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Graphic input system

US4777329A · kind A · utility

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8References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 24, 1987
Grant dateOct 11, 1988
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/03545
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A graphic input system determining position coordinate data of a mobile element on a writing surface by measuring the transit times of ultrasonic signals and an electromagnetic signal. The mobile element may comprise either a writing instrument or an eraser. The electromagnetic signal contains information that represents the color of ink used in the writing instrument and identifies the portion of the eraser in contact with the writing surface.

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