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US4631355A
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Telautograph system
Assignee: Nokia Bell Labs
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Filing: 1984-12-18
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Granted: 1986-12-23
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Expires: 2004-12-18
Abstract
Abstract The position (XY coordinate) of a pointed stylus on a conductive sheet is determined by injecting current from the stylus into the sheet and measuring the current responses at three or more spaced apart electrodes connected to the sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Federico
- 👤 Sigurd G. Waaben
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:24
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/041; G06F3/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A terminal comprising (a) first large area conductive means provided with at least three spaced apart localized electrode connections thereto, (b) means under control of recording information for injecting current into a point in the first conductive means for flow in the first conductive means and for dividing among said at least three electrodes and supplying a separate portion of the current to each of said at least three electrodes, and (c) signal processing means, supplied with the separate current portions from at least the three electrodes, for processing the at least three current portions and deriving a pair of signals representative of the coordinates of the injection point.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A terminal comprising (a) first large area conductive means provided with at least three spaced apart localized electrode connections thereto, (b) means under control of recording information for injecting current into a point in the first conductive means for flow in the first conductive means and for dividing among said at least three electrodes and supplying a separate portion of the current to each of said at least three electrodes, and (c) signal processing means, supplied with the separate current portions from at least the three electrodes, for processing the at least three current portions and deriving a pair of signals representative of the coordinates of the injection point.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A terminal in accordance with claim 1 in which the large area conductive means is essentially rectangular and is provided with a fourth localized electrode connection thereto, a separate one of the electrode connections thereto being localized at each of its four corners.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A terminal in accordance with claim 1 which further includes a second large area conductive sheet which while inactive is spaced opposite and electrically isolated from the first conductive means and is deformable under localized pressure for forming a localized injection point into the first conductive sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A terminal in accordance with claim 3 which includes means for measuring the voltage drop across the localized injection point as a measure of the localized pressure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A terminal in accordance with claim 1 which further includes movable conductive means for scanning the large area conductive means for injecting current therein at the localized point.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A terminal in accordance with claim 5 in which the injected current is alternating current and is injected capacitively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A terminal in accordance with claim 2 in which the signal processing means includes means for current normalization, reducing the effect of nonuniformities in the large area conductive means and differences in the contact resistance of the electrodes thereto, and orthogonalization of astigmatic aberration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A terminal in accordance with claim 7 in which the signal processing means provides also analog to digital conversion.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-12-22 | 1994-06-23 | 1994-12-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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