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Digital ultrasonic emitting base station

US9411440B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 5, 2014
Grant dateAug 9, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/017
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An acoustic tracking system is provided that includes receivers that detect first acoustic signals from a first set of transmitters disposed on a digital pen and second acoustic signals from a second set of transmitters disposed on a base station. The acoustic tracking system also includes a processing component that defines a two-dimensional plane on which the base station lies and determines a three-dimensional position of the digital pen relative to the base station. The processing component projects the three-dimensional position of the digital pen onto the two-dimensional plane and records, based on the projected three-dimensional position, the three-dimensional position of the digital pen relative to the base station, where the recorded three-dimensional position of the digital pen represents an object representative of movement of the digital pen.

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