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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5872902 | Method and apparatus for rendering of fractional pixel lists for anti-aliasing and transparency A system for rendering visual images that combines sophisticated anti-aliasing and pixel blending techniques with control pipelining in hardware embodiment. A highly-parallel rendering pipeline performs sophisticated polygon edge interpolation, pixel blen... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5784546 | Integrated virtual networks A virtual workstation includes a virtual environment controller for creating a display of a virtual representation of a work area and tools and assets therein. A virtual interface processes inputs from a user and provides environmental control signals to ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5751928 | Parallel computing system for volumetric modeling, data processing and visualization volumetric A parallel computing system producing, storing and processing voxel data elements in parallel within a three-dimensional memory storage array, and producing and buffering pixel data elements in parallel for use in volume visualization of the stored voxel ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5704029 | System and method for completing an electronic form A system and method for providing computerized forms completion and processing. A forms designer utilizes a forms creation module that includes a scripting feature to create an electronic form. The scripting feature provides flow of control statements and... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5684937 | Method and apparatus for performing perspective transformation on visible stimuli The principle purpose of the present invention is to provide an image pressing system which uses the two methods to form visible stimuli which depict visual shape. In particular, the present invention either transforms a first visual configuration to a se... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5644689 | Arbitrary viewpoint three-dimensional imaging method using compressed voxel data constructed by a directed search of voxel data representing an image of an object and an arbitrary viewpoint Original image coordinate data representing boundary positions of an object detected through the search of the object along predetermined multiple directions is produced in advance. A range image seen from a display plane is produced through the affine tr... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5644692 | Information display apparatus and methods Apparatus for displaying information about a very large number of entities. The apparatus includes very small entity representations which represent the entities. The entity representations are contained in columns which represent contexts for the entitie... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5640590 | Method and apparatus for scripting a text-to-speech-based multimedia presentation Method and apparatus for scripting a multimedia presentation in accordance with a multimedia script file. The multimedia script file includes text narration and multimedia scripting commands which are set off from the text narration by action tokens. A pr... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5634093 | Method and CAD system for designing wiring patterns using predetermined rules In a CAD system for designing wiring patterns, a wiring start point and a wiring end point are selected from a component placement drawing of a printed wiring board displayed on a display screen using a pointing device. The pointing device is used to desi... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5623690 | Audio/video storage and retrieval for multimedia workstations by interleaving audio and video data in data file An apparatus and method for storing and retrieving synchronized audio/video "filmclips" to and from a data file of a multimedia computer workstation includes a storage means for a workstation to store audio and video data as digital data packets to the da... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621867 | Image synthesizing system An image synthesizing system is provided which can output a high-quality image in real time through the texture mapping without preventing the hardware from being increased in speed and reduced in scale. A 3-D image is formed by a game space processing un... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5621866 | Image processing apparatus having improved frame buffer with Z buffer and SAM port An image processing apparatus for use in three-dimensional graphics has a frame buffer in a single device with a SAM port for simultaneously storing image information and depth information per pixel. For high speed pattern filling, the frame buffer has an... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619721 | Controlling font data memory access for display and non-display purposes using character content for access criteria A display control system employing a character display mode. When a character code determining circuit determines, during a display period, that character code data read out from a character code data memory is a specified character code such as a space c... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5611025 | Virtual internal cavity inspection system A virtual internal cavity inspection system non-invasively provides images of cavities of a subject from a viewpoint within the cavity. An acquisition unit acquires imaging information about internal structures of a subject. This imaging information is se... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5611026 | Combining a priori data with partial scan data to project three dimensional imaging of arbitrary objects with computerized tomography The present invention discloses a method and a system for supplementing and completing 3D CT data generated from an incomplete scanning path. If a detector is large enough to scan the object, additional data is acquired from adjacent scanning paths and co... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5604853 | Text editor using insert, update and delete structures for undo and redo operations A text managing system performs an editing operation of a text using a text editing program in a computer system. The system includes a text operation unit which receives insertion/update/deletion information of the text input by an operator and displays ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5604858 | Method and system for apparent direct editing of fixed display elements within a data processing system The method and system of the present invention provides apparent direct editing of fixed display elements within an application in a data processing system. An editable overlay window is established within a data processing system. Elements displayed with... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5602997 | Customizable program control interface for a computer system A dashboard interface includes a plurality of software buttons provided on a panel. Each software button represents one of a plurality of applications. Upon a user selecting a first software button, a first application represented by the first software bu... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5600774 | Graphical interface for interacting constrained actors A graphical interface for visually specifying the behavior of combinations of finite-state and continuous-state actors. The state of an actor may be controlled by the states of other actors. The motion of continuous-state actors is constrained by function... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5596695 | Interactive multi-media event-driven inheritable object oriented programming apparatus and method Stored data denotes a plurality of objects each composed of a pair of a data part containing presentation information of at least one of text, graphics, image, video and sound and a processing procedure part containing a procedure for processing the prese... