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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7480492 | Method and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body Methods and apparatus for distributing power and data to devices coupled to the human body are described. The human body is used as a conductive medium, e.g., a bus, over which power and/or data is distributed. Power is distributed by coupling a power source to the ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7176906 | Method of generating digital ink thickness information A method and system that converts ballistic movement of a pen (e.g., movement of a pen point across a surface) into thickness information for digital ink data. The pen includes at least one accelerometer that is used to generate the ballistic information. A thicknes... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6906703 | Electronic module for sensing pen motion An electronic module that inserts into or is otherwise associated with a pen or other writing instrument. The electronic module includes a mechanism, such as an accelerometer, for detecting pen motion. The electronic module is preferably mounted in a substitute ink ... | 06/14/2005 |
