Coordinates input apparatus and sensor attaching structure and method
    41.
    发明授权
    Coordinates input apparatus and sensor attaching structure and method 失效
    坐标输入装置和传感器附件结构及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06415240B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-02

    申请号:US09136067

    申请日:1998-08-19

    IPC分类号: G08C2100

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0433 G08C21/00

    摘要: A mechanical degree of freedom is provided between electrodes and sensors, thereby accomplishing both of the assurance of an arranging position precision of the sensors and the easiness of manufacturing. In a coordinates input apparatus for detecting a coordinates position on the basis of a delay time which is required until an elastic wave oscillation which propagates on an oscillation propagating plate arrives at an oscillation sensor, an oscillation sensor is fixed in a manner such that one electrode surface is come into contact with a conductive surface of an oscillation propagating plate. A contact member is positioned onto the other electrode surface of the oscillation sensor by an annular member by using an external shape of the sensor as a reference. An electrode unit includes a signal electrode and a ground electrode. The ground electrode is come into contact with the conductive surface so as to be electrically conductive thereto. The signal electrode is come into contact with the contact member so as to be electrically conductive to the electrode surface of the sensor through the contact member.

    摘要翻译: 在电极和传感器之间提供机械自由度,从而实现传感器的布置位置精度和制造容易度的保证。 在用于基于在振动传播板上传播的弹性波振荡到达振动传感器所需的延迟时间来检测坐标位置的坐标输入装置中,以使得一个电极 表面与振动传播板的导电表面接触。 通过使用传感器的外形作为参考,通过环形构件将接触构件定位在振动传感器的另一个电极表面上。 电极单元包括信号电极和接地电极。 接地电极与导电表面接触以便与其导电。 信号电极与接触构件接触,以便通过接触构件与传感器的电极表面导电。

    Temperature phase shift circuit and coordinate input apparatus
    42.
    发明授权
    Temperature phase shift circuit and coordinate input apparatus 失效
    温度相移电路和坐标输入装置

    公开(公告)号:US5990720A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-23

    申请号:US366918

    申请日:1994-12-30

    CPC分类号: G06F3/043

    摘要: An object of the invention is to provide a coordinate input apparatus which phase-shifts an input signal in accordance with temperature and corrects a phase shift due to a change in temperature, thereby performing coordinate input. A phase shift unit of a temperature phase shift circuit is constituted by connecting two thermistors having the same temperature characteristics and two capacitors having the same capacitance to constitute a bridge circuit. An output (Eout) has a gain of 1 with respect to an input (Ein) and is phase-shifted by tan.sup.-1 [(-2.omega.CR)/.+-.(1-.omega.CR).sup.2)], where R represents a value which exponentially varies in accordance with temperature. For this reason, the output signal can be phase-shifted in accordance with a change in temperature. When this circuit is applied to a coordinate input apparatus using an ultrasonic wave vibration, the phase shift of a vibration due to variations in temperature is corrected, thereby enabling coordinate input stable with respect to changes in temperature.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是提供一种坐标输入装置,其根据温度对输入信号进行相移,并且由于温度变化而校正相移,由此执行坐标输入。 温度相移电路的相移单元通过连接具有相同温度特性的两个热敏电阻和具有相同电容的两个电容器构成桥电路。 输出(Eout)相对于输入(Ein)具有1的增益,并且通过tan-1 [( - 2ωGCR)/ + / - (1-ω-CR)2)]移相,其中R 表示根据温度指数变化的值。 因此,输出信号可以根据温度的变化进行相移。 当使用超声波振动将该电路施加到坐标输入装置时,校正由于温度变化引起的振动的相移,从而使坐标输入相对于温度变化稳定。

    Coordinate input apparatus
    43.
    发明授权
    Coordinate input apparatus 失效
    坐标输入装置

    公开(公告)号:US5831603A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-03

    申请号:US794771

    申请日:1997-02-03

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0433

    摘要: A coordinate input apparatus has an effective area in a vibration transmission member for inputting a vibration from a vibration generator and a computing unit that computes the coordinates of the position of the vibration generator on the basis of the delay time between the vibration generation and the detection of the vibrations by a vibration sensor. A vibration proof material is disposed in the periphery of the vibration transmission member to prevent the inputted vibrations from being reflected at the acoustic impedance boundary of the vibration transmission member. The vibration proof material is disposed so that the spacing between the edge of the effective area and the edge of the vibration proof material facing the effective area edge becomes larger with increasing distance along the effective area edge from the vibration sensor.

