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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Keith K Davison, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Personics Corporation, Concord, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340709 ; 340706 ; 34082519 ; 178 18 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling the cursor of a computer display. The apparatus includes a headset which is worn by the computer operator and an ultrasonic transmitter for transmitting sound waves which are picked up by the receivers in the headset. These sound waves are compared for phase changes, and circuitry is provided for converting the phase changes into position change data which is used by a computer to control the cursor.