Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7695203 | Information processing apparatus, printing and embossing complex apparatus, delete menu display method of information processing apparatus and program An information processing apparatus includes an input device which allows input of a plurality of information so as to allow performance of a plurality of processes, an input information display device that displays input information that is the input one or more ki... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7625145 | Data display method of data display apparatus, data display apparatus, data generation apparatus having the same, and sheet processing apparatus A data display method of a data display apparatus includes displaying a cursor for scrolling the preview display on an input character display region having an ink character region and a Braille character region while moving the displayed cursor; and previewing the ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7594768 | Tape processing apparatus, method of conducting demonstration with tape processing apparatus, and program There is provided a tape processing apparatus arranged to perform an ink-character printing and a braille embossing on a process tape, the apparatus including: a first demonstration device which performs a first demonstration process based on first demonstration dat... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7556444 | Embossing control method, program, braille-embossing apparatus, and character-information-processing apparatus An embossing control method used in a braille-embossing apparatus includes an embossing head that embosses a braille string on a tape fed along a tape-conveying path, the braille string being embossed in an area biased to one of upper and lower sides of the tape alo... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7527443 | Textual information processing apparatus, information processing method for textual information processing apparatus, program, and storage medium on which program is stored A textual information processing apparatus is capable of forming an ink-printed character string and a Braille character string corresponding to input texture information in a common processing area of a tape. The ink-printed character string and/or the Braille char... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7419317 | Print-and-embossing composite apparatus for superposing ink and embossing characters on an object A print processing method of a printing-and-embossing composite apparatus in which ink-characters printing and braille embossing are performed on the same object based on inputted character information, wherein, in cases where the ink-characters printing and the bra... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407335 | Braille display for use with a notetaker and with personal computers for blind and low vision users A Braille display for use by blind and low vision users. The Braille display can be detachably mounted on a notetaker which includes either a Braille keyboard or a conventional QWERTY keyboard and a memory for storing in digital form information which is entered thr... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401292 | Character-information processing method, character-information processing apparatus, program, and storage medium In a character-information processing method, a candidate alternative having relative positional information including at least the front-and-rear relation of ink-characters and braille, which are printed and embossed, respectively, on the same sheet, is stored as o... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7306463 | Pseudo-cuneiform tactile display This is an entirely new type of tactile display based upon cuneiform writing concepts which is an alternative to Braille. This invention uses electromechanical components to display a tactile coding of letters, numbers and symbols using rotating linear components an... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290951 | Braille layout creation method, braille layout creation system, program, and recording medium A braille layout creation method includes the steps of sequentially reading information for braille embossing from a list file in which a plurality of pieces of information for braille embossing is listed, converting the read information into a braille pattern, and ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278792 | Raised-letter information processing apparatus, raised-letter information processing method, program, and storage medium In displaying cell images of raised letters under editing on a display screen together with a notation character string corresponding to the cell images, the maximum continuous embossing amount that can be embossed on a single processing sheet when embossing the rai... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7241062 | Method of controlling tape processing apparatus, apparatus for processing tape, and program A method controls a tape processing apparatus which performs, on a tape to be sent from a tape inlet to a tape outlet along a tape travel passage through an embossing section, a series of tape processing operations of incoming-feed operation to feed the tape from th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234882 | Data producing method of data producing apparatus, data producing apparatus, and sheet processing apparatus A data producing apparatus has: a first Braille translation device producing information processing Braille data for embossing information processing Braille on a processing sheet based on an ink-character array having one or more ink characters; a second Braille tr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217050 | Tape processing apparatus, method of processing tape in tape processing apparatus, and program Before embossing raised letters on a target tape which is subjected to embossing of raised letters, written letters are printed based on inputted character information, and also an upside-and-downside identifying information for identifying the upside and the downsi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7179001 | Printing-and-embossing composite apparatus, controlling method for printing-and-embossing composite apparatus, and program There is provided a printing-and-embossing composite apparatus which performs a printing process of a symbol image and an embossing process of a braille character on the same process sheet, the apparatus including: a printing-area setting device for setting a printi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134457 | Method of weaving braille and woven braille textile A method of weaving Braille and/or the resulting woven Braille textile may assist sighted persons in determining the woven Braille cells by differentiating the colors of each number 1 through number 6 Braille cell warp thread. A method of weaving Braille and/or the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118135 | Embossed paper A sheet of embossed paper including a sheet-like body portion, at least one embossed or depressed line located on the body portion, and at least one printed line located on and extending at least partially along the embossed or depressed line. The invention may also... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112000 | Controlling a tape processing apparatus for embossing on a tape to be processed a recognizable braille and for printing ink characters There is provided a method of controlling a tape processing apparatus where braille is embossed at one side in the width direction of a tape with an embossing unit arranged at the one side. The method includes: an embossing-position defining step of defining a brail... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107219 | Communication apparatus A terminal is designed so that a user who employs numerical keys, allocated for the entry of dots, can enter Braille dot combinations that are used for the input of characters. The input characters may be output as speech for feedback. Further, when a terminal acces... