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Input system and input method

US11630526B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Wacom Co., Ltd. · JP

Inventors

Henry Wong · Ottawa, CA
Oliver Martin Madlener · Dressendorf, DE
Moritz Arnt · Dressendorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 11, 2021
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 11, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/017
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input system according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises an electronic pen having a pen tip; and an electronic device configured to detect a pointed position of the electronic pen based on a detection signal received pursuant to an approach by the pen tip toward the electronic device. The electronic device includes: a planar sensor configured to acquire the detection signal; a flexible cover provided above the planar sensor and exposed to the outside; an actuator configured to displace the cover at each of multiple positions in an area defined by the planar sensor in at least a direction normal to the planar sensor; and a drive controller configured to perform drive control of the actuator so as to form local unevenness at a position of the cover corresponding to the pointed position of the electronic pen.

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