公开(公告)号：US06225986B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-01

申请号：US09000814

申请日：1997-12-30

申请人： Hajime Sato ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi

发明人： Hajime Sato ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi

IPC分类号： G09G500

CPC分类号： G06F3/0433

摘要： A coordinate input apparatus having a stable and good input sense irrespective of different input conditions such as a vibration input position, a pen pressure and a pen angle. The coordinate input apparatus acquires an input coordinate in accordance with a delay time required for vibration input from a vibration input pen to a vibration propagation plate to reach a vibration sensor. A controller of the apparatus drives the vibration input pen at a first drive level. A window signal generator of the apparatus generates a window signal indicating that a significant signal was detected, when the level of an envelope detected from a signal supplied from the vibration sensor exceeds a detection threshold value. In accordance with the window signal, delay times tp and tg are acquired. A level discriminator of the apparatus judges whether the level of the envelope exceeds a discrimination threshold value. If it is judged that the level exceeds the discrimination threshold value, the controller drives the vibration input pen at a second drive level lower than the first drive level to acquire the delay times tp and tg.

摘要翻译： 一种坐标输入装置，具有稳定且良好的输入感应，而不管诸如振动输入位置，笔压力和笔角度的输入条件如何。 坐标输入装置根据从振动输入笔到振动传播板的振动输入所需的延迟时间来获取输入坐标，以到达振动传感器。 该装置的控制器以第一驱动电平驱动振动输入笔。 当根据从振动传感器提供的信号检测到的包络的电平超过检测阈值时，装置的窗口信号发生器产生指示检测到有效信号的窗口信号。 根据窗口信号，获取延迟时间tp和tg。 设备的电平鉴别器判断信封的电平是否超过鉴别阈值。 如果判断出电平超过判定阈值，则控制器将振动输入笔驱动到低于第一驱动电平的第二驱动电平以获取延迟时间tp和tg。

公开(公告)号：US5862049A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-19

申请号：US621977

申请日：1996-03-26

申请人： Hajime Sato ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Masaki Tokioka

发明人： Hajime Sato ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Masaki Tokioka

IPC分类号： G06F3/043 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G05B19/42

CPC分类号： G06F3/0433

摘要： Continuity of coordinates between areas of a coordinate input surface which is divided into a plurality of areas is maintained. In inputting "A, B, C" on a coordinate input plate, when an input operation is started from an initial point, area is determined as an input area, and vibration delay times are measured by using sensors, thereby calculating a coordinate value. When the input operation is continued up to a terminal point, the input point shifts to area. However, vibrations are detected by using the same sensors to calculate a coordinate value as long as the input operation is continuously performed. With this operation, since sensors are not changed for the respective areas, discontinuity of lines at the boundaries between the areas can be prevented.

摘要翻译： 保持被分成多个区域的坐标输入面的区域之间的坐标的连续性。 在坐标输入板上输入“A，B，C”时，当从初始点开始输入操作时，将区域确定为输入区域，并通过使用传感器测量振动延迟时间，从而计算坐标值。 当输入操作持续到终点时，输入点移至区域。 然而，只要连续执行输入操作，通过使用相同的传感器来检测振动来计算坐标值。 通过该操作，由于各个区域的传感器不发生变化，因此可以防止区域之间的边界线的不连续性。

公开(公告)号：US5097415A

公开(公告)日：1992-03-17

申请号：US609655

申请日：1990-11-29

申请人： Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Kaneko

发明人： Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Kaneko

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/043

CPC分类号： G06F3/0433

摘要： A coordinates input apparatus for detecting coordinates of an instructed position from a vibration progagation time on a vibration propagation plate is provided. This apparatus comprises; a vibration pen to generate a vibration; a vibration propagation plate with which the vibration pen is come into contact and which transmits the vibration; a sensor which is arranged in contact relation with the vibration propagation plate and detects the vibration; a vibration-proof material attached to the periphery of the vibration propagation plate so as to have a width of 1/2 of a wavelength of the elastic wave of the vibration; and an operation controller to calculate the contact position of the vibration pen on the vibration propagation plate from the detection time when the vibration was detected by the sensor. The sensor detects the surface wave of the vibration-proof material. With this apparatus, the coordinates of the instructed point can be accurately detected using the vibration with being hardly influenced by the reflected waves from the periphery of the plate.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于从振动传播板上的振动进行时间检测指示位置的坐标的坐标输入装置。 该装置包括： 振动笔产生振动; 与振动笔接触并传递振动的振动传播板; 传感器，其与振动传播板接触地设置并检测振动; 安装在振动传播板的周围的振动材料的宽度为振动弹性波的1/2的宽度; 以及操作控制器，用于当由传感器检测到振动时的检测时间，计算振动笔在振动传播板上的接触位置。 传感器检测防振材料的表面波。 利用该装置，可以使用几乎不受来自板的周边的反射波的影响的振动来精确地检测指示点的坐标。

