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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7319460 | Electronic device with retractable stylus An electronic device with retractable stylus. The electronic device comprises a main body and a stylus. The stylus comprises a resilient member disposed therein and a latching mechanism for engaging the main body. To connect the stylus and the main body, the resilie... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319466 | Method and apparatus for generating and interfacing with a haptic virtual reality environment A method for generating a haptic interactive representation including the steps of defining a haptic interaction space and building a hierarchical construct, for use within the haptic interaction space, using a plurality of underlying constructs. In one embodiment t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317450 | Spatial chirographic sign reader The present invention discloses spatial tracking of writing for interpretation of writing motion using three-dimensional position sensors to identify signs, symbols, or glyphs made by a writing stylus in real time. The present invention discloses an elongated pointi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317955 | Virtual operating room integration A virtual control system for an operating room establishes virtual control devices to control surgical equipment and patient monitoring equipment and to display control, status and functionality information concerning the surgical equipment and condition information... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317557 | Paper-to-computer interfaces The present invention provides an apparatus and method which facilitates the use of a printed or scribed document as an interface with a computer. The apparatus in one aspect comprises: a printed or scribed document bearing specialized calibration marks, the documen... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317834 | Serial storage of ink and its properties Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and property information. Properties may be associated globally with the ink strokes and/or with each stroke individually. Aspects include a data stru... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315649 | Information recognition device operating with low power consumption A character recognition device recognizing characters with low power consumption includes a data input unit for entering handwriting data representing a character to be recognized, a character recognition dictionary storing character recognition information required... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315651 | Image recording apparatus and image data selection method An image recording apparatus includes means for recording image data in a recording medium; means for obtaining information for determining a data amount reduction remaining force of image data recorded in the recording medium; means for selecting image data determi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315391 | Managing digital images Printing and archiving digital images. A method embodiment of the present invention includes identifying digital images, and generating and printing a scannable proof sheet having selectors that when marked indicate that one or more identified digital images are to ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310091 | Handwriting pen capable of simulating different strokes A handwriting pen used in a tablet type handwriting entry device comprises a pen tip, a pen tip position sensor, and a pressure sensor. The pen tip position recognizer captures a main position coordinates as the pen tip taps on a tablet panel, and generates a main p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310779 | Method for creating and selecting active regions on physical documents A system, method and program product for presenting and selecting an active region of a physical document page. A transparent electro-luminescent tablet or touch sensitive plate positioned over the physical document page is coupled and identified to the workstation.... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310080 | Electrowetting and electrostatic screen display systems, color displays and transmission means Methods and related devices for manipulating ambient light and various light sources for applications including colour displays, screen displays and colored coverings for a multitude of items is disclosed. Methods and related devices for manipulating light for decor... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299969 | Mark-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... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301530 | Pointer control method, pointing apparatus, and host apparatus therefor A host apparatus includes an ultrasound receiving unit receiving an ultrasound signal from a pointing apparatus and outputting an electric signal. A controlling unit calculates a position of a pointer on a display screen corresponding to a position of the pointing a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302350 | Selection of software and hardware functions with a force/torque sensor A force-moment sensor (1) is used as a switch, with which, depending on the introduction of forces and moments onto an operating part (5) of the force-moment sensor (1), software or hardware functions of a device (2, 2′) to be controlle... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299971 | Print media information systems and methods The present invention relates to a novel interactive information system which can be used to make a traditional print medium such as a magazine, “interactive”. When the traditional print medium is placed on a print media receiving unit in a predetermined positio... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298367 | Light emitting stylus and user input device using same The present invention provides a user input device that includes and array of light detectors and a light emitting stylus configured to emit a beam of light detectable by the light detectors. The light beam is wide enough at the plane of the detectors so that at lea... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295839 | System and method for controlling a telephone via a computer system and printed control interface The invention concerns methods and systems for enabling telephones to be controlled through computer systems. Employing the invention involves the use of one or more control interfaces which are capable of being used to interact with a computer system or network, ea... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296075 | Method, apparatus and system for connecting a portable unit to a particular server unit from among a plurality of server units The present invention relates to a method for connecting a portable unit (1) to a particular server unit from among a plurality of server units (5, 6, 7 and 8). The portable unit (1) comprises a first address list and the particular serve... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295186 | Apparatus for controlling a screen pointer that distinguishes between ambient light and light from its light source An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer for an electronic device having a display screen, includes a light source for illuminating an imaging surface with a plurality of light pulses, thereby generating reflected light pulses. A detection circu... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295193 | Written command A handheld electronic device which is adapted to carry out at least one operation. The device is controllable by a user using the device as a pen and writing a command for initiating said operation, such as “dial the following telephone number”. A method ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295191 | Method and system for detecting multiple touches on a touch-sensitive screen Disclosed are a method and a system for detecting multiple, simultaneous touches on a touch-sensitive screen of a computing device. The hardware that controls the touch screen performs two measurements to locate a touch location on the screen. If there is a single t... | 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 |
