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Height dependent filter for a pointing device or a digitizer tablet, a method of reducing jitter in position data of a pointing device or a digitizer tablet, a computer readable medium and driver for performing the method

US8253697B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2007
Grant dateAug 28, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2031

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

Abstract

A height dependent filter for a pointing device or digitizer tablet, a method of reducing jitter in position data of a pointing device, and a computer readable medium are provided. A method of stabilizing positional data in a digitizer tablet associated with a display device for reporting a position of a pointer includes detecting a current location of the pointer with respect to a coordinate grid defined on the tablet and outputting a position signal indicative of the current pointer location. Noise is filtered from the position signal based on at least one filter parameter. A distance between the pointer and a point on the tablet is determined, and an amount of jitter in the position signal is determined based on the determined distance. The at least one filter parameter is adjusted based on the estimated amount of jitter.

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