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Position digitizing using an optical stylus to image a display

US7646377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 2005
Grant dateJan 12, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/03545
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods of using an stylus that houses optics and a detector capable of imaging display pixels. Stylus position is determined according to the number and direction of imaged pixels passing through the field of view of the stylus optics. Stylus orientation, including rotation and tilt, stylus height, stylus contact state, and stylus pressure may also be determined.

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