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Light pen

US6172668A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 1993
Grant dateJan 9, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/03542
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light pen for a computer having an elongated body member which contains a photoluminescent material (PLM). The PLM absorbs ambient light of one wavelength, and radiates light of another wavelength in response. The radiated light is directed so as to be projected from a tip of the light pen as required.

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