    摘要翻译: 坐标输入装置具有用于输入来自振动发生器的振动的振动传递部件的有效面积和基于振动产生与检测之间的延迟时间来计算振动发生器的位置的坐标的计算单元 振动传感器的振动。 防振材料设置在振动传递构件的周围,以防止输入的振动在振动传递构件的声阻抗边界处被反射。 防振材料被布置成使得有效区域的边缘与面向有效区域边缘的防振材料的边缘之间的间隔随着距离振动传感器的有效区域边缘的距离增加而变大。

    Coordinate input apparatus with correction of detected signal level shift
    44.
    发明授权
    Coordinate input apparatus with correction of detected signal level shift 失效
    具有检测信号电平偏移校正的坐标输入装置

    公开(公告)号:US5805147A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-08

    申请号:US632583

    申请日:1996-04-15

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0433

    摘要: With the use of transfer delay of supersonic wave, an apparatus for measuring a distance and inputting coordinates accurately is implement. When a distance is measured with the use of the transfer of supersonic wave, the transfer delay time is measured at the specified portion of a detected signal. The position of the specified portion to be measured may shift due to the level of the detected signal or noise. The signal obtained by delaying the specified time the envelope of the detected signal is generated. The signal obtained by attenuating the envelope at the specified rate and adding the specified offset is also generated. A gate signal is formed by obtaining the differential of these two generated signals. The delay time is measured during the gate period. With this configuration, the gate-period timing is immune to influences of the signal level and noise, providing highly precise coordinate inputs.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用超声波的传输延迟,实现了用于测量距离和精确输入坐标的装置。 当使用超声波的传送测量距离时,在检测到的信号的指定部分测量传输延迟时间。 要测量的指定部分的位置可能由于检测到的信号或噪声的电平而移位。 通过延迟指定时间获得的信号产生检测信号的包络。 也产生通过以指定速率衰减包络并添加指定偏移量而获得的信号。 通过获得这两个产生的信号的差分来形成门信号。 延迟时间在栅极期间测量。 利用这种配置,门限周期时间不受信号电平和噪声的影响,提供高精度的坐标输入。

    Coordinate input device and a control method therefor
    45.
    发明授权
    Coordinate input device and a control method therefor 失效
    坐标输入装置及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US5761087A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-02

    申请号:US777248

    申请日:1996-12-31

    IPC分类号: G06F3/033 G06F3/043 G08C21/00

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0433 Y10S367/907

    摘要: Disclosed is a coordinate input device, having a vibration transmission plate, that simplifies the measurement of a vibration transmission speed, which is used as a known constant to calculate a distance between a vibration input location and individual vibration sensors, and that ensures the accurate performance of calculations to acquire input coordinates. According to the present invention, a vibration transmission plate has anisotropic properties that are associated with two axes. As a result, the speeds at which vibrations arrive at vibration sensors differ depending on which pair of vibration sensors, 6a and 6d, or tb and 6c, is involved. Therefore, the vibration transmission speeds are measured for the individual pairs of vibration sensors, 6a and 6d, and 6b and 6c, and the measured values are stored as known values. These values are employed as constants to be used for calculations performed to acquire coordinates.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有振动传播板的坐标输入装置,其简化了振动传播速度的测量,其被用作计算振动输入位置和各个振动传感器之间的距离的已知常数,并且确保了精确的性能 的计算来获取输入坐标。 根据本发明,振动传播板具有与两个轴相关联的各向异性特性。 结果,振动传感器的振动速度根据哪一对振动传感器6a和6d或tb和6c而不同。 因此,对各个振动传感器对6a,6d和6b和6c测量振动传播速度,并将测量值作为已知值存储。 这些值被用作用于获取坐标执行的计算的常数。

    Information processing apparatus
    46.
    发明授权
    Information processing apparatus 失效
    信息处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US5748183A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-05

    申请号:US499008

    申请日:1995-07-06

    摘要: A highly portable information processing apparatus projects a hand-written input image in real time while the projected image is not hindered by the hand-writing operation. An image to be projected is displayed on a transmission type liquid crystal display provided in a main control unit and a light beam is projected from the bottom thereof. The light beam passes through lenses and is projected to a coordinate input plate and reflected thereby, passes through lenses, is reflected by a reflection plate and then projected to a screen. The coordinate input plate allows the viewing of the projected image from a plane opposite to the projection plane so that an operator may point a desired coordinate while watching the image. The pointed coordinate is displayed by a main control unit on the liquid crystal screen as an image. The projected light is not intercepted by an obstacle in a path to projection on the screen.

