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US 7,215,319 · App. 09/682,024 · Granted May 8, 2007

Wristwatch type device and method for moving pointer

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,215,319
App. No.
09/682,024
Granted
May 8, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A feature of the present invention includes a device having a display controller for controlling a display position of the pointer on the display screen, a displacement detector for detecting a displacement of the device itself, and a pointer mover for moving the pointer on the display screen based on the detected displacement of the device itself.

Claims (11)

1. A wristwatch type device, comprising:

a display for displaying a screen;

a case for supporting the display;

an attached belt attached to the case;

a touch sensor mounted in the case or the attached belt for performing a predetermined operation on an object displayed on the screen, wherein the touch sensor is provided on both sides of the display; and

an image sensor, wherein an image sensed by the image sensor is processed to obtain a displacement of the device itself.

2. The wristwatch type device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displacement detection section for detecting a displacement of the display; and

pointer position changing device for changing a display position of a pointer based on the detected results, thereby moving the pointer displayed on the screen.

3. The wristwatch type device according to claim 1 , wherein the image sensor is located in a part of the display.

4. The wristwatch type device according to claim 1 , wherein the image sensor has a minimum resolution of 36×36 dots.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2001
From: KAMIJO, NOBORU; INOUE, TADANOBU; KISHIMOTO, KOHICHIRO
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 012082/0487 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2000-210598 · Jul 11, 2000 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20020027547A1 · Mar 7, 2002