GB2299856B - Position-determining input device - Google Patents

Position-determining input device

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Publication number
GB2299856B
GB2299856B GB9507761A GB9507761A GB2299856B GB 2299856 B GB2299856 B GB 2299856B GB 9507761 A GB9507761 A GB 9507761A GB 9507761 A GB9507761 A GB 9507761A GB 2299856 B GB2299856 B GB 2299856B
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Prior art keywords
input device
determining input
determining
input
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9507761A
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GB9507761D0 (en
GB2299856A (en
Inventor
Amir Geva
Amir Rosenheimer
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Motorola Solutions Israel Ltd
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Motorola Israel Ltd
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Priority to GB9507761A priority Critical patent/GB2299856B/en
Publication of GB9507761D0 publication Critical patent/GB9507761D0/en
Priority to AU51182/96A priority patent/AU5118296A/en
Priority to PCT/IB1996/000326 priority patent/WO1996032693A1/en
Publication of GB2299856A publication Critical patent/GB2299856A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/041—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
    • G06F3/042—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
    • G06F3/0428—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means by sensing at the edges of the touch surface the interruption of optical paths, e.g. an illumination plane, parallel to the touch surface which may be virtual
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
    • G06F3/03545—Pens or stylus
GB9507761A 1995-04-13 1995-04-13 Position-determining input device Expired - Fee Related GB2299856B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9507761A GB2299856B (en) 1995-04-13 1995-04-13 Position-determining input device
AU51182/96A AU5118296A (en) 1995-04-13 1996-04-12 Position-determining input device and light emitting pen
PCT/IB1996/000326 WO1996032693A1 (en) 1995-04-13 1996-04-12 Position-determining input device and light emitting pen

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9507761A GB2299856B (en) 1995-04-13 1995-04-13 Position-determining input device

Publications (3)

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GB9507761D0 GB9507761D0 (en) 1995-05-31
GB2299856A GB2299856A (en) 1996-10-16
GB2299856B true GB2299856B (en) 1999-03-24

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AU (1) AU5118296A (en)
GB (1) GB2299856B (en)
WO (1) WO1996032693A1 (en)

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WO1979000436A1 (en) * 1977-12-26 1979-07-12 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Optical coordinate input device
GB2153069A (en) * 1983-12-06 1985-08-14 Mcnicholl Alexander Robert Light pen
US4677428A (en) * 1985-06-07 1987-06-30 Hei, Inc. Cordless light pen
US4688933A (en) * 1985-05-10 1987-08-25 The Laitram Corporation Electro-optical position determining system
US4747026A (en) * 1986-01-02 1988-05-24 Rousseau Jean Pierre Electric torch or flashlight
US4749079A (en) * 1982-12-29 1988-06-07 Officine Savio Spa Step-by-step conveyor of tubes for textile machines
US4911527A (en) * 1988-12-20 1990-03-27 Texas Instruments Incorporated Fiber optics input device
US4949079A (en) * 1985-04-19 1990-08-14 Hugh Loebner Brightpen/pad graphic device for computer inputs and the like
US5164585A (en) * 1991-09-24 1992-11-17 Daniel Y. T. Chen Stylus/digitizer combination with elongate reflectors and linear CCD
US5227622A (en) * 1992-02-06 1993-07-13 Digital Stream Corp. Wireless input system for computer using pen position detection
US5317140A (en) * 1992-11-24 1994-05-31 Dunthorn David I Diffusion-assisted position location particularly for visual pen detection
US5410334A (en) * 1990-09-19 1995-04-25 International Business Machines Corporation Switch for pen-down sensing in electronic styli
US5502568A (en) * 1993-03-23 1996-03-26 Wacom Co., Ltd. Optical position detecting unit, optical coordinate input unit and optical position detecting method employing a pattern having a sequence of 1's and 0's

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Patent Citations (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1371606A (en) * 1971-11-11 1974-10-23 Secr Defence Light projecting devices
WO1979000436A1 (en) * 1977-12-26 1979-07-12 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Optical coordinate input device
US4749079A (en) * 1982-12-29 1988-06-07 Officine Savio Spa Step-by-step conveyor of tubes for textile machines
GB2153069A (en) * 1983-12-06 1985-08-14 Mcnicholl Alexander Robert Light pen
US4949079A (en) * 1985-04-19 1990-08-14 Hugh Loebner Brightpen/pad graphic device for computer inputs and the like
US4688933A (en) * 1985-05-10 1987-08-25 The Laitram Corporation Electro-optical position determining system
US4677428A (en) * 1985-06-07 1987-06-30 Hei, Inc. Cordless light pen
US4747026A (en) * 1986-01-02 1988-05-24 Rousseau Jean Pierre Electric torch or flashlight
US4911527A (en) * 1988-12-20 1990-03-27 Texas Instruments Incorporated Fiber optics input device
US5410334A (en) * 1990-09-19 1995-04-25 International Business Machines Corporation Switch for pen-down sensing in electronic styli
US5164585A (en) * 1991-09-24 1992-11-17 Daniel Y. T. Chen Stylus/digitizer combination with elongate reflectors and linear CCD
US5227622A (en) * 1992-02-06 1993-07-13 Digital Stream Corp. Wireless input system for computer using pen position detection
US5317140A (en) * 1992-11-24 1994-05-31 Dunthorn David I Diffusion-assisted position location particularly for visual pen detection
US5502568A (en) * 1993-03-23 1996-03-26 Wacom Co., Ltd. Optical position detecting unit, optical coordinate input unit and optical position detecting method employing a pattern having a sequence of 1's and 0's

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GB9507761D0 (en) 1995-05-31
GB2299856A (en) 1996-10-16
WO1996032693A1 (en) 1996-10-17
AU5118296A (en) 1996-10-30

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