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Position sensor

US6667740B2 · kind B2 · utility

249Cited by
11References
37Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 5, 2001
Grant dateDec 23, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

A low cost x-y digitising system is provided for use in consumer electronic devices, such as portable digital assistants, mobile telephones, web browsers and the like. The digitiser includes a resonant stylus, an excitation winding for energising the resonant stylus and a set of sensor windings for sensing the signal generated by the stylus, from which the x-y position of the stylus is determined.

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