公开(公告)号：US06963331B1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-08

申请号：US09525021

申请日：2000-03-14

申请人： Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Masahide Hasegawa ,  Kiwamu Kobayashi ,  Masaaki Kanashiki ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura

发明人： Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Masahide Hasegawa ,  Kiwamu Kobayashi ,  Masaaki Kanashiki ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura

IPC分类号： G01B11/00 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G09G5/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0425 ,  G06F3/0386

摘要： The invention aims to provide a coordinate input apparatus having high detection reliability and high efficiency and to control the influence of ambient light using a simple structure. The apparatus detects a light spot flashing on and off in a predetermined cycle and incident at a desired position on a coordinate input screen, and includes a detection device having photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to N pixels for detecting a light spot coordinate. The difference between signals from photoelectric elements in light emission state and in light non-emission state at each N pixel is found, and the smaller of the difference signals of the m-th pixel having the maximum difference signal is set as a threshold value. Effective pixels are identified based on the threshold value, and the coordinate is calculated by using the difference data of the selected effective pixels.

摘要翻译： 本发明旨在提供具有高检测可靠性和高效率的坐标输入装置，并且使用简单的结构来控制环境光的影响。 该装置以预定的周期检测点亮和熄灭的光点，并入射到坐标输入屏幕上的期望位置，并且包括具有与用于检测光点坐标的N个像素对应的光电转换元件的检测装置。 发现在发光状态下的光电元件和每个N像素处于非发光状态的信号之间的差异，并且将具有最大差分信号的第m个像素的差分信号中的较小值设置为阈值。 基于阈值识别有效像素，并且通过使用所选择的有效像素的差分数据来计算坐标。

公开(公告)号：US06714310B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US09655775

申请日：2000-09-05

申请人： Atsushi Tanaka ,  Masahide Hasegawa ,  Kiwamu Kobayashi ,  Masaaki Kanashiki ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi

发明人： Atsushi Tanaka ,  Masahide Hasegawa ,  Kiwamu Kobayashi ,  Masaaki Kanashiki ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi

IPC分类号： G01B1114

CPC分类号： G06F3/0425 ,  G01B11/002 ,  G06F3/0386

摘要： A plurality of linear sensors (20Xa, 20Xb, 20Ya, 20Yb) sense a beam spot and the results of sensing the beam spot are corrected. The corrected items of data are concatenated and coordinates corresponding to the beam spot are calculated by a coordinate calculation unit (32) based upon the concatenated data. Light-receptive areas of the linear sensors (20Xa, 20Xb, 20Ya, 20Yb) have mutually overlapping portions.

摘要翻译： 多个线性传感器（20Xa，20Xb，20Ya，20Yb）感测光束点，并且校正光束点的感测结果。 校正的数据项被连接，并且基于级联数据，通过坐标计算单元（32）计算对应于束斑的坐标。 线性传感器（20Xa，20Xb，20Ya，20Yb）的光接收区域具有相互重叠的部分。

公开(公告)号：US06710767B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-23

申请号：US09654393

申请日：2000-09-01

申请人： Masahide Hasegawa ,  Kiwamu Kobayashi ,  Masaaki Kanashiki ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi

发明人： Masahide Hasegawa ,  Kiwamu Kobayashi ,  Masaaki Kanashiki ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi

IPC分类号： B41J247

CPC分类号： G06F3/0425 ,  G06F3/0386

摘要： A first cylindrical lens and a first linear sensor are constructed on the X axis, a second cylindrical lens and a second linear sensor are constructed on the Y axis, the X and Y axes are orthogonal, and the image width of a beam spot formed by each of the first and second cylindrical lenses is larger than each pixel of the corresponding first and second linear sensors.

摘要翻译： 在X轴上构造第一柱面透镜和第一线性传感器，在Y轴上构造第二柱面透镜和第二线性传感器，X轴和Y轴正交，并且由 第一和第二柱面透镜中的每一个都大于相应的第一和第二线性传感器的每个像素。

公开(公告)号：US06664954B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-16

申请号：US09433069

申请日：1999-11-03

申请人： Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Masahide Hasegawa ,  Kiwamu Kobayashi ,  Masaaki Kanashiki ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi

发明人： Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Masahide Hasegawa ,  Kiwamu Kobayashi ,  Masaaki Kanashiki ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi

IPC分类号： G09G500

CPC分类号： G03B21/00 ,  G03B17/54 ,  G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/0386 ,  G06F3/0425

摘要： A cap covering a light-emitting element attached to the distal end of an indicator is held by a sliding member, and is slidably attached axially along the indicator. By pressing/separating the cap against/from a coordinate input surface, a tact switch operates interlockingly with the cap to switch driving control of the light-emitting element. For example, the light-emitting element is driven by pressing the cap, and driving of the light-emitting element is stopped by separating the cap. Since the cap covers the light-emitting element, the light-emitting element can be prevented from being worn and scratched. Driving control of the light-emitting element need not be additionally switched, resulting in high operability.

