Cirque Corporation Receives Broad Patent Coverage for Touchpad Applications in Mobile Phones.U.S. Patent 7,151,528 B2, Covering the Use of Capacitive Touchpad A stationary pointing device that provides a small, flat surface that you slide your finger over using the same movements as you would a mouse. You can tap on the pad's surface as an alternate to pressing one of the touchpad keys. See mouse, trackball and pointing stick. Technology in Mobile Phone Applications, is the 27th Patent Issued to Cirque SALT LAKE CITY -- Cirque Corporation Cirque Corporation is a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company which developed and commercialized the first successful capacitive touchpad, now widely used in notebook computers. , a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Alps Electric Co., Ltd. and a leader in the capacitance capacitance, in electricity, capability of a body, system, circuit, or device for storing electric charge. Capacitance is expressed as the ratio of stored charge in coulombs to the impressed potential difference in volts. input technology industry, today announced it has been issued U.S. patent number 7,151,528 B2, which grants broad coverage for the use of capacitive touchpad technology in mobile phones. This new patent relates specifically to a proximity-based, mutually capacitance-sensitive touchpad that is located directly beneath mobile phone key mats. Cirque's proprietary GlideSensor[R] technology not only enhances the end-user (job) end-user - The person who uses a computer application, as opposed to those who developed or support it. The end-user may or may not know anything about computers, how they work, or what to do if something goes wrong. experience for mobile phone menu navigation and application controls, but also adds an exciting new dimension for easily writing characters and text messages directly into the phone. Adding GlideSensor technology to a mobile phone does not add to the size or complexity of the cell phone interface due to its ability to be placed directly beneath the key mat's normal buttons. "Cirque has long been a technology leader in input controls, and the GlideSensor technology is currently being deployed by Alps Electric in many Asian mobile phones," said Chris Oshima, president of Cirque. "This patent validates the originality o·rig·i·nal·i·ty n. pl. o·rig·i·nal·i·ties 1. The quality of being original. 2. The capacity to act or think independently. 3. Something original. Noun 1. and effectiveness of our technology and its application to improve the end-user experience in using mobile devices." "Cirque's technology is ideal for mobile phone applications," said Tadamitsu Sato, engineering manager of Alps Electric, Peripheral Products Division of Japan. "It provides a much more usable USable is a special idea contest to transfer US American ideas into practice in Germany. USable is initiated by the German Körber-Stiftung (foundation Körber). It is doted with 150,000 Euro and awarded every two years. solution for text entry and menu navigation. We have now deployed the GlideSensor technology in five mobile phones with excellent results. We expect to see the use of this technology increase as new cell phone designs are introduced." Cirque's GlideSensor solutions are configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: to allow the rapid design of non-conventional touch input products. GlideSensor touch arrays may be designed to take the form of thin films, flexible surfaces and irregular HEIR, IRREGULAR. In Louisiana, irregular heirs are those who are neither testamentary nor legal, and who have been established by law to take the succession. See Civ. Code of Lo. art. 874. shapes, making them a natural and elegant fit for application in mobile phones and other handheld consumer electronic devices. For more information about GlideSensor and its application to the mobile phone and consumer electronics markets, please visit www.cirque.com. About Cirque Founded in 1991, Cirque is the original developer of capacitive touchpad technology. From the beginning, its original GlidePoint technology has provided the core of each new development of its touch-input solutions. In early 2003, Cirque was acquired by Alps Electric Co., Ltd., a $5.9 billion world leader in manufacturing electronics. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Alps, Cirque is considered the center of technology development for capacitive touch solutions. Cirque maintains independent development, production, sales and distribution facilities in Salt Lake City. For more information, please visit www.cirque.com. |
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