Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7224991 | Method and system for handwritten electronic messaging The present invention provides a system and method for providing handwritten messages with electronic communication devices. For example the electronic communication device may be a mobile communication device and may include a touch screen, screen buffer memory, pr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221810 | Method and device for recording of information A device and a method for recording of text by imaging the text on a light-sensitive sensor (8). The device converts the images (14–17, 47–49) into a set of characters (50, 51) each using character recognition, and then assembling the acts o... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7222098 | Method and system for online payments using sensor with identifier Methods and systems are disclosed which relate to online payments 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 co... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221357 | Method for selecting and representing objects in a plane and in N-dimensional space Operating assemblies and installed components of a vehicle are represented by representational objects such as icons, graphic images and symbols on a touch-sensitive display screen. A matrix with matrix fields defined by the intersection of rows and columns is super... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221360 | Computer stylus and computer adapted to be used therewith A stylus for a computer and a computer adapted to be used with the stylus. The computer comprises a housing (3) that carries a screen (4) and control means (6) adapted to be manipulated by a user to generate movements of a mobile object on the s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221343 | Image display apparatus There is provided an image display apparatus having light emitting elements in its pixels, producing high resolution, facilitating γ correction, and free from occurrence of pseudo contours. A pixel circuit of the image display apparatus of the present invention wit... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221376 | Space tool feedback by changing the displayed visual appearance of objects to be moved before deletion of displayed objects occurs A space tool that inserts space into or deletes space from a document is described. The space tool provides the user with feedback as to which objects will be moved when space is inserted into or deleted from a document. To provide the user with this feedback, the s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221781 | System for registering a user with a sensing device using a form A system for registering a user with a sensing device using a form, the form having disposed thereon or therein information relating to at least one signature field, and coded data at least partially indicative of the signature field. The coded data is coincident wi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221807 | Methods and systems for digital image characteristic adjustment using a neural network Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for automatically adjusting images to conform to preference data. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218305 | Liquid crystal display and computer A backlight control circuit that variably controls the display luminance of a liquid crystal display panel by controlling the luminance of a backlight based upon whether an image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel is a dynamic image or a static image, and... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218314 | Coordinate input device A coordinate input device includes a coordinate input element. The coordinate input element includes a transparent coordinate detector and a controller having a control circuit which drives and controls the coordinate detector and which corrects electrostatic capaci... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216224 | Method and system for user registration using processing sensor A method and system for enabling registration of a user to use a computer system. The method includes providing a printed registration form containing information relating to user registration, the form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form and ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215319 | Wristwatch type device and method for moving pointer A feature of the present invention includes a device having a display controller for controlling a display position of the pointer on the display screen, a displacement detector for detecting a displacement of the device itself, and a pointer mover for moving the po... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212296 | Use of queues A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209127 | 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 monitor. The ele... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7210046 | System, method and software for power management in a stylus input enabled information handling system A system, method and software for managing power, operating states and transition within a stylus based information handling system (IHS) are provided. In one aspect, a parking garage operable to detect the presence of an IHS stylus is provided. When the stylus is d... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209113 | Stylus pen expansion slot A hand-held computing system includes a housing with an elongated opening for receiving a nonelectronic input device. The elongated opening has an inside surface. At least two electrical contacts are positioned on the inside surface of the elongated opening. A conne... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209124 | Multiple-position docking station for a tablet personal computer The disclosed embodiments provide a multiple-position docking station for a tablet personal computing device. A different mode of operation of the tablet personal computing device is supported by different positions of the docking station. A first mode of operation ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206737 | Pen tip language and language palette A method and apparatus for receiving strokes of electronic ink in more than one language is provided. An input device is used to enter at least one stroke of electronic ink into a processing device. The processing device stores a language indication associated with ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205985 | Reflowable ink A reflow tool employs layout information from an ink analyzer to determine a relationship between different units of electronic ink, such as words. The reflow tool then collects this relationship information into an ink relationship data structure for later use. Whe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202802 | Reduced keypad An apparatus is provided with a first plurality of input keys. Each of the first plurality of input keys is associated with at least one numeric value and at least one alphabetic value and arranged in a numeric and first alphabetic telephone keypad arrangement. The ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202862 | Pressure sensor for a digitizer pen A digitizer pen (100) has a pressure sensor (104) that includes a flexible first printed component (600) and a flexible second printed component (700), on which are printed or otherwise disposed traces of non-carbon ink. The non-carbon in... