Patents by Inventor Donald P. La Monica

Donald P. La Monica has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for providing a disambiguated keypad
    Patent number: 6927763
    Abstract: A keypad system (FIG. 2) and corresponding method (FIGS. 3-4) suitable for use in a subscriber device (1) includes a capacitive touchpad 22 for detecting movement within a region, a driver device 12 coupled to the capacitive touchpad, wherein the driver device is for generating a touchpad data signal corresponding to the movement detected by the touchpad; and a controller 14 coupled to the driver device for receiving the touchpad data signal and for resolving the signal to one of a plurality of characters corresponding to the region. A keypad device 16 may be used for generating a key selection signal indicative of the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald P. La Monica
  • Method and system for providing a disambiguated keypad
    Publication number: 20040135774
    Abstract: A keypad system (FIG. 2) and corresponding method (FIGS. 3-4) suitable for use in a subscriber device (1) includes a capacitive touchpad 22 for detecting movement within a region, a driver device 12 coupled to the capacitive touchpad, wherein the driver device is for generating a touchpad data signal corresponding to the movement detected by the touchpad; and a controller 14 coupled to the driver device for receiving the touchpad data signal and for resolving the signal to one of a plurality of characters corresponding to the region. A keypad device 16 may be used for generating a key selection signal indicative of the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventor: Donald P. La Monica