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Inventor: Thomas G. Zimmerman


Address: Cupertino, CA
No. of patents: 6
Last patent issue date: 12/15/2009

NumberTitleIssue Date
7633493Camera-equipped writing tablet apparatus for digitizing form entries
The embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus, method, etc. for a camera-equipped writing tablet for digitizing form entries. More specifically, a data capture apparatus comprises a form holder and an image capture device connected to the form holder. The im...
12/15/2009
7330662System and method for remote optical digital networking of computing devices
The extended range of optical data communication is enabled through the use of intermediary relay stations spaced fairly far apart. IRDA communicatiOn, as is well known, uses very short duration optical pulses to send data up to 1 Mbit/sec; this has the concomitant ...
02/12/2008
6920289System and method for remote optical digital networking of computing devices
This invention extends the range of optical data of mobile device by trading speed for distance as well as integrating a plurality of pulses over time to define a single bit of information. The present invention uses a number of integrated pulses to represent a sing...
07/19/2005
6437772Capacitive pointing stick apparatus with floating conductive cone for symbol manipulation in a graphical user interface
A structure is provided for a user-manipulable input device, such as an in-keyboard, joystick-type device, for allowing a user to provide input to a computer graphical user interface (GUI). The structure includes a user-manipulable, articulating member, a...
08/20/2002
6184865Capacitive pointing stick apparatus for symbol manipulation in a graphical user interface
A structure is provided for a user-manipulable input device, such as an in-keyboard, joystick-type device, for allowing a user to provide input to a computer graphical user interface (GUI). The structure includes a user-manipulable, articulating member, a...
02/06/2001
5796827System and method for near-field human-body coupling for encrypted communication with identification cards
An apparatus and method are disclosed for encoding and transferring data from a transmitter to a receiver, using the human body as a transmission medium. The transmitter includes an electric field generator, a data encoder which operates by modulating the...
08/18/1998

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