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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7750896 | Display device having intermediate films paired with light emitting elements for displaying a location specified by a user with a pointer The display apparatus (1) is provided with: a plurality of intermediate films (120), each of which reflects light including at least a corresponding light component with a predetermined wavelength from among incoming light; and a plurality of light rec... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7444159 | Data input device, systems using the device, and methods for operating such systems A data storage device 5 having a storage capacity of at least 8 Mbyte is surrounded by a housing including a stylus portion 23, having a tip 25 for indicating a position. The stylus permits the data storage device 5 to be used for data en... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7355585 | Input device and information processing apparatus with such input device and cursor display control method An input device may be used with the information processing apparatus and the like, and provides an improved ease of operation in moving the cursor on the display screen. The input device includes a set of cursor keys 1 that, when activated, cause the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348970 | Display system and method of using same An optically addressable display includes a plurality of receptor and emitter pairs where each pair is for receiving optical display information and for generating light indicative of the display information. Each individual receptor and emitter pair is coupled elec... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7289104 | Optical projection system for computer input devices A computer input device, such as an electronic mouse, having an optical projection system. The optical projection system is configured to project an image onto a supporting surface upon which the device rests. In one arrangement the optical projection system include... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7268774 | Tracking motion of a writing instrument Motion of a writing instrument is tracked from sensors located in the vicinity. The signals generated from the sensors are processed and used in a wide variety of ways. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7256773 | Detection of a dwell gesture by examining parameters associated with pen motion Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are used to determine whether specific electronic pen gestures with respect to pen-based computing systems should be processed as “press-and-hold” gestures (e.g., to activate right mouse button click actions). Such m... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7227532 | Optical projection system for computer input devices A computer input device, such as an electronic mouse, having an optical projection system. The optical projection system is configured to project an image onto a housing wall surface, which may be on a side, top, or rear of the device. In one arrangement the optical... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7193608 | Collaborative pointing devices A method and system for determining a position of laser spots in an initial image due to a plurality of laser pointer, the method having the steps of acquiring a sequence of images from a camera directed at the initial image to produce acquired images thereof, each ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7170009 | Method of interfacing a remote wand to electronics control chassis A method is provided for interfacing a remote wand to its electronics control chassis by means of a coiled cable. The wand may consist of a sensor such as a light-sensitive detector, and the control electronics provide amplification and processing of the received li... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161578 | Universal presentation device A universal presentation device discloses having two or more presentation elements for use in environments such as presentation environments. For example, the universal presentation device may include a combination of a laser pointer element, a pointing device eleme... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154395 | Interactive wireless tag location and identification system A wireless location and identification system includes a controller and a tag. The controller has a projector configured to generate a unique temporal sequence of light intensities for each pixel in an output image of the projector and a wireless transceiver configu... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7142198 | Method and apparatus for remote pointing A remote pointing apparatus including a remote control that generates an optical signal that is periodically expanded and/or reduced around the origin and an optical sensor that detects whether the optical signal is received, and a remote pointing method therefor. T... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136053 | Projector and camera arrangement with shared optics and optical marker for use with whiteboard systems Projector and camera arrangements are provided for use in electronic whiteboard systems. Specifically, the present invention provides projector and camera arrangements wherein the projector and camera share the same imaging optics. By sharing the same projection and... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129910 | Active display system and method with optical addressing A display system, including an optical transmitter configured to optically transmit digital image information associated with an image to be displayed. The system also includes an active display including a decoder electrically coupled with a plurality of display el... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7116294 | LED driver circuits Several driver circuits for energizing series arrays of LEDs are disclosed. The LED driver circuits incorporate programmable microcontrollers and switching regulators in circuits that permit precise control of current applied to the series array of LEDs. One driver ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7057608 | Computer system interface surface with reference points and coded marks 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... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040775 | Image-casting LED flashlight An image-casting flashlight has a housing adapted to hold a battery, a battery-powered LED light source mounted on the housing and directed forward along an axis, and a holder sleeve axially displaceable on the housing forward of and relative to the LED light source... