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US Patent 6347997 - Analog controls housed with electronic displays
US Patent Issued on February 19, 2002
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
May 10, 2020Estimated 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.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
May 10, 2020Estimated 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.AbstractDevices for controlling imagery shown by a display, and including an analog sensor for creating a varying analog value according to varying depression applied by a finger of a human user to the analog sensor. Multiple analog sensors are sometimes utilized. In one preferred embodiment the analog sensor(s) includes a resilient dome cap for providing tactile feedback to the finger depressing the analog sensor. Circuitry within a housing is connected to the analog sensor for reading the varying analog value from the analog sensor and causing representative varying the imagery shown by the display. The devices can be individually structured as electronic game controllers/systems, telephones, pagers, electronic books, web browsers, global positioning receivers, ovens, coffee makers and personal digital assistants (PDA) to name a few. | InventorApplicationNo. 568662 filed on 05/10/2000US Classes:463/37Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.)Field of Search463/36, Player-actuated control structure (e.g., brain-wave or body signal, bar-code wand, foot pedal, etc.)463/37, Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.)273/143B, Movable web345/156, DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE345/159, Having variable cursor speed200/513Specific dome shapeExaminersPrimary: Smith, Scott A.Assistant: Paradiso, John US Patent References4158759, Microwave oven control systemIssued on: 06/19/1979 Inventor: Mason4314227, Electronic pressure sensitive transducer apparatus Issued on: 02/02/1982 Inventor: Eventoff4406217, Coffee maker Issued on: 09/27/1983 Inventor: Oota4724292, Microwave oven with food weight measurement Issued on: 02/09/1988 Inventor: Ichikawa5182796, Multi-screen setting condition display system Issued on: 01/26/1993 Inventor: Shibayama, et al.5200597, Digitally controlled system for scanning and reading bar codes Issued on: 04/06/1993 Inventor: Eastman, et al. D342740, 5333057, Photocopier Issued on: 07/26/1994 Inventor: Morikawa, et al.5355352, Electronic device designed to permit detachable attachment of an external memory device thereto Issued on: 10/11/1994 Inventor: Kobayashi, et al.5365494, Radio alarm clock with reminder capability Issued on: 11/15/1994 Inventor: Lynch5510812, Piezoresistive input device Issued on: 04/23/1996 Inventor: O'Mara, et al.5673237, Steering wheel alarm clock Issued on: 09/30/1997 Inventor: Blank5684759, Electronic timer for a coffee maker Issued on: 11/04/1997 Inventor: Huang, et al.5689285, Joystick with membrane sensor Issued on: 11/18/1997 Inventor: Asher5764219, Controller for improved computer pointing devices Issued on: 06/09/1998 Inventor: Rutledge, et al.5847305, Remote control devices for electronic devices Issued on: 12/08/1998 Inventor: Yoshikawa, et al.5895471, Providing a directory of frequently used hyperlinks on a remote server Issued on: 04/20/1999 Inventor: King, et al.5917779, Transformerless LED driving circuit Issued on: 06/29/1999 Inventor: Ralson, et al.5948066, System and method for delivery of information over narrow-band communications links Issued on: 09/07/1999 Inventor: Whalen, et al.5974238, Automatic data synchronization between a handheld and a host computer using pseudo cache including tags and logical data elements Issued on: 10/26/1999 Inventor: Chase, Jr.6102802, Game controller with analog pressure sensor(s) Issued on: 08/15/2000 Inventor: Armstrong6112014, Photocopy machine capable of storing and transmitting image data Issued on: 08/29/2000 Inventor: Kane6118979, Method for signaling an incoming telephone call without an audible signal Issued on: 09/12/2000 Inventor: Powell6157935, Remote data access and management system Issued on: 12/05/2000 Inventor: Tran, et al.6178338, Communication terminal apparatus and method for selecting options using a dial shuttle Issued on: 01/23/2001 Inventor: Yamagishi, et al.6185158, Small electronic apparatus having function display Issued on: 02/06/2001 Inventor: Ito, et al.6198948Communication terminal apparatus and control method thereof Issued on: 03/06/2001 Inventor: Sudo, et al. Foreign Patent References
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