Remote control device for a computer associated with a video screen
Patent 4862151 Issued on August 29, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 23, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 23, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSwitch apparatus Touch sensitive control device Finger actuated electronic control apparatus Device for generating a 2-axis control signal Touch activated control method and apparatus Image position control Patent #: 4799049 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 07/197346 filed on 05/23/1988US Classes:345/173, Touch panel178/18.01Position coordinate determination for writing (e.g., writing digitizer pad, stylus, or circuitry)ExaminersPrimary: Moore, David K.Assistant: Fatahiyar, M. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 3/037 (20060101)G06F 3/033 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1987-05-25 FRAbstractThe device according to the invention comprises a member (8) for selecting nd changing a data item displayed on a video screen, a switch associated with the member for selecting and modifying a data item, and means providing a connection between the remote control device and the computer. The device is characterized in that the member for selecting and modifying a data item is a touch-sensitive pad (8) movably mounted on a support (6), and in that the switch is disposed to be actuated by displacing the touch-sensitive pad (8). | |
