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Virtual data entry device and method for input of alphanumeric and other data

US7084857B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 2001
Grant dateAug 1, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S706/908
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data input device including an optically generated image of a data input device, the image including at least one input zone actuable by an action performed thereon by a user, a sensor operative to sense the action performed on the at least one input zone, and to generate signals in response to the action, and a processor in communication with the sensor operative to process the signals for performing an operation associated with the at least one input zone.

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