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Low-power electromagnetic digitizer tablet

US4952757A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateNov 15, 1989
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/046
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A low-power electromagnetic digitizer table employing triangular-shaped electrodes arrayed in a single plane. A pointing device coil when energized induces signal voltages in the electrodes underneath. The electrodes are scanned in timed relation, and the induced voltages digitized and compared to determine the X/Y coordinates of the pointing device with respect to the electrode array.

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