Patent · US Expired

Digitizer tablet with pressure stylus

US5004872A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 14, 1989
Grant dateApr 2, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2009

Classification

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

Abstract

A digitizer tablet using a pressure-sensitive pointing device preferably containing a linear transducer is provided with the means to convert linear pressure signals to logarithmically-related output counts. The conversion means is programmable to allow outputting of a logarithmically or a linearly related count for use by an application program.

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