    摘要翻译: 高度便携式的信息处理装置实时地投影手写输入图像,同时投影图像不受手写操作的阻碍。 要投影的图像显示在设置在主控制单元中的透射型液晶显示器上,并且光束从其底部突出。 光束通过透镜并被投射到坐标输入板并被反射,穿过透镜,被反射板反射,然后投影到屏幕上。 坐标输入板允许从与投影平面相对的平面观察投影图像,使得操作者可以在观看图像时指向期望的坐标。 指示坐标由液晶屏幕上的主控制单元显示为图像。 投影光不会被屏幕上投射的路径中的障碍物遮挡。

    Coordinates input apparatus
    47.
    发明授权
    Coordinates input apparatus 失效
    坐标输入装置

    公开(公告)号:US5744760A

    公开(公告)日:1998-04-28

    申请号:US707721

    申请日:1996-09-04

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0433

    摘要: It is an object to provide a portable coordinates input apparatus which can be manufactured at low costs. An input pen applies a voltage to a desired position in a coordinate input area on a vibration propagating plate having a piezoelectric performance and having a first surface including the coordinate input area and a second area that faces the first surface. A vibration generated by the voltage is detected as an electric signal by a vibration detecting electrode arranged out of the coordinate input area.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是提供一种可以以低成本制造的便携式坐标输入装置。 输入笔对具有压电性能的振动传播板的坐标输入区域中的期望位置施加电压,并具有包括坐标输入区域的第一表面和面向第一表面的第二区域。 通过布置在坐标输入区域外的振动检测电极,检测由电压产生的振动作为电信号。

    Coordinate input apparatus and method using voltage measuring device
    48.
    发明授权
    Coordinate input apparatus and method using voltage measuring device 失效
    使用电压测量装置的坐标输入装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5565893A

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-15

    申请号:US237894

    申请日:1994-05-04

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

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0433

    摘要: A high-precision coordinate input apparatus having a small circuit construction. A vibrating pen transmits vibration onto a vibration transmitting tablet, then vibration sensors provided at corners of the vibration transmitting tablet detect the vibration. One of the vibration sensor is used as a reference sensor. Time difference between vibration detecting timing by this reference sensor and detecting timing by one of the other sensors is measured. This measurement is performed on all the vibration sensors with respect to the reference sensor. The obtained time differences are converted into distance differences for calculation of the coordinates of the position in which the vibration has been generated. The vibrating pen has a power source and it operates independent of the apparatus main body. The vibrating pen changes its frequency of vibration in accordance with the voltage of the power source. The apparatus main body captures this change in the vibration frequency and obtain the state of the vibration pen power source.

    摘要翻译: 具有小电路结构的高精度坐标输入装置。 振动笔将振动传递到振动传递片上,然后在振动传播片的角落设置的振动传感器检测振动。 其中一个振动传感器用作参考传感器。 测量该参考传感器的振动检测定时与其它传感器之一的检测定时之间的时间差。 相对于参考传感器对所有振动传感器执行该测量。 获得的时间差被转换成用于计算已经产生振动的位置的坐标的距离差。 振动笔具有电源,并且独立于设备主体运行。 振动笔根据电源的电压改变其振动频率。 设备主体捕获振动频率的这种变化并获得振动笔电源的状态。

    Coordinate input apparatus and method
    50.
    发明授权
    Coordinate input apparatus and method 失效
    坐标输入装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5539678A

    公开(公告)日:1996-07-23

    申请号:US237889

    申请日:1994-05-04

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0433

    摘要: When vibration is entered on a vibration transmitting tablet, the vibration is sensed by vibration sensors attached at four corners of the tablet. When this is done, a time delay from entry of the vibration to detection thereof is measured, and the distance between each sensor and the source of the vibration is calculated in dependence upon the time delay. At this time the vibration sensors also sense reflected waves resulting from reflection of the vibration at the end face of the tablet. The larger the angle of reflection, the greater the magnitude of the reflected waves sensed. Accordingly, sensors most likely to sense reflected waves are excluded from calculation, and coordinates are calculated based upon vibration sensed by the remaining sensors only. As a consequence, a discontinuity in coordinates occurs at the boundary of a region decided by whichever of the sensors are excluded. For this reason, a weighted mean is computed of a set of coordinates calculated based upon data obtained from a set of a plurality of sensors, and the value of the weighted mean is adopted as the coordinates sought.

    摘要翻译: 当在振动传送片上输入振动时,通过安装在平板电脑四个角落的振动传感器来感测振动。 当这样做时,测量从进入振动到其检测的时间延迟,并且根据时间延迟来计算每个传感器与振动源之间的距离。 此时,振动传感器还感测由于在片剂的端面处的振动的反射而产生的反射波。 反射角越大,感测到的反射波的幅度越大。 因此,最有可能感测反射波的传感器从计算中排除,并且基于仅由其余传感器感测到的振动来计算坐标。 因此,坐标的不连续发生在由排除了哪个传感器的区域决定的区域的边界处。 为此,计算基于从一组多个传感器获得的数据计算的一组坐标的加权平均值,并且采用加权平均值作为所寻求的坐标。