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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8102282 | Encoding and decoding method for microdot matrix An encoding and decoding method for a microdot matrix includes the steps of: forming a plurality of microdots by encoding based on Reflected Gray Codes in a data region included in each of a plurality of microdot blocks included in a microdot matrix, wherein the mic... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7825832 | Coordinate position detection device for touch panel A coordinate position detection device includes: charging circuits having both the capability of charging a coupling capacitance in a capacitive-coupling touch panel with a position-detection resistive film whose potential periodically varies between a positive pote... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7528743 | Information transmitting device In an information transmitting device, a variable capacitor which is charged to have a predetermined voltage discharges through a predetermined resistor. Until the voltage becomes lower than a predetermined threshold voltage, the number of AC signals having a predet... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7394346 | Free-space gesture recognition for transaction security and command processing A sensor panel having a matrix of independently decoded sensors, arranged in a two-dimensional pattern allows a consumer identification unit (CIDU) to detect a user-specific gesture made with a gesturing instrument such as an RF ID device. The CIDU monitors on a tim... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7366352 | Method and apparatus for performing fast closest match in pattern recognition A method and apparatus for determining a closest match of N input patterns relative to R reference patterns using K processing units. Each of a set of input patterns are loaded into the K processing units. One of the Reference patterns is sequentially loaded into ea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359041 | Method and system for optically tracking a target using a triangulation technique An optical position-tracking system comprises a first light beam steering device for sweeping a first light beam through a first angular range to cause a reflection of the first light beam by a target. Additionally, the optical position-tracking system further compr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358964 | Electromagnetic inductive system with multi-induction loop layout and battery less pointer device and its method for locating the coordinate A multi-induction loop layout of an electromagnetic inductive system is disclosed. The multi-induction loop layout of the invention comprises a plurality of inductive loops, one terminal of each inductive loop connecting to a loop switch, and the other terminal conn... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339580 | Method and apparatus for integrating manual input Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, compliant, and flexible multi-touch surface. The surface consists of compressible cushion dielectric, el... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339497 | Information transmitting device In an information transmitting device, a variable capacitor which is charged to have a predetermined voltage discharges through a predetermined resistor. Until the voltage becomes lower than a predetermined threshold voltage, the number of AC signals having a predet... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333089 | Computer interface device A user's movements are detected by a capacitive system having one or more conductors. The output from the conductors is amplified and compared to a table of stored output. Thus, the device can eliminate the need to touch a control surface. The control surface such a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7315336 | Stress seal for touchscreen systems A touchscreen system is provided that incorporates a simplified sealing system around the bezel. The touchscreen system includes a planar touchscreen coupled to a display device having a planar display surface, the touchscreen having a touch sensitive region on a to... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312788 | Gesture-based input device for a user interface of a computer The gesture-based input device for a user interface of a computer comprises two pairs of electrodes scalable for any screen size wherein the electrodes are arranged to capture the quasi-electrostatic field surrounding the user in order for the graphic user interface... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293697 | Method for managing information The invention relates to a method of transferring data from a drawing device, which while utilizing a position-coding pattern, printed on a physical page, digitally records handwritten information, to an application in a computer system. The drawing device transfers... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7265331 | Optical sensing apparatus and method for determining highest intensity of light in an array A plurality of optical sensing elements in an array where each element has a unique element address identifying the element location. Each element senses light and produces an element address signal in proportion to the intensity of the light sensed by the element. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7227994 | Method and apparatus for imbedded pattern recognition using dual alternating pointers A method and apparatus for finding a reference pattern (RP) with K elements imbedded in an input pattern IP with repeating substrings uses dual pointers to point to elements in the RP to compare with input elements sequentially clocked from the IP. The dual pointers... | 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 |
