Patents by Inventor Mark Steven Rowe

Mark Steven Rowe 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).

  • Apparatus and method for achieving absolute and relative positioning of a graphics cursor
    Patent number: 6559833
    Abstract: A touchpad and supporting logic that provides absolute or relative positioning of a graphics cursor on a display. Absolute positioning is preferably invoked by touching the touchpad in a designated region. Relative positioning is preferably implemented by continual movement across a touchpad relative to a reference location. A method of achieving absolute and relative positioning is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company
    Inventor: Mark Steven Rowe
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE POSITIONING OF A GRAPHICS CURSOR
    Publication number: 20030048259
    Abstract: A touchpad and supporting logic that provides absolute or relative positioning of a graphics cursor on a display. Absolute positioning is preferably invoked by touching the touchpad in a designated region. Relative positioning is preferably implemented by continual movement across a touchpad relative to a reference location. A method of achieving absolute and relative positioning is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: MARK STEVEN ROWE