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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439953 | Information apparatus and method of selecting operation selecting element An information apparatus includes a display unit which displays an icon, a pointer, and the like, and a pointing device. When the pointer executes predetermined movement and stop in an icon-selection effective region formed in a periphery of the icon, the informatio... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7417622 | Mouse scroll device An improved mouse scroll device installs a scroll sensing plate integrally coupled and neatly aligned with the main body of a mouse for providing an appropriate position to operate the mouse easily, and the scroll sensing plate is coupled to a microprocessor. After ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408536 | Device and method for communication A product for electronic transmission of handwritten information, a user unit for recording and sending the information, and a computer program for controlling a user unit are disclosed. The product may include at least one writing area for the handwritten informati... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405727 | Lift detection mechanism for optical mouse sensor A method for detecting a lift condition from an illuminated surface portion of an optical motion sensing device. According to a first embodiment, two different “loss-of-focus” thresholds are used. A first threshold is used when the optical pointing device is not... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7397476 | Projector, projection display system, and corresponding method and recording medium In response to a requirement of transferring a file from a personal computer PC to a projector 10 that is output by dragging and dropping a corresponding file icon onto a projector icon, a CPU 50 requires setting of a password. The CPU 50 maps t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7362306 | Image displaying device An image displaying device includes a display unit which displays a cursor and at least one button; an input unit for moving the cursor and for selecting the button; and a controller for controlling the display unit and the input unit. The input unit is provided wit... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7307622 | Coordinate detection device with improved operability and method of detecting coordinates A coordinate detection device is provided, which device includes an input unit which has a surface thereof to which a coordinate value is input by an input means, a calculation unit which calculates a difference between previous and current coordinate values input b... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307618 | System and method for providing user input to character animation The present invention provides a system that increases a user's control over character animation. Time-dependent signals are accepted from a user input device. The input is processed in real-time such that the user's input can be used to directly control the animati... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7274354 | Portable electronic apparatus A portable electronic apparatus disclosed has excellent operability, being capable of zooming, scrolling, moving a cursor, selecting an icon and others with one small operation unit. This portable electronic apparatus includes a display unit, the operation unit and ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256797 | Image processing device with synchronized sprite rendering and sprite buffer An image processing device comprises a decoder, a sprite buffer interface, and a sprite buffer as well as a rendering engine, a frame buffer interface, and a frame buffer, which is characterized by synchronizing the write timing for the sprite buffer with the read t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245289 | Force-applying input device A force-applying input device includes a mechanical section including a tilting lever; an operation section mounted to an end of the tilting lever; first and second actuators which apply a force to the operation section through the tilting lever; first and second po... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7200819 | Graphics stack system and method A system and method are provided for drawing graphics, such as to display a user interface on a display of a mobile device. A graphics stack is used to store pre-computed coordinate values to improve performance for drawing graphics, such as to display a user interf... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196690 | Input device off table switch According to one aspect of the invention, a movable cursor control device is provided for controlling a cursor on a display screen of a digital processing system. One exemplary cursor control device comprises a housing, an electromagnetic emitting device coupled to ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7184021 | Game performing method, storage medium, game apparatus, data signal and program A game performing method realizable of finer and easier operational input with a joy stick. The game performing method for an apparatus comprising an input section having an operating handle capable of inputting an inclination of a desired angle in a desired directi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173629 | Image processor with the closed caption function and image processing method A memory control unit adjusts and sets the address of an image data area in the memory space of a memory and the address of a window area adjacent to the memory area, using a memory controller. The memory control unit stores data, other than image data that is suppl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7167164 | Recording and communication of handwritten information A hand-held user unit (1), which can be part of a network-based information management system, allows for the writing down and recording of handwritten information. The user unit (1) has a memory for storing the recorded information. The memory compris... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7148879 | Bioacoustic control system, method and apparatus Bioacoustic sensors and wireless technologies are used for the control of electronic devices, such as a wireless telephones, pagers, music/media players or personal, laptops and personal digital assistant devices (PDA). Such control is implemented with certain syste... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7127682 | Device and system for information management utilizing a filing appliance The invention relates to a filing appliance, a system for information management, a method in a computer system, a computer program and a memory medium. The filing appliance includes a holder for holding a plurality of sheets, with at least one input field, which is... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7109994 | Sequencing input control stick A method of controlling an animation character with a controller that includes determining a position of the controller and determining a current state of the animation character. A history of positions of the controller is determined and compared with a set of hist... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106301 | Input device with cable storage An input device, which is capable of changing the appearance of a display, includes a body made up of a cover and a base, a cable receiver, and a cable coupled to the cable receiver. The input device has a first mode with a first portion of the cable having a first ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7012199 | COORDINATES CORRECTION APPARATUS, COORDINATES CORRECTION PARAMETER CALCULATION APPARATUS, COORDINATES CORRECTION METHOD, COORDINATES CORRECTION PARAMETER CALCULATION METHOD, MEMORY MEDIUM FOR STORING COORDINATES CORRECTION CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MEMORY MEDIUM FOR STORING COORDINATES CORRECTION PARAMETER CALCULATION PROGRAM Correction of coordinates input by a user through an input device is effected using coordinate correction parameters. To calculate the coordinate correction parameters, a plurality of reference points are displayed on the input device. Coordinate input is designated... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012593 | Glove-type data input device and sensing method thereof A glove-type data input device and a sensing method thereof. In the data input device shaped into a glove, a sensor unit senses the change of a glove shape or a position change, and the resulting pressure at at least one contact surface, and outputs a predetermined ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6992654 | System and method for providing user input to character animation The present invention provides a system that increases a user's control over character animation. Time-dependent signals are accepted from a user input device. The input is processed in real-time such that the user's input can be used to directly control the animati... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6956559 | Character input apparatus An operation unit is provided with an operation body operated by hand, a first detection unit for detecting the inclination operation of the operation body, and a second detection unit for detecting the pushing-down operation of the operation body. Any of 26 alphabe... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955598 | Designated position detector and game controller utilizing the same A controller is provided with an artificial retina chip. The artificial retina chip is connected to a display unit via a game machine body. Before starting the game, the artificial retina chip is instructed to recognize an image of frame of the display unit to store... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6947033 | Method and system for digitizing freehand graphics with user-selected properties Disclosed is a method for inputting graphical information into a computer system. The graphical information may arise when a drawing device is moved relative to a base having a position-coding pattern detectable by an optical sensor in the drawing device. The comput... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6927764 | Recording and communication of handwritten information A hand-held user unit (1), which can be part of a network-based information management system, allows for the writing down and recording of handwritten information. The user unit (1) has a memory for storing the recorded information. The memory compris... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6909433 | Image display apparatus and image display method Image display apparatus and image display method which realize smooth scroll-display of image data and enlargement/reduction display, and attain cost reduction by reducing the capacity of local memory for temporarily storing image data. In the image display apparatu... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6864880 | Device and method for communication A product for electronic transmission of handwritten information, a user unit for recording and sending the information, and a computer program for controlling a user unit are disclosed. The product may include at least one writing area for the handwritten informati... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6847349 | Serial data cursor A serial data cursor for extracting content from an analog waveform representing a serial digital data stream has a horizontal length equal to a “word-time” as determined by parameters of a protocol for the serial digital data stream and a clock recovered from t... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6831628 | Input device off table switch According to one aspect of the invention, a movable cursor control device is provided for controlling a cursor on a display screen of a digital processing system. One exemplary cursor control device comprises a housing, an electromagnetic emitting device coupled to ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6750847 | Operator's communication unit with a mouse for a computer The invention relates to an operator's communication unit (1) comprising a mouse (4) and an annunciator (3) that interacts electrically therewith, and a cable arrangement (2) for connection to the input (5.1′) of an operator's co... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6731268 | Computer input device A computer input device used to input coordinates and three-dimensional graphical information into a computer. The device includes an acceleration sensor that has a fixed volume vessel containing a magnetic fluid. A non-magnetic inertial body is located in the magne... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6698957 | Foldable keyboard with point stick The present invention relates to a foldable keyboard, and more particularly, to a foldable keyboard adapted for a point stick and/or at least one hot key. Two or more keypad portions are hingably connected by a connection board on which a point stick or a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6667733 | Pointing device The pointing device of the present invention has a case fixed to a mounting substrate. A sliding-type operating body and moving bodies for moving linearly in X-Y directions in the case as the operating body is slid are provided. Respective side portions o... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6630923 | Three-dimensional input apparatus A three-dimensional input apparatus provides the operation with at least six degrees of freedom. The apparatus comprises a grip for instructing the three-dimensional position, supporting points arranged at least seven locations surrounding the grip, strin... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6621485 | Gel cushion for keyboard cursor control stick A gel cushion that can be attached to an existing cursor pointing device (control stick) on a computer or keyboard, or be integrally formed with the cap during manufacture. The gel cushion is flexible enough to prevent tissue damage to the user's fingers ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6600479 | Input device with cable storage An input device, which is capable of changing the appearance of a display, includes a body made up of a cover and a base, a cable receiver, and a cable coupled to the cable receiver. The input device has a first mode with a first portion of the cable havi... | 07/29/2003 |