The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Akihisa Itoh, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Akihisa Itoh, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a coordinates input apparatus having a coordinates input surface that is operated by a coordinates pointer, a pointing mark on a screen being moved in accordance with the operation of the coordinates pointer, the coordinates input surface is divided by boundaries into at least nine divided regions, a function switch is allocated to each of the divided regions, and a predetermined function is associated with the function switch, the predetermined function being executed when the coordinates pointer is moved from a first divided region to a second divided region across one of the boundaries.