Position sensor
US7406393B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/0339
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A low cost x-y digitising system is described 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. A novel stylus design is described together with novel digitiser windings and novel excitation and processing circuitry.
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