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202963 | Method for processing information The present invention relates to a method for generating a message that is intended to be sent to a destination. The method is characterized by the steps of sending an address parameter, that corresponds to the destination, to a printer unit; printing out a sheet of... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203635 | Layered models for context awareness The present invention relates to a system and methodology providing layered probabilistic representations for sensing, learning, and inference from multiple sensory streams at multiple levels of temporal granularity and abstraction. The methods facilitate robustness... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202860 | Coordinate input device working with at least display screen and desk-top surface as the pointing areas thereof A coordinate input device includes a pair of cameras positioned in an upper left position and an upper right position of a display screen of a monitor lying close to a plane extending from the display screen of the monitor and views both a side face of an object in ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203384 | Implement for optically inferring information from a planar jotting surface The present invention relates to a jotting implement that infers hand-jotted information from a jotting surface. The hand-jotted information is any information marked on the jotting surface as a result of writing, jotting, drawing, sketching or in any other manner o... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203903 | System and methods for spacing, storing and recognizing electronic representations of handwriting, printing and drawings A system for spacing, storing and recognizing electronic representations of handwriting and printing comprises a central processing unit that couples with a display device, an input device, and a memory. The memory includes means for spacing ink stroke representatio... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203516 | Multi-functional mobile terminal for independently operating heterogeneous devices and method for executing independent operation using the same A multi-functional mobile terminal for independently operating heterogeneous devices, including a power-supply unit for selectively providing a power-supply signal for a corresponding module according to a power-supply entry signal; a personal information terminal m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203383 | Handwritten character recording and recognition device The invention is an electronic recording and computing device that resides within or on a pen shaped object for the purpose of recording and processing handwritten text or graphics. The device includes a marking implement that may be a pencil, ink pen, non-marking t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202861 | Control of a unit provided with a processor The invention relates to a method for controlling a unit provided with a processor. The method includes receiving at least one graphical notation in the form of positions representing a sensor device's movement across a base that is provided with a position-coding p... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199789 | Input apparatus having electrostatic sensor An input apparatus having a reduced-size electrostatic sensor that can precisely detect an input and then output a signal and, thus, has excellent responsiveness and reliability contains the following: clock signal generating means for generating clock signals; dela... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200765 | Docking station for a wireless mouse with control of a computer A docking station for a wireless mouse includes an output for communicating with a computer and a mouse detector for detecting when the mouse is docked in the docking station. The docking station is configured to transmit a signal to the computer to automatically de... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199791 | Pen mouse A pointing device having an elongated body with a transparent end adapted for movement over a surface is disclosed. An illumination subsystem illuminates the surface in an area adjacent to the transparent end, and an imaging subsystem forms images of a portion of th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199783 | Wake-up detection method and apparatus embodying the same An input apparatus is disclosed having a hand-sensing system, a wake-up detector, and a microcontroller. After a period of inactivity, the apparatus is placed into a sleep mode to conserve power. During the sleep mode, an electrical property that the hand-sensing sy... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199786 | Reduced keyboards system using unistroke input and having automatic disambiguating and a recognition method using said system A reduced keyboard system for text input on electronic devices, mainly for use with handheld touchscreen devices, comprising a virtual keyboard and an input device. The keyboard is preferably circular with three concentric circles. Text input is by placing the input... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198341 | Enhanced electronic ink displays An apparatus for rewritably labeling data media, such as compact disks CDs, DVDs, or other forms of media. The media may be programmed within a player/recorder device adapted for programming the state of the electronic ink material on the media. Labels on the media ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199804 | Ink information in image files Association of ink information with image files is described. An image file is created and ink information is parsed and inserted into comment or arbitrary data fields of the image file. The image file with additional ink information may be used by both ink-enabled ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196691 | Multi-key macros to speed data input Systems for initiating the execution of a macro by simultaneously depressing multiple keys and for reducing the misclassification of keyboard input by distinguishing between rollovers in normal typing and the simultaneous depression of two keys. Only keystrokes that... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193618 | Electronic ink ball point pen with memory An electronic pen for recording motion data relating to use of the pen. It includes a pen body and a ball mounted in the pen body. A sensor in the pen body, located proximate the ball, detects motion of the ball and converts the motion into corresponding electronic ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193616 | Systems and methods for facilitating composition of handwritten documents Disclosed are systems and methods for facilitating composition of handwritten documents. In one embodiment, a system and method pertain to identifying handwritten input entered in a display of a computing device, and controlling the placement of handwritten input on... | 03/20/2007 |
