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Electrographic system

US4523654A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 1983
Grant dateJun 18, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/045
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrographic system utilizing a transparent resistive layer which operates in conjunction with a stylus or cross hair cursor excited from an a.c. source to develop coordinate defining electrical signals. Through the utilization of a sequence of border switching arrays, the signals may be collected from the resistive surface in a predetermined sequence and submitted in serial fashion to the input of a signal treatment network. As a consequence, only one such network is required to effect operation of the system. The hand-held cursor is formed including a transparent disk carrying cross hairs which is excited from an a.c. source to very accurately locate coordinate positions upon the resistive surface.

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