(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,650,318 Bi
Arnon (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 18,2003
(54) DATA INPUT DEVICE
(75) Inventor: Boaz Arnon, Modlin (IL)
(73) Assignee: VKB Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 195 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/687,141
(22) Filed: Oct. 13, 2000
(51) Int. C I. G09G 5/00
(52) U.S. CI 345/168; 345/156; 345/157;
345/158; 345/169; 345/173
(58) Field of Search 345/156, 157,
345/158, 168, 169, 173
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