Patents by Inventor Suan Zin Boon

Suan Zin Boon 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).

  • Electromechanical information browsing device
    Patent number: 7333088
    Abstract: An electromechanical information browsing device that controls page flipping actions of information displayed as an e-book on a display device. The browsing device includes a controller that provides tactile feedback so as to lessen the user-interface differences between conventional books and e-books. Sensors and control mechanisms in the controller generate a series of electrical signals that are interpreted by the computer that displays the e-book to control various browsing operations, such as flipping pages, controlling a rate of page flipping, jumping to pre-set locations in the e-book, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: E-Book Systems Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Suan Zin Boon, Seng Beng Ho, Chee Cheng J. Liang
  • Electromechanical information browsing device
    Patent number: 6995745
    Abstract: An electromechanical information browsing device that controls page flipping actions of information displayed as an e-book on a display device. The browsing device includes a controller that provides tactile feedback so as to lessen the user-interface differences between conventional books and e-books. Sensors and control mechanisms in the controller generate a series of electrical signals that are interpreted by the computer that displays the e-book to control various browsing operations, such as flipping pages, controlling a rate of page flipping, jumping to pre-set locations in the e-book, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: E-Book Systems PTE Ltd.
    Inventors: Suan Zin Boon, Seng Beng Ho, Chee Cheng J. Liang
  • Electromechanical information browsing device
    Publication number: 20030048250
    Abstract: An electromechanical information browsing device that controls page flipping actions of information displayed as an e-book on a display device. The browsing device includes a controller that provides tactile feedback so as to lessen the user-interface differences between conventional books and e-books. Sensors and control mechanisms in the controller generate a series of electrical signals that are interpreted by the computer that displays the e-book to control various browsing operations, such as flipping pages, controlling a rate of page flipping, jumping to pre-set locations in the e-book, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Suan Zin Boon, Seng-Beng Ho, Chee Cheng J. Liang