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7051292 | Information input/output device for visually impaired users The present invention provides an information input/output device for visually impaired users whereby the visually impaired users can easily obtain information for the operation and perform the operation without confusion. This device comprise a braille output unit ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021340 | Method of and loom for teaching Braille Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method of and loom for teaching Braille by weaving with a loom, wherein the levers to move the harnesses are shaped and spaced like the levers on a Perkins Brailler (a Braille typewriter). ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6987467 | Navigation aid for refreshable braille display and other text products for the vision impaired A navigation aid for a refreshable Braille display and similar products for the visually impaired. A navigation wheel is located adjacent at least one end of the refreshable Braille display. Rotation of the wheel by an increment moves the displayed text forward or b... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6827512 | Refreshable Braille display unit A refreshable display unit with a housing, a plurality of refreshable cells housed in the housing, the cells having a guide block with at least six holes, six motors each with a coupler which may be rotated by the motor, a pin fastened to each coupler and extending ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6561091 | Printing process combining conventional and braille printing with the aid of an off-set-type printing machine A printing process combining conventional and Braille printing using an offset-type printing machine. The process involves the following operations: putting on a page the text and/or images that are to be printed in a conventional manner and putting on a ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6398435 | Marking press device for producing raised symbols with or without coloring A marking press device having a pair of type arms that face each other to interpose a workpiece to be marked therebetween, a type fixed on each of said type arms for making a mark thereof, a circular type assembling member around which a plurality of said... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6247400 | Apparatus for producing elevations which can be detected in a tactile manner The invention relates to an apparatus for producing elevations which can be detected in a tactile manner on a flat recording medium, with the following components: at least one stamp with several printing areas which are provided with one or several eleva... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6241405 | Printer head for a Braille printer and a method of manufacturing the same A printer head for a Braille printer includes a housing formed with first and second series of opposing openings. First devices adapted to receive Braille paper to be taken up in the housing and second devices arranged in the housing to apply raised dots ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6086273 | Braille label writer having stationary solenoid driven inscribing mechanism A braille label writer for inscribing braille on a labeling tape, according to the invention, comprises an operating section provided with operation keys including an input key, a memory for storing information concerning letter codes and braille codes, a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5920649 | Braille recognition system with ternary-coding Light is obliquely irradiated onto the surface of a document in braille, and its reflected light is received, to obtain a first gray image. The first gray image is subjected, while being scanned in a direction corresponding to a direction parallel to the ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5909972 | Braille forming apparatus for forming wide patterns and lines A braille forming apparatus which can properly form a large pattern and a wide line. A large pattern can be formed by an initial closed loop pattern, followed by forming a further pattern within the original closed loop pattern. A wide line can be formed ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5897253 | Device for making a master plate for printing braille A device for making a master plate for printing braille includes a support table on which a master plate material is positionable. A punch is disposed on a first side of the master plate material. A punch die is positioned in alignment with the punch, and... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5876128 | Braille printing apparatus An apparatus for printing not only embossing braille characters but also an embossing figure on a recording medium such as paper, using a projection of a rod employed as a debossing die and a printing underlay employed as an embossing die. The printing un... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5746518 | Braille printing apparatus An apparatus for printing not only embossing braille characters but also an embossing figure on a recording medium such as paper, using a projection of a rod employed as a debossing die and a printing underlay employed as an embossing die. The printing un... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5649480 | Touch-readable product and associated process The economic production of raised print characters such as Braille is achieved by a silk screen printing process, using a rotational printing machine in combination with high viscosity, "U/V" inks that make possible the depth of deposition and character s... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5636565 | Embossing method and device for braille currency encoding An embossing method for marking braille numbers on currency notes wherein the embossing device used by the present invention has a universal female die permanently affixed to its upper platen and interchangeable lower counters for use in marking labels to... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5627578 | Desk top printing of raised text, graphics, and braille A method and device for raised letter or graphics printing, by means of a sprayed wet ink deposition on a print substrate. Subsequent dispensed thermographic powder thereon, with adherence of the powder only to the wet ink and heating thereafter, to a fix... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5557269 | Interactive braille apparatus Adjacent tactile modules (10) together define a row of modifiable Braille cells (11), opposite a row of micro-switches (50), and opposite a row of covers (30). Each of the latter defines a pivoting tab (32) controlling the corresponding micro-switch, a ta... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5527117 | Braille printing solenoid housing Disclosed is a printing solenoid specifically adapted and improved for the printing of Braille dots and in particular interpoint Braille. A plunger and printing shaft are fixably mounted together and the combination mounted for slidable movement in a rear... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5502965 | Device for generating operating states characterized by differences in height in mechanical actuators A device is described for generating operating states characterized by dirences in height in actuators arranged in a matrix. In order to enable operating states which are characterized by differences in height to be produced in mechanical actuators in cl... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5244288 | Method and apparatus for braille display of information from CRT screen A method and apparatus whereby information appearing on a CRT screen (410) is separately displayed in braille, using a braille web (100) in a loop form and made partly or wholly from a shape memory resin. The information from a CRT screen (410) is input t... | 09/14/1993 |
