Owner Microsoft Corporation

Inventors Wakeam, Jamie; Dodge, Steve; Kannapel, Timothy H; Wick, Thomas; Dresevic, Bodin; Szilagyi, Zoltan; Simmons, Alex; Bargeron, David M; Paulson, Kevin Phillip; Turner, Jerome; Engrav, Peter; Shilman, Michael; Raghupathy, Sashi; Dundcan, Richard; Landstad, Todd; Urata, Kentaro; Sutanto, Herry

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2003262759

PCT Number PCT/US03/26172

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/029391

Filing date 21 August 2003

Wipo publication date 11 April 2005

Acceptance publication date 3 December 2009

G06F 3/033 (2006.01) Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks

G06F 17/00 (2006.01) Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions

G06F 17/27 (2006.01) Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions - Automatic analysis, e.g. parsing, orthograph correction

G06K 9/00 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints

G06K 9/22 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints - using hand-held instruments