G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user ; Accessories therefor (digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041)
Introduced: January 1980
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor
CPC: Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user ; Accessories therefor (digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements > Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer > Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form > Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor
Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements > Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer (G06F3/16 takes precedence) > Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form > Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user ; Accessories therefor (digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041)
Additional Content IPC
Digitisers characterised by the transducing means
Of 8 combined children, 7 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 1980.
Child Classifications
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- G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks since 2013 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors since 2013 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G06F 3/0354 with detection of two-dimensional [2D] relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks since 2013 +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G06F 3/0362 with detection of one-dimensional [1D] translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts since 2013 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G06F 3/037 using the raster scan of a cathode-ray tube [CRT] for detecting the position of the member, e.g. light pens cooperating with CRT monitors since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry since 2006 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
- GOOGLE US 32,969
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
- INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
- APPLE US 21,891
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 76,952
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,841
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 44,778
- GOOGLE US 35,735
- INTEL CORPORATION US 32,087
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 30,572
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 25,023
- APPLE US 23,482
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 22,548
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,917