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039253 | Image display device, image display method, program, and projection system A data processing apparatus includes a central control section, an image analysis section, a RAM (Random Access Memory), an external memory section and a user operation input section. The central control section is connected to the image analysis section, the RAM an... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7023430 | Stylus retaining and releasing mechanism for stylus-receiving housing An electronic device has a cavity in which a stylus can be slidably inserted. The stylus has a retaining slot thereon. Being inserted in the cavity, the stylus firstly pushes a retainer to be moved resiliently. The stylus further presses on a stylus-releasing device... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6982701 | Handwritten text capture via interface surface and sensor with identifier A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via an interface surface and a sensing device. The interface surface contains information relating to the computer software and coded data indicative of a text fiel... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6982703 | Handwritten text capture via interface surface having coded marks A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via an interface surface and a sensing device. The interface surface contains information relating to the computer software and coded data indicative of a text fiel... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6952202 | Apparatus for inputting coordinates The apparatus for inputting coordinates has a support plate including a coordinate input plane for inputting a coordinate position, an optical unit is formed by integrating a light source and a light receiver. The light source emits light which is substantially para... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945725 | Multi-functioned image projecting pen The present invention discloses a multi-functioned image projecting pen, the front end of the jointing tube is connected dismountable to the rear end of pen shaft; the battery, button and luminotron constituting the circuit are mounted into the front end of jointing... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947032 | Touch system and method for determining pointer contacts on a touch surface A system and method for determining pointer contacts on a touch surface includes a touch surface to be contacted by a pointer. At least one imaging device having a field of view looks generally along the touch surface. At least one processor communicates with the at... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6914595 | Digitizing apparatus Graphics are drawn with an input pen, which is provided with an optical sensor at its tip, on a display surface of an EL display. At this time, the EL display is caused to emit light in dot sequence, and the position of the input pen is detected as coordiante inform... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6909419 | Portable microdisplay system An active matrix color crystal display has an active matrix circuit, a counterelectrode panel and an interposed layer of liquid crystal. The active matrix display is located in a portable microdisplay system that has a display computer that generates images to be di... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6850652 | Tactile kinesthetic assistant A tactile kinesthetic assistant is a device that allows a person to use the senses of sight, touch and hearing to gather information. Tactile kinesthetic assistants can be used, for example, to help a person retrieve information related to a specific word or phrase ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6839053 | Hand-drawing capture via interface surface and processing sensor A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via an interface surface and a sensing device. The interface surface contains information relating to the computer software and coded data indicative of a drawing f... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6823200 | Information processing terminal and method A user interface by which contents of what is being processed can be confirmed with the sense of touch is provided. On a first surface of a portable phone, first piezoelectric devices are arranged, and on a second surface of the portable phone, second piezoelectric ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6803906 | Passive touch system and method of detecting user input A passive touch system includes a passive touch surface and at least two cameras associated with the touch surface. The at least two cameras acquire images of the touch surface from different locations and have overlapping fields of view. A processor receives and pr... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6798926 | System and method of pointed position detection, presentation system, and program A system and method of pointed position detection, a presentation system, and a program that make it possible to detect a pointed position accurately. The system of the present invention which detects a position of a light spot that has been projected into an image ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6773943 | Display unit and method of fabricating the same A display unit having a sufficient luminance and a method of fabricating the display unit are provided. The display unit includes micro-sized semiconductor light emitting devices fixedly arrayed on a plane of a base body of the display unit at intervals. Micro-sized... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766066 | Detection of pointed position using image processing The present invention provides a technique that detects a pointing position, which is pointed with a pointing device having a light emitter, in a display image with a higher accuracy. A pointing position detection apparatus includes: a photographic image capture sec... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6710767 | Coordinate input apparatus A first cylindrical lens and a first linear sensor are constructed on the X axis, a second cylindrical lens and a second linear sensor are constructed on the Y axis, the X and Y axes are orthogonal, and the image width of a beam spot formed by each of the first and ... | 03/23/2004 |
