662 | Writing instrument A writing instrument for use with trackpad type of navigational devices for computers is described. The writing instrument includes a standard grip as typically found in a pen so that a human can move the instrument about the surface as desired. The instr... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5905486 | Mobile client computer programmed to combine cursor, control and input functions The present invention contemplates a display generating system, preferably a computer such as a mobile client system, in which text entry to supply data for a defined field in a form or the like is facilitated. In particular, the present invention contemp... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5905488 | Local inking with gray pixels As an electronic pen (16) moves across a display screen (12), a position resolver (14) generates a series of x,y-coordinate positions which are sent to a remote computer system (20) having a relatively high latency or time delay before the positions are p... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5902968 | Pen-shaped handwriting input apparatus using accelerometers and gyroscopes and an associated operational device for determining pen movement A small-sized pen-shaped input apparatus precisely detects handwriting input. The apparatus compensates for the effects of the inclination of the pen-shaped input apparatus. An initial inclination angle calculating section calculates the initial value of ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5898427 | Pen, used for input to electronic apparatus, including a weighted member disposed in the pen to create a radially eccentric center of gravity within the pen A pen for providing input to an electronic apparatus includes a cylindrical pen body made of a resin, a pen tip attached to one end of the pen body, and a weight member disposed within the pen body and offset from the axis of the pen body. The weight memb... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5898422 | Method and system for recognition of pointers A system and method for determining whether or not a non-system pointer is equivalent to a system pointer. The system and the non-system pointer each have pointer IDs. The system first determines whether the pointer ID of the non-system pointer is in a ta... | 04/27/1999 |
