| 7042445 |
Input device for moving cursor and scrolling image on screen |
| May-9-2006 |
In the case where the operator is moving the cursor on the computer screen through the use of a mouse, when the cursor display moves to a position which coincides with any of the menu display, a boundary... |
| 7039866 |
Method and apparatus for providing dynamic force sensations for force feedback computer applications |
| May-2-2006 |
A method and apparatus for providing dynamic force sensations for use with a force feedback interface device. A force feedback interface device is connected to a host computer that implements a graphical... |
| 7038657 |
Power management for interface devices applying forces |
| May-2-2006 |
Power management for an interface device that is manipulated by a user and in communication with a host computer and provides forces to the user. The device includes a sensor and an actuator. One embodiment... |
| 7024625 |
Mouse device with tactile feedback applied to housing |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A computer mouse device for tracking user input and providing tactile feedback. A housing includes a lower portion designed to move over a flat surface, and a casing portion engaged by a palm of a user's... |
| 6995744 |
Device and assembly for providing linear tactile sensations |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A haptic feedback interface device and actuator assembly providing inertial tactile sensations. An interface device includes a housing that is physically contacted by a user, a sensor device detecting... |
| 6982696 |
Moving magnet actuator for providing haptic feedback |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A moving magnet actuator for providing haptic feedback. The actuator includes a grounded core member, a coil is wrapped around a central projection of the core member, and a magnet head positioned so as... |
| 6976215 |
Pushbutton user interface with functionality preview |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A pushbutton user interface enables a user to preview the effect of activating a pushbutton of the interface before the pushbutton is activated. The pushbutton user interface can be implemented so that... |
| 6954899 |
Human-computer interface including haptically controlled interactions |
| Oct-11-2005 |
The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing that provides haptic feedback to control interface interactions such as scrolling or zooming within an application. Haptic feedback... |
| 6924787 |
Interface for controlling a graphical image |
| Aug-2-2005 |
An interface device for interfacing a user with a computer, the computer running an application program and generating a graphical image and a graphical object, comprises a user manipulatable object in... |
| 6922035 |
Force-applying input device |
| Jul-26-2005 |
A force-applying input device has a controller which calculates a torque component of an actuator drive signal corresponding to a current position by multiplying the sum of the current position and the... |
| 6803924 |
Flexible variation of haptic interface resolution |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A haptic interface device is disclosed. The haptic interface device comprises a haptic display and a resolution input device. The haptic display is configured to provide a haptic sensation to a user in... |
| 6762775 |
Computer based browsing computer program product, system and method |
| Jul-13-2004 |
A computer based browsing computer program product, system and method arranges a set of information hosted on a computer into a book or a set of books, where each book includes a subset of the set of information,... |
| 6760008 |
Two-axis ball-based cursor control apparatus with magnetic force induced tactile feedback |
| Jul-6-2004 |
A two-axis ball-based cursor control apparatus with tactile feedback is provided, which includes a housing, a spherical ball contained partially within the housing, a plurality of magnetic elements fixed... |
| 6756967 |
Manual input device improved in operatability and multifunctionality, and vehicle-mounted control device using it |
| Jun-29-2004 |
A manual input device has a configuration consisting of a case, a joystick type knob and a rotary knob concentrically arranged over the top face of the case, one force feedback actuator for loading these... |
| 6750877 |
Controlling haptic feedback for enhancing navigation in a graphical environment |
| Jun-15-2004 |
Method and apparatus for controlling haptic feedback to enhance navigation of a cursor or other controlled displayed object in a graphical environment. An interface device is capable of communicating with... |
| 5956016 |
Operating device for menu-controlled functions of a vehicle |
| Sep-21-1999 |
In an operating device for menu-controlled functions of a motor vehicle that can be shown symbolically on a screen and selected by an actuator, the actuator is movable between mechanical stops into a position... |
