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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5228124 | Coordinate reader In a reader in which a tablet and a cursor device are connected electrically to the reader and an indicated position of the cursor device on the tablet is converted to a coordinate signal to be outputted, the improved reader in which two cursor devices ar... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5214428 | Data input grid for computer A data input device for a computer or other electronic apparatus includes a grid panel having a pattern of grooves in the panel surface and a plurality of sensors along the grooves. The sensors sense the passage of a stylus along the grooves and feed the ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5200913 | Combination laptop and pad computer A portable lightweight combination laptop and pad computer has a display mounted on a main housing for movement between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, a keyboard is covered by the undersurface of the display and the displa... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5177472 | Vibrating input pen used for a coordinate input apparatus A vibrating input pen used for a coordinate input apparatus for detecting a coordinate of an input position of a vibration by detecting the vibration input from the vibrating input pen to a vibration transmitting plate includes a vibration generating elem... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5166666 | Pen operated processing system with speed-responsive switching In an information processing system in which predetermined information is processed on the basis of coordinate data x, y, the coordinate data x, y is inputted through a coordinate inputting means such as a pen and tablet arrangement. Inputted loci are det... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5164585 | Stylus/digitizer combination with elongate reflectors and linear CCD A digitizer/stylus combination comprises a digitizer board and a stylus, thereby the stylus operating on the digitizer board and generating a corresponding image on a screen of a personal computer. The stylus has an LED (light emitting diode) disposed the... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5159322 | Apparatus to digitize graphic and scenic information and to determine the position of a stylus for input into a computer or the like A device for inputting graphic information contained on planar material, scenic information contained in a three dimensional scene, and position information of a stylus into a computer or the like by the cooperative use of the same nonlinear photodetector... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5159321 | Pen-type computer input device A pen-type computer input device is used to move a cursor on the display of a computer system or enter data such as of figures, letters, numerals, or the like into a computer system. The pen-type computer input device includes a shank, a pen nib disposed ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5155813 | Computer apparatus for brush styled writing A computer based system for brush writing (calligraphy) employs a stylus operable on a working surface in a brush imitating manner. A digital processor receives signals indicative of stylus strokes during operation of the stylus, and establishes, in real ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5149919 | Stylus sensing system An improved stylus detection system for use on the surface of a display device. An overlay having horizontal and vertical transparent conductors is coupled to other elements of the systems through a bus having a minimal number of bus wires. A control proc... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148155 | Computer with tablet input to standard programs A computer system having a digitizing tablet overlaying the display screen. The tablet serves as a user's primary input device. Various features of the system make it possible for the user to run and interact with standard programs designed for keystroke ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5132671 | Integrating graphics input device A graphics input device for use with a graphics processing system includes a stylus which can be manually manipulated by a user to generate graphics input signals representative of a graphics object to be drawn in a circumscribed area on a display device ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5107253 | Stylus position detection system for optical touch panel A detection circuit (30, 32) for carrying out a rapid search technique for locating the position of a stylus (12) relative to a display screen (10). A microprocessor (34) and related components select a group of light detectors (20, 28) that are positione... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5073770 | Brightpen/pad II A scanning and digitizing device where the same photodetectors are used in a scanning mode and in a digitizing mode. In the scanning mode graphic information is scanned. In the digitizing mode coordinate positions of a stylus is determined. The photodetec... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5070325 | Coordinate input apparatus A coordinate input apparatus includes a vibration pen, a vibration transmission plate, a plurality of vibration detecting units, a calculating unit, a memory unit, and a control unit. The calculating unit calculates vibration transmission times from a poi... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5049862 | Keyless flat panel portable computer--computer aided notebook A keyboardless portable computer simulates a foldable notepad and has a display which can be reoriented to the convenience of the user, carried in a self-protecting closed position and operated in any convenient open position. The computer has a first fla... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5027115 | Pen-type computer input device A pen-type computer input device is used to move a cursor on the display of a computer system or enter data such as of figures, letters, numerals, or the like into a computer system. The pen-type computer input device includes a shank, a ball rotatably su... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5025410 | Coordinate reading apparatus A coordinate reading apparatus for inputting coordinate data to a computer and operable in either a relative coordinate mode or an absolute coordinate mode, the apparatus including a tablet defining a coordinate surface and a coordinate designator movable... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5019677 | Computer input device A computer input device for positioning a cursor on a computer video screen. With this device information is put into the computer by the penmanship motion of the hand holding a stylus in the fashion of a writing instrument so that only finger motion is r... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5012521 | Context-base input/output system When a pattern is manually drawn on a tablet with an electronic pen, a computer executes a graphic processing to display on a CRT a geometrically defined pattern which best resembles the manually drawn pattern. Moreover, a pattern element is erased, divid... