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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429706 | Interactive IR electronic white board The present invention discloses an interactive IR electronic white board, around which is an infrared emitting and receiving array. An output port of a column driver of emitting array is connected to high frequency modulating signal generator, and an output port of ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7414617 | 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 ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7348969 | Passive light stylus and user input device using same The present disclosure provides a passive light stylus that produces a defined intensity profile detectable by a user input device when at least a portion of a tip of the stylus is proximate an input surface of the user input device. In some embodiments, the stylus ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345676 | Text entry for electronic device An electronic device has a touch sensitive surface (14) for entering text. The text is stored in memory (20) in a vector graphics format, preferably without carrying out character recognition. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343042 | Method and system for identifying a paper form using a digital pen The present application describes systems and methods for composing documents using a digital pointing instrument. In further configurations, a user utilizes a pen to trace a form serial number that is utilized to identify a form template that is used to process inp... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336262 | Coordinate-capturing apparatus A coordinate-capturing apparatus suitable for inputting handwritten characters or diagrams to a computer or a printer is disclosed. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic transmitter mounted on an input pen for transmitting ultrasonic waves, two ultrasonic receivers f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333094 | Optical touch screen An optical touch panel including a support, an optical fiber illumination assembly arranged along and above at least part of a periphery of the support to define a detection region, the assembly including at least one optical fiber and a light source arranged for di... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333095 | Illumination for optical touch panel An optical touch panel including a support defining a generally planar surface, an optical illumination assembly arranged along and above at least part of a periphery of the support to define a detection region, at least one light detector, arranged to detect change... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7310090 | Optical generic switch panel A switch panel having a touch plate, image generator, and imaging system. The touch plate includes an optically transparent layer having first and second sides. The optically transparent layer having an index of refraction greater than that of air. A light source ge... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296107 | System and method for detection of an accessory device connection status Embodiments of this invention provide for a portable computer that determines whether an accessory device is actively connected to it. In one embodiment, the portable computer may include a signal line accessible through an output of the portable computing device. T... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7286113 | Method and system for user registration 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 ... | 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 |
| 7285766 | Optical positioning device having shaped illumination One embodiment relates to an optical displacement sensor for sensing relative movement between a data input device and a surface by determining displacement of optical features in a succession of frames. The sensor includes an illuminator and a detector. The illumin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280102 | Light sensitive display A light sensitive display. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277085 | Orientation sensing device A sensing device for generating indicating data, when positioned or moved relative to a surface having coded data disposed upon it, the indicating data being indicative of an orientation of the sensing device relative to the surface, the sensing device including: or... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274356 | Apparatus for determining the location of a pointer within a region of interest An apparatus for detecting a pointer within a region of interest includes a first reflective element extending along a first side of the region of interest and reflecting light towards the region of interest. A second reflective element extends along a second side o... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7250939 | Display motion multiplier Navigating on a display includes tracking coordinate information of an input tool on a display and moving a visible portion of a page of information on the display a distance equal to a change in the coordinate information of the input tool multiplied by a multiplie... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245760 | Robot for making an interface surface A robot for marking an interface surface is provided. The interface surface has coded data identifying a plurality of locations on the interface surface printed thereon. The robot comprises: an image sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data; a processor fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240849 | Glyph pattern generation and glyph pattern decoding Unique patterns of glyphs are represented within blocks. Each pattern identifies a unique position on a unit of print media. Moreover, a desired current position for any given glyph or subset of glyphs can be derived from captured portions of different ones of the u... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232986 | Apparatus for detecting a pointer within a region of interest An apparatus for detecting a pointer within a region of interest includes at least one pair of imaging devices. The imaging devices have overlapping fields of view encompassing the region of interest. At least one light source provides illumination across the region... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233320 | Computer system interface surface with reference points 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... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229019 | Method and system for determining positions on a document The invention comprises an information carrier on which the position of a measuring point (37, 41) may be determined using a mobile readout device, as well as an attendant method of determining a position wherein the information carrier features a surface ont... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230611 | HMI device with optical touch screen An HMI device for monitoring and control of a technical process, which has a processing module (VE) at least for computer generating dynamic process images (PA1) that have interactive regions (P10–P15). Further, at least one optical transmitte... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225979 | Methods and systems for object identification and interaction A method of facilitating an interaction between a user and a product item, the product item having an identity and the method including a number of steps. The first step involves providing the user with an interface surface associated with the product item and conta... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7182247 | 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... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178718 | Methods and systems for object identification and interaction A method of facilitating an interaction between a user and a product item, the product item having an identity and the method including a number of steps. The first step involves providing the user with an interface surface associated with the product item and conta... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176905 | Electronic device having an image-based data input system Electronic devices having image-based data input systems are described. In one aspect, an electronic device includes a window, multiple indicia, an image sensor, and a data input processor. The window has a contact surface with an input region. The multiple indicia ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167586 | Method and system for remote form completion The present application describes systems and methods for composing documents using a digital pointing instrument. In further configurations, a user utilizes a pen to partially fill in a form and provide destination data whereby a forms processor adds additionally r... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162442 | Method and system for submitting bids using coded forms Methods and systems are disclosed which relate to submitting auction bids 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 w... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156289 | Methods and systems for object identification and interaction A method of facilitating an interaction between a user and a product item, the product item having an identity and the method including a number of steps. The first step involves providing the user with an interface surface associated with the product item and conta... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154483 | Touch panel device A touch panel device includes a screen that has a plurality of display areas in a first layer, and a plurality of touch areas in a second layer. The second layer lies over the first layer. One touch area is superposed over one display area. The touch area is general... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145555 | Stylus input device utilizing a permanent magnet A stylus that operates utilizing magnetic fields, wherein a permanent magnet is disposed within a passive stylus that is detectable by a plurality of magnetic sensors that remove the magnetic field of the stylus from the earth's relative magnetic field to thereby ob... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145556 | Method and device for decoding a position-coding pattern In a method for position decoding, a position is calculated on the basis of information determined from a partial area, imaged by a sensor, of a position-coding pattern. If the position calculation fails, the information from the partial area recorded by the sensor ... | 12/05/2006 |