| 7295183 | Extension of battery life in a battery-powered optical pointing device A method for extending battery life in an optical pointing device powered by one or more battery cells (30), the optical pointing device including an optical motion sensing device (10) for tracking motion with respect to a surface (S) and comprising mo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293233 | Method and system for capturing a note-taking session using processing sensor A system and method capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session consisting of handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages. The method includes the steps of receiving, in the co... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293234 | Method and system for capturing a note-taking session using sensor with identifier A system and method capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session consisting of handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages. The method includes the steps of receiving, in the co... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293231 | Data entry for personal computing devices In one aspect of the invention, the user can rapidly enter and search for text through a combination of entering one or more characters (a partial text entry) on a digitally displayed keyboard with a pointing device and using a search list to display a list of selec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292223 | Location tracking device A location tracking device utilizing an acceleration sensor is described. The acceleration sensor includes an inertial body in magnetic fluid that is contained in a closed volume vessel. The tracking device may be used for tracking objects, people, animals, and the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292229 | Transparent digitiser A digitizer for user interaction via an object with an electronically refreshable display screen, the digitizer comprising: a transparent sensing arrangement of detectors located at said electronically refreshable display screen for detecting an electric field of sa... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292727 | Electronic ink as a software object Described is electronic ink maintained as a software object, thereby associating ink functionality with electronic ink data. The ink may be separated into words or characters, with one object per word or character. By the associated functionality, applications that ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289110 | Method and arrangement for identifying and processing commands in digital images, where the user marks the command, for example by encircling it A user captures a digital image of a paper where the user has marked one or several objects or commands with a pen. The marking is done according to a predefined set of marking rules, which eases the separation of objects and commands later on. Examples of rules for... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289088 | Electroluminescent display device An organic electroluminescent (EL) display device has a touch panel function and includes a display panel that has first and second light sources disposed along sides of the display portion and first and second light detecting portions disposed on sides of the displ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289103 | Computer system interface surface with reference points and processing sensor A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system. A user is provided with an interface surface containing information relating to the computer software and including coded data indicative of an identity of the int... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289112 | Presentation device A presentation device for generating a virtual screen used for performing a pointing operation, has a photographing section of which an angle of view can be adjusted by operating a zoom function and a pan-and-tilt mechanism, a monitor for a presenter, displaying an ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289109 | Method and apparatus for detecting actuation of a controller device on a touch screen A system for interactively operating with a resistive touch screen for signaling that any physical control device applied to the touch screen has been touched. A field antenna extends about the perimeter of the touch screen to emit an EM field. Each physical control... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289105 | Real motion detection sampling and recording for tracking and writing instruments using electrically-active viscous material and thin films The present invention details a system for tracking writing motions internally to the pen (or other instrument) and communicating such motions to a general or specific purposes computer systems. In a preferred embodiment the present invention uses multiple tubes wit... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7290210 | Method and system for capturing a note-taking session using coded marks A system and method capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session consisting of handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages. The method includes the steps of receiving, in the co... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286705 | Electronic ink as a software object Described is electronic ink maintained as a software object, thereby associating ink functionality with electronic ink data. The ink may be separated into words or characters, with one object per word or character. By the associated functionality, applications that ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286706 | Device for detecting and representing movements The present invention concerns a device for detecting and representing movements. The device includes a position sensor for detecting the current position of a reference point of the device, a data processor for processing the position data detected by the position ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286111 | Apparatus for electro-optically writing a display A display writer for writing on a light writable display of the type having a layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material disposed between two conductors, the cholesteric liquid crystal material having multiple stable optical states at zero electrical field; and a ... | 10/23/2007 |