摘要翻译： 安装在指示器的远端的发光元件的盖被滑动构件保持，并且沿着指示器可滑动地轴向安装。 通过将帽抵靠/离开坐标输入表面，触觉开关与帽互锁地操作以切换发光元件的驱动控制。 例如，通过按压盖来驱动发光元件，通过分离盖来停止发光元件的驱动。 由于盖覆盖发光元件，因此可以防止发光元件的磨损和划伤。 不需要另外切换发光元件的驱动控制，导致高可操作性。

公开(公告)号：US06239792B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-29

申请号：US08657552

申请日：1996-06-04

申请人： Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Masaki Tokioka ,  Hajime Sato

发明人： Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Masaki Tokioka ,  Hajime Sato

IPC分类号： G09G500

CPC分类号： G06F3/0488

摘要： An object of the invention is to allow an editing work such as image input and image erasure to be performed easily. Specifically, according to the invention, a size of an image editing area is changed with a motion amount of input coordinates. Therefore, the size suitable for each type of editing process can be set without specific operation instructions, and the editing area having a suitable area size can be designated without interrupting a trace input operation.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是允许容易地执行诸如图像输入和图像擦除的编辑工作。 具体地，根据本发明，以输入坐标的运动量改变图像编辑区域的尺寸。 因此，可以在没有特定操作指令的情况下设置适合于每种类型的编辑处理的尺寸，并且可以指定具有合适区域尺寸的编辑区域而不中断跟踪输入操作。

公开(公告)号：US5818429A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-06

申请号：US706571

申请日：1996-09-05

申请人： Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Masaki Tokioka ,  Hajime Sato

发明人： Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Masaki Tokioka ,  Hajime Sato

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/043 ,  G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0433

摘要： Coordinates input apparatus and method which can accurately calculate a coordinate position by two vibration sensors are provided. The occurrence of a vibration of an input pen is controlled by at least two kinds of forms. At least two vibration sensors each for detecting the vibration from the input pen are provided. On the basis of the time until the vibration of each form arrives every vibration sensor, the distance from the input position of the input pen is calculated every vibration of each form. A difference between the distances calculated every vibration of each form which is calculated is calculated every vibration sensor.

摘要翻译： 提供了可以通过两个振动传感器精确计算坐标位置的坐标输入装置和方法。 通过至少两种形式来控制输入笔的振动的发生。 提供至少两个用于检测来自输入笔的振动的振动传感器。 基于每个振动传感器到达每个振动的时间的时间，每个形式的振动计算与输入笔的输入位置的距离。 每个振动传感器计算计算出的每个形式的每个振动计算的距离之差。

公开(公告)号：US5684277A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-04

申请号：US508326

申请日：1995-07-27

申请人： Masaki Tokioka ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Hajime Sato

发明人： Masaki Tokioka ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Yuichiro Yoshimura ,  Ryozo Yanagisawa ,  Katsuyuki Kobayashi ,  Hajime Sato

IPC分类号： G06F3/043 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G08C21/00 ,  G09G3/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0433

摘要： A coordinate input apparatus which can attain an accurate coordinate input operation, includes a sensor for detecting an input variation. The vibration is amplified, and an envelope detection circuit generates the envelope of the amplified vibration. A gate signal generation circuit receives the envelope and a second-order differential signal of the envelope generated by an inflection point detection circuit. The gate signal generation circuit attenuates the envelope and adds a predetermined offset to the attenuated envelope. The gate signal generation circuit compares the sum signal with the second-order differential signal to generate a gate signal. In the duration of the gate signal, a tg comparator detects, as a group delay time, a time up to the zero cross point of the second-order differential signal, and a tp comparator detects, as a phase delay time, a time up to the zero cross point in a predetermined order of a phase signal. An arithmetic control circuit calculates the coordinate position of a vibration input source on the basis of these delay times.

摘要翻译： 可以获得精确的坐标输入操作的坐标输入装置包括用于检测输入变化的传感器。 振动被放大，包络检测电路产生放大振动的包络。 门信号发生电路接收包络线和由拐点检测电路产生的包络的二阶差分信号。 门信号发生电路使包络衰减，并向衰减的包络增加预定的偏移。 门信号发生电路将和信号与二阶差分信号进行比较以产生门信号。 在门信号的持续时间中，tg比较器作为组延迟时间检测到二阶差分信号的零交叉点的时间，并且tp比较器作为相位延迟时间检测时间 以相位信号的预定顺序移动到零交叉点。 算术控制电路基于这些延迟时间来计算振动输入源的坐标位置。