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5010323 | Interactive overlay driven computer display system An overlay driven display system incorporating a digitizer tablet and a stylus for providing coordinate signals to a computer which signals are representative of the coordinates of any point on the tablet selected by the position of the stylus on the tabl... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4991091 | Self-contained examination guide and information storage and retrieval apparatus Self-contained examination guide and information storage apparatus comprising a flat rectangular enclosure having a front panel with first display arrays along side edges of the front panel associated with a plurality of general patient examination catego... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4988837 | Position detecting device The position on a surface of an implement including a tuned circuit with a predetermined resonant frequency is determined and displayed by an apparatus having a housing including the surface. A tablet in the housing includes coils arranged in two coordina... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4954817 | Finger worn graphic interface device A miniaturized finger worn X-Y graphic interface device. A finger palette (20), a stylus ring (10) and an electronic module (32) exhibit benefits of both an X-Y degitizing tablet and a mouse without their inherent difficulties. A unique location and metho... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4928092 | Pattern input unit According to a pattern input unit of the invention, when a pattern is written by hand on an absolute coordinate data output means, a decision will be made on whether a segment or two points must be formed by a decision means according to two absolute coor... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4926010 | Compact keyboard with entry of keyed and graphic information A keyboard is adapted for entry of graphical information into a computer by providing the keyboard with an extended, two dimensional member situated in overlapping relationship with at least one of the keys of the keyboard and which is adapted to generate... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4923402 | Marksmanship expert trainer The invention is a marksmanship trainer that can accommodate a plurality of trainees. The trainer includes a long range light pen to measure sighting accuracy and tracking steadiness. It is set with the sight of a simulated or operational weapon, and achi... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4923401 | Long range light pen Disclosed is a marksmanship trainer that can accommodate a plurality of tnees. The trainer includes the long range light pen that is the present invention to measure sighting accuracy and tracking steadiness. In the disclosure it is set with the sight of... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4905007 | Character input/output device A character input device for a computer comprised of a plurality of switches or threshold zones adapted to be activated by a disk movable with the tip of a pen in preset serial patterns.... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4902858 | Coordinates input apparatus A system for detecting the types and statuses of position designating devices is incorporated in a coordinates input apparatus having a tablet constituting a coordinates input section, a plurality of position designating devices of different types, and a ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4887129 | Editing copying machine An apparatus in which an altered copy of an original document is produced. An editing device associated with an electrophotographic printing machine changes the information in the original document and generates a signal indicative of the changes therein.... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4883926 | Stylus switch A stylus contains a switch which makes contact in response to slight radial motion of the stylus tip relative to the stylus housing. Means for emitting radiation operates in response to switch closure, thereby emitting a beam of radiation out the tip. The... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4873398 | Flat panel display with integrated digitizing tablet A novel flat panel display is provided which allows for very precise and reliable detection of the location of the cursor with respect to the displayed image. Parallax problems are eliminated by focusing the displayed image on a panel by projecting the im... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4856077 | Method of signature verification and device for carrying out the method A method and a device for signature verification, where an electric pulse train individual for every person in question is caused to be generated in that said person is allowed to move a pen comprising at its nib a light-emitting member and a light-sensit... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4853496 | Acoustic coordinate input device using a roughened surface to attenuate the surface wave component A coordinates input device comprises vibration means for generating vibration, a pin having an end to which the vibration generated by said vibration means is transmitted, and a vibration transmission plate having a roughened surface or resin coating on a... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4853494 | Information processing apparatus for inputting coordinate data selectively from either the obverse or the reverse surface of an input tablet An information processing apparatus includes a vibration pen for generating a vibration, a transmission propagation member with which the vibration pen is brought into contact so as to propagate the vibration generated by the vibration pen, sensors for de... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4853498 | Position measurement apparatus for capacitive touch panel system A capacitive touch panel system (10) having a faceplate (14) with an electrically conductive layer (20) of a consistent resistivity employs a position measurement apparatus (12) to generate an address signal indicative of a position (46) on the faceplate ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4845684 | Acoustic contact sensor for handwritten computer input An acoustic contact sensor for handwritten computer input is disclosed herein. The contact sensor comprises ultrasonic sending transducer means, receiving transducer means and circuit means for providing a logic signal to a computer when contact is made. ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4841290 | Display unit In a display unit comprising a plate-shaped display panel with X-Y matrix electrodes consisting of two groups of electrodes, X-axis electrodes and Y-axis electrodes, display signals are applied to the X-Y matrix electrodes, a.c. current is applied to at l... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4827410 | Computer system user interface A computer system is provided with a computer having a communications input port and circuitry for controlling a display, a planar work surface, a display connected to the computer display control circuitry and having a screen disposed substantially in th... | 05/02/1989 |