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594848 | Method and apparatus for efficiently determining line segments within a window using iterative halving A method and apparatus is provided for efficiently determining scissored line segments within a window, without the use of long division calculations. Edges are examined to determine whether an intersection exists between the line and the edge. If so, end... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5594844 | Three dimensional view using ray tracing through voxels subdivided numerically using object based parameters A picture generating apparatus using ray tracing has means for inputting data of objects from a data base for storing data of objects composing a virtual three dimensional space, means for registering the data of the virtual three dimensional space divide... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5592602 | User interface and method for controlling and displaying multimedia motion, visual, and sound effects of an object on a display A multimedia authoring program includes a multimedia effect tool for applying and controlling direction of motion, visual, and sound effects for multimedia objects, including text, graphics, and the like, in a multimedia art work. The tool provides a set ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5590256 | Method for manipulating notes on a computer display A method for manipulating notes on a screen of a computer display is provided. Each note area may include graphical, text, and data objects. An initial note area is provided with a header bar which includes the date of creation, the note number, and/or ot... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5586240 | Image generation and retrieval system integrated with arbitrary application using layered interface An interface for establishing an imaging functionality with a user application program includes an alternative data input channel/buffer/storage combination which intercepts data stream information of a user application program without interference therew... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5583974 | Computer graphics system having high performance multiple layer Z-buffer A method and apparatus for retaining objects having equal Z-values. 1. A method of retaining objects having equal Z-values in a Z-buffer. The Z-buffer includes a first object. The method comprises the steps of: a) receiving a second object having a second... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5583975 | Image generating apparatus and method of generating an image by parallel processing thread segments An image generating apparatus used in the field of image processing such as Computer Graphics. The image generating apparatus comprises an input unit for setting data related to a shape of each polygon, an attribute-data-setting unit for setting physical-... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5581681 | Pointing gesture based computer note pad paging and scrolling interface A computer system for manipulating notes on a screen of a computer display is provided. Each note area may include graphical, text, and data objects. An initial note area is provided with a header bar which includes the date of creation, the note number, ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579467 | Method and apparatus for formatting a communication A method for automated preparation of a formal communication, in a format such as a facsimile transmission, a letter or a memorandum, from an text object, a graphics object or a general object received by a computer system. The computer system examines th... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5574835 | Bounding box and projections detection of hidden polygons in three-dimensional spatial databases An image is generated from a database of three-dimensional object data where each the objects is formed from at least one polygon having at least one edge. Successively determinations are made as to whether a particular one of the object polygons designat... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5574846 | Card windowing metaphor for application command and presentation history An information processor, which manages operational history data or status data to revert an application back to any desired point in the past or make use of the past operations, includes an interface screen having cards thereon, as objects, that are mani... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5572643 | Web browser with dynamic display of information objects during linking A method of browsing the Worldwide Web of the Internet using an HTML-compliant client supporting a graphical user interface and a browser. The method begins as a web page is being displayed on the graphical user interface, the web page having at least one... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5564000 | Method and apparatus for viewing three dimensional objects A method of viewing an object by imparting a continuous, steady, cyclic motion to the object which keeps the orientation of the object substantially the same. The object can be a real 3-D object or can be an abstract object such as those used in 3-D compu... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5563999 | Forms automation system For large users of business forms having multiple use locations, a system and method are provided for eliminating or minimizing warehousing of pre-printed (paper) forms, minimizing the number of paper forms necessary, eliminating or minimizing redundant e... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5563998 | Forms automation system implementation A system and method for the electronic design, storage, and distribution of business forms maximizes all of these functions, utilizing a forms automation platform and a central library facility. The forms automation platform includes customer profile, for... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5563989 | Apparatus and method for performing lighting calculations for surfaces of three-dimensional objects Image data representing multi-dimensional objects are processed by calculating lighting characteristics in response to lighting parameters of surfaces and the parameters of light sources. Surface highlight characteristics are produced by a non-linear process. ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561747 | Boundary evaluation in non-manifold environment An information processing system performs boundary evaluation in a non-manifold environment. The system may be used for representation of objects in three dimensions, in a very general manner. Objects are represented by merging boundary representations of... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5557719 | Method and apparatus for forming objects based on free-form curves and free-form surfaces from projecting nodal points and a series of points onto a patch In a method for forming free-form curves and free-form surfaces, the nodal points of the object to be projected and a series of points set on the object to be projected are projected onto a patch. Free-form curves are generated on the patch on the basis o... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5557728 | Automated image retrieval and scaling into windowed displays A system and method are provided for processing data representing stored images so that a set of such stored images can be represented simultaneously on an output medium having a specified output area in such a way that more effective use of the output ar... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555363 | Resetting the case of text on a computer display A method and apparatus for setting the case of text in a pen-aware computer system is described. In general, the case of one or more letters of a designated text object can be changed with a convenient and simple input gesture. The case resetting gesture ... | 09/10/1996 |
