Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 7349822 | Slide pad system and method A method performed by a slide pad system is provided. The method includes generating a first direction measurement using a first capacitance measurement, generating a calibration measurement using a second capacitance measurement, and computing a first position usin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7305501 | Portable computer system having LCD monitor for selectively receiving video signals from external video signal input from external computer A portable computer system includes a portable computer equipped with a graphic chip, and an LCD monitor receiving a video signal from the graphic chip and displaying the video signal. The portable computer system further includes an external video signal input part... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292880 | Hands-free function The invention relates to a apparatus for implementing a hands-free function, the apparatus comprising a mobile station (22) and a headset (21). The apparatus comprises means for transferring an audio signal of a call between the mobile station (22 | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7274565 | Information processing unit and information processing related units A labor of disconnecting many cables is omitted even when carrying a file basestation with an external storage loaded together with a main body. An information processing unit comprises: a main body having a CPU, a keyboard and a display unit; a file basestation wit... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266774 | Implementing a second computer system as an interface for first computer system A method, system, and program for using a second computer system as an input interface for a first computer system are provided. A second independent computer system is docked into a first computer system. Then, the first computer system uses at least one of an inpu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232271 | Writing implement A writing implement 1 includes a sensor 11 and control circuitry 13 so that when the writing implement is brought into close proximity with an input screen, the writing tip 3 of the writing implement 1 is prevented from delivering ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7199784 | One-handed operation of a handheld field maintenance tool A handheld field maintenance tool is provided with features that improve one-handed operation. In one aspect, the tool includes a side strap to allow a technician to exert additional leverage on the tool during one-handed operation. Another aspect includes providing... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7170523 | Drawing-information processing apparatus and drawing-information processed method A drawing-information processing apparatus is used for setting drawing information at positions specified through a drawing-information inputting part. An attribute-inputting part is used for setting attribute of the drawing information, and a changing part is used ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167562 | Security method using information transmission by optical means, and an optical disk for implementing the method An electronic security device has a light-receiving interface that receives a modulated light signal emitted by the screen of a computer making use of the data medium, an output interface adapted to emit output information as a function of the received input informa... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7113170 | Method and terminal for entering instructions Method with which users (1) enter instructions, in which said instructions are entered with sequences of voluntary movements of eye parts, the sequence required for entering a certain instruction being individual for each user. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113173 | Local handwriting recognition in a wireless interface tablet device A pen-based portable computer system, and more particularly, to a computer system which includes a host computer or a server that is adapted to interface with one or more wireless interface devices over a radio link. The wireless interface devices are pen-based devi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106852 | Telephone accessory for generating conversation utterances to a remote listener in response to a quiet selection A user conducts a telephone conversation without speaking. It does this by moving the participant in the public situation to a quiet mode of communication (e.g., keyboard, buttons, touchscreen). All the other participants are allowed to continue using their usual au... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100203 | Operating session reauthorization in a user-operated device An authorization-update process for use in a user-operated device re-authorizes an operating session after a rapid idle timeout using the authorization-update process, which has fewer steps than a normal authorization process. The re-authorization process can requir... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099749 | Voice controlled vehicle wheel alignment system An improved vehicle wheel alignment system having a voice interface configured with an induction-pickup microphone associated with an earpiece and adapted to receive voice signals from a vibration transmitting anatomical structure associated with an operator. A cent... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096239 | Trigonometry calculator A trigonometry calculator is programmed with four selectable calculations of unknown parameters of any plane triangle having three known parameters. The calculations accept known parameters of SIDE SIDE ANGLE, SIDE ANGLE SIDE, SIDE SIDE SIDE, and ANGLE ANGLE SIDE an... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7072840 | Prescription management system A prescription creation software system implemented on a computer is provided. The prescription creation software system includes a prescription creation screen display to allow the data capture of information including, patient-identifying data, prescribed drug ide... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7057629 | Control apparatus An object of this invention is to obtain a control apparatus capable of easily and speedily setting an output frequency, and it is constructed so as to change a change width of a frequency setting value in response to a rotational speed of a handle operation by an o... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054775 | Digitizing system and rotary table for determining 3-D geometry of an object A digitizing system and rotary table for determining the three dimensional geometry of an object is described. An apparatus includes at least one sensor that detects information describing the three-dimensional geometry of the object and provides the information to ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054963 | Modular computing system A computing system is provided that includes a plurality of interconnected components. The components include a processing subsystem, an input subsystem, an output subsystem, a storage subsystem, and a power subsystem. Subsets of the plurality of components may be r... