Coordinate determining device and method of determining X-Y coordinate position
US4806708A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/046
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coordinate determining tablet and method for determining an X-Y coordinate position using electromagnetic induction, including a plurality of conductive wires mounted on an insulating plate such that the wires are formed in a parallel return winding pattern displaced from each other by an interval; one end of the conductive wires forming the return are connected to a common conductive wire, while the other end of the conductive wires are each connected to one terminal of a switch provided for each parallel winding; the other terminals of the switches are connected alternately to three common conductive wires; the switches are arranged in a number of groups so as to simultaneously turn on and off groups of parallel winding patterns at a predetermined interval. The coordinate determining method includes inducing a current in a cursor, sequentially turning on and off the switches in the groups, adding together the signals induced in the conductive wires, discriminating and comparing the signals, and determining an absolute position of the cursor on the coordinate plane.
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