Patents by Inventor Tony Hoeber

Tony Hoeber 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).

  • Control of a computer through a position-sensed stylus
    Patent number: 5347295
    Abstract: A notebook computer which is controlled by a stylus executing gestures on the computer screen. The stylus and the computer include complementary electronic circuitry by which the proximity of the stylus tip to the computer is sensed. The proximity sensing is used to detect to approach of the stylus tip to the computer screen, and gestural commands are then entered on the screen by moving the stylus. The entry of a command is terminated by removing the stylus tip from proximity with the screen, which is detected by the computer, which then implements the command. Alternative methods of implementing the commands include time-outs and command termination buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: GO Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Agulnick, Robert Carr, Tony Hoeber, S. Jerrold Kaplan, David R. Low, Michael Ouye