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038666 | Panel sensing device and positioning location searching method of the same A panel sensing device and a positioning location searching method of the same are disclosed. A control unit serves to provide at least one reference voltage and at least one reference voltage with opposite phase. Thereby, a plurality of position blocks are defined ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035701 | Hand microphone interfaced to game controller port of personal computer A hand microphone and an adaptor module form an assembly which is a peripheral device for a personal computer. The hand microphone is used to control dictation functions to be carried out by the PC. Two separate analog control signal channels are output from the han... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028256 | Adding white space to a document generating adjusted page sizing A method, a computer system and a computer-readable medium having instructions for a processor stored thereon are provided for growing a page on a display. Input indicating a first position or designation of content on a page of an electronic document and an amount ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020508 | Apparatus for detecting human physiological and contextual information A detecting apparatus includes a housing support section(s), a housing removably attached thereto, one or more sensors and a processor. An alternate apparatus measures heat flux and includes a known resistivity base member, a processing unit and two temperature meas... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013279 | Personal computer and scanner for generating conversation utterances to a remote listener in response to a quiet selection A user conducts a telephone conversation without speaking. It does this by moving the participant in the public situation to a quiet mode of communication (e.g., keyboard, buttons, touchscreen). All the other participants are allowed to continue using their usual au... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994703 | Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures. The system includes a pair of surgical instruments that are coupled to a pair of robotic arms. The instruments have end effectors that can be manipulated to hold and suture tissue. The robotic arms are c... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978019 | Method and system for user registration on terminal A method and system for registration of a user to use a particular terminal of a computer system. The method includes providing a printed registration form including registration information and coded data thereon, the coded data including an indication of an identi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6942153 | Handheld computer A palm handheld computer has a host, an enclosure and a water proof structure. The host has at least two connection slots allowing various types of function cards to be plugged. The host is housed within the enclosure. The enclosure includes a front panel and a rear... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939231 | Method for controlling a terminal display and a terminal A terminal includes a display and a user interface. The terminal also includes means for providing the terminal display with at least one virtual display, a display portion or an object, and means for moving at least the virtual display, the display portion or the o... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6941342 | Method for generating conversation utterances to a remote listener in response to a quiet selection A user conducts a telephone conversation without speaking. It does this by moving the participant in the public situation to a quiet mode of communication (e.g., keyboard, buttons, touchscreen). All the other participants are allowed to continue using their usual au... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6930672 | Input processing method and input control apparatus An input processing method and input control apparatus that enable switching between normal operation and hovering operation to be accomplished with a very simple operation in an information processing apparatus that uses a touch input device such as a tablet or the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6924790 | Mode switching for pen-based computer systems A pen-based portable computer system which includes one or more pen-based wireless interface devices that are adapted to communicate by way of a radio link to a remote host personal computer or server. The pen-based wireless interface device is adapted to operate in... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6862037 | Image transmitting ball-point pen An image transmitting ball-point pen mainly consists of a battery compartment, a lower body, an extension tube and a tapered cap located at the terminal end of the extension tube which serves to fix a turning sleeve and an outer tube onto the extension tube. The tur... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6532482 | Mobile computer with audio interrupt system This is a compartment that provides for increased protection of PCMCIA cards when used in computers. The compartment is covered by a movable door which can be moved to accommodate various size PCMCIA cards with various type projections. Since the entire h... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6445364 | Portable game display and method for controlling same A virtual computer monitor is described which enables instantaneous and intuitive visual access to large amounts of visual data by providing the user with a large display projected virtually in front of the user. The user wears a head-mounted display cont... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6415256 | Integrated handwriting and speed recognition systems A computer system with speech recognition system and handwriting recognition system are disclosed that work closely together to improve the total recognition accuracy of each alone. The handwriting recognition system may include a pen/stylus input device ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6398171 | Wrist rest cover of portable computer A wrist rest cover of a portable computer, wherein the size of the wrist rest cover is approximately equal to the size of a wrist rest. The wrist rest cove has an opening for exposing the glidepad and buttons of the portable computer. The wrist rest cover... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6301593 | Mobile computer with audio interrupt system A body supported computer is disclosed which has an audio related transducer and converter system used to power down the computer and to control the power output by audio commands. Various displays to be used with this computer are disclosed.... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6282553 | Gaze-based secure keypad entry system A system for secure data entry, includes a virtual keypad having a plurality of keys, a mechanism for determining to which virtual key of the keypad a user is looking, and an actuator, operable by the user, for confirming key selection. Another system for... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6266685 | Hand-held data collection system with stylus input A hand-held data input system having an input stylus and a data receiving pad is disclosed. The data input system can include a recessed stylus holder. The recessed stylus holder can receive the input stylus such that it does not protrude from the system'... | 07/24/2001 |