| 7215330 | Touch-sensitive surface which is also sensitive to pressure levels This sensitive surface comprises two films (2, 4) facing each other and means for keeping these two films a certain distance apart when no pressure is exerted on the surface. Each film (2, 4) has, on its face turned toward the other film: ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7202858 | Processing analog to digital converter signals to a touch screen display An enhanced touch-screen display system is disclosed for generating pixel coordinate estimates corresponding to a location on a display screen touched by a user. The system is an analog resistive touch-screen display system having a processor and associated software... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190356 | Method and controller for identifying double tap gestures A method of identifying double tap gesture, wherein the double tap gesture is produced on a touch device and characterize in that: when the summation of the first appearing time duration, the time span between the two appearing time durations and the second appearin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184031 | Method and controller for identifying a drag gesture A method of identifying a drag gesture, with which the drag gesture is performed on a touch device and the method is characterized in that a drag signal can be generated when a sum of time duration of the first appearance and time span between an end of the first ap... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7176814 | Information transmitting device In an information transmitting device, a variable capacitor which is charged to have a predetermined voltage discharges through a predetermined resistor. Until the voltage becomes lower than a predetermined threshold voltage, the number of AC signals having a predet... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7130487 | Searching method, searching device, and recorded medium The present invention relates to a retrieval method for searching a first character element string obtained by subjecting a character string to character recognition for a second character element string. The first character element string includes a first character... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113175 | Methods and apparatus for supplying power to touch input devices in a touch sensing system A method and apparatus for transmitting power to active touch stimulating devices associated with a touch sensing apparatus. In this invention four methods of providing power supply to the touch-input device are presented. These methods are: EM induction transmissio... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7071844 | Mouth mounted input device A mouth mounted computer input device is comprised of a curved housing shaped to closely engage the roof of the mouth against the front teeth. A touch pad is arranged on the bottom of the housing, and an electrical stimulator is arranged on the top of the housing. A... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064750 | Device and system for locating the position of the tip of a pen on a digitising board The present invention relates to a device intended for locating the tip of a pen on a writing board, the pen and the board being part of a writing digitizing system further comprising at least two magnetic dipoles, each being coupled with a current source so as to c... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061475 | Acoustic condition sensor employing a plurality of mutually non-orthogonal waves A touch sensor comprising an acoustic wave transmissive medium having a surface; a plurality of acoustic wave path forming systems, each generating a set of incrementally varying paths through said transmissive medium; and a receiver, receiving signals representing ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7046229 | Computer input device providing absolute and relative positional information A computer input device includes a base, a movable member that is displaceable relative to the base, and a sensor that is operably coupled to the movable member. The sensor provides an output signal to circuitry indicative of position of the movable member relative ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039640 | System and method for geocoding diverse address formats A method and system for providing geocodes in response to complete or partial address information is disclosed. The disclosure teaches embodiments that are naturally upgraded to integrate changing spatial information due to addition of countries, better data, politi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034806 | Virtual keyboard The present invention provides virtual keyboard which can be used at the same number of operations as on a conventional keyboard and can allow a natural input operation at a minimized load. The virtual keyboard comprises a liquid crystal display for displaying there... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032187 | Pen-based interface for a notepad computer A notepad computer is disclosed with a page display region displaying a page of a document on which a user can write using a pen. Associated with the page is an interface useable with the pen including a core task tool region where tool icons are partially visible u... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7023503 | Image sensor with photosensitive thin film transistors An image sensor array includes image sensors having photo TFTs to generate photocurrent in response to received images. The photo TFTs each have their respective gate electrodes shorted to source electrodes to increase generated photocurrent. Storage capacitors are ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019672 | Position sensor A low cost x-y digitising system is described for use in consumer electronic devices, such as portable digital assistants, mobile telephones, web browsers and the like. The digitizer includes a resonant stylus, an excitation winding for energising the resonant stylu... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6999007 | Linear position sensor In a linear position encoder, a support is provided upon which a pair of phase quadrature windings are mounted. The windings are arranged to have a sinusoidal magnetic sensitivity characteristic along the length of the support. Mounted on a movable element there is ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6980134 | Signal processing apparatus and method Processing circuitry is provided for processing signals received from, for example, sense coils forming part of a position encoder used to encode the relative positions of two relatively movable members. The position encoder is such that each of the plurality of sig... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6947786 | Method and apparatus for perspective inversion A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that allows a surgeon to invert the three-dimensional perspective of the instrument to match their perspective of the actual instrument. The surgical instrument navigation system includes: a surgical instrument; an... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6914427 | Eddy current probe having sensing elements defined by first and second elongated coils and an associated inspection method An eddy current probe and associated method of inspecting a structure are provided that are capable of generating a two-dimensional image of the structure, generally in real time. The eddy current probe includes an eddy current probe array having a plurality of firs... | 07/05/2005 |
