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。

公开(公告)号：US5570302A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-29

申请号：US352114

申请日：1994-12-01

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

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

IPC分类号： G01B17/00 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/043 ,  G01B7/14

CPC分类号： G06F3/0433

摘要： In a distance measuring device for calculating the distance from the arrival time of the Lamb wave, the thickness of the propagation plate and the frequency of the Lamb wave are optimized in relation to the material of the propagation plate in order not to deteriorate the precision of distance detection even in case an approximate wave velocity is used in the calculation. The plate thickness and the frequency are so selected, in relation to the plate material, as to minimize a function G(f, d) defined by:G(f, d)=Vg.multidot.Vp/{f(Vg-Vp)}whereinf: frequencyVg: group velocity of Lamb waveVp: phase velocity of Lamb waved: plate thickness.

摘要翻译： 在用于计算从兰姆波到达时间的距离的距离测量装置中，传播板的厚度和兰姆波的频率相对于传播板的材料被优化，以便不会降低传播板的精度 即使在计算中使用近似波速的情况下也能进行距离检测。 相对于板材选择板厚度和频率，以便使由G（f，d）= VgxVp / {f（Vg-Vp）}定义的函数G（f，d）最小化其中f ：频率Vg：兰姆波的群速度Vp：兰姆波的相速度d：板厚度。

公开(公告)号：US06570558B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US08775201

申请日：1996-12-30

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

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

IPC分类号： G09G500

CPC分类号： G06F3/0433

摘要： An influence by a vibration which is transmitted in the air is reduced, thereby preventing an erroneous detection of coordinates or a deterioration in a detecting precision. An elastic resin sheet is arranged on a coordinates input surface side of a vibration transmission plate so as to have a gap between the resin sheet and the vibration transmission plate and is fixed by an adhesive layer. When coordinates are inputted by a vibrator pen, namely, when a vibration is inputted, the resin sheet is warped by a writing pressure of the vibrator pen and the resin sheet comes into contact with the vibration transmission plate. Therefore, the vibration applied by the vibrator pen is efficiently transmitted to the vibration transmission plate. On the other hand, a vibration transmitted from the air is reflected by the boundary on both surface sides of the resin sheet and by the surface of the vibration transmission plate by a difference between acoustic impedances, so that the vibration entering the vibration transmission plate is remarkably reduced.

摘要翻译： 在空气中传递的振动的影响减小，从而防止错误的坐标检测或检测精度的劣化。 弹性树脂片被布置在振动传播板的坐标输入表面侧，以便在树脂片和振动传播板之间具有间隙，并通过粘合剂层固定。 当通过振动笔输入坐标时，即当输入振动时，树脂片被振动笔的书写压力扭曲，并且树脂片与振动传播板接触。 因此，振动笔施加的振动被有效地传递到振动传播板。 另一方面，从空气传递的振动由树脂片的两面的边界和振动传播板的表面之间的声阻抗之间的差异反射，使得进入振动传播板的振动为 明显减少

公开(公告)号：US5714698A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-03

申请号：US837128

申请日：1997-04-14

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： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G01P15/08 ,  G01P3/56 ,  G01P3/441

CPC分类号： G06F3/014 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06K9/00335

摘要： A gesture input apparatus comprises: a plurality of multiaxis angular velocity sensors or multiaxis acceleration sensors respectively for detecting multiaxis angular velocities or multiaxis accelerations; a difference sampling circuit for outputting the difference between one of outputs from the sensors, as a reference value, and outputs from the other sensors; a gesture dictionary for pre-storing sample values of feature relative value outputs; an arithmetic operation controller for recognizing gesture, by comparing an output value from the difference sampling circuit with a value within the gesture dictionary, based on output indicative of change in elapse of time, from said difference sampling circuit, as one set of data; and a distance sensor for detecting the relative distance between a fixed member and a movable member by using sound waves or light.

摘要翻译： 手势输入装置包括：分别用于检测多轴角速度或多轴加速度的多个多轴角速度传感器或多轴加速度传感器; 用于输出来自传感器的一个输出之间的差作为参考值的差分采样电路，并从其他传感器输出; 用于预存储特征相对值输出的采样值的手势字典; 算术运算控制器，用于通过将所述差异采样电路的输出值与所述手势字典中的值相对应地从所述差分采样电路中将来自所述差分采样电路的经过时间的变化的输出作为一组数据进行比较来识别手势; 以及距离传感器，用于通过使用声波或光来检测固定构件和可动构件之间的相对距离。

公开(公告)号：US5610838A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-11

申请号：US366919

申请日：1994-12-30

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 ,  G01M7/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0433 ,  Y10S367/907

摘要： A shift of an input coordinate by a change in temperature in a coordinate input device is prevented. An arithmetic operation and control circuit 1 applies a drive signal to a vibration pen 3 and starts a timer. The drive signal applied to the vibration pen 3 is delayed by a delay circuit 12, which drives a vibrator drive circuit 2 to generate vibration. A delay time of the delay circuit 12 is shortened as a temperature rises and a sum time of the delay generated by the delay circuit 12 and a delay generated in the vibration pen 3 as the temperature changes is constant regardless of the temperature. As a result, a vibration propagation time measured by the timer represents a net propagation time plus a constant delay time regardless of the temperature. Thus, the stable coordinate input is assured regardless of the temperature.

摘要翻译： 防止了坐标输入装置中的温度变化导致的输入坐标偏移。 算术运算控制电路1向振动笔3施加驱动信号，开始定时器。 施加到振动笔3的驱动信号被延迟电路12延迟，延迟电路12驱动振动器驱动电路2以产生振动。 延迟电路12的延迟时间随着温度升高而缩短，并且随着温度变化，由延迟电路12产生的延迟的和时间和在振动笔3中产生的延迟是恒定的，而与温度无关。 结果，由定时器测量的振动传播时间表示净传播时间加上恒定的延迟时间，而与温度无关。 因此，无论温度如何，均可确保稳定的坐标输入。

公开(公告)号：US5541892A

公开(公告)日：1996-07-30

申请号：US351230

申请日：1994-11-30

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

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

IPC分类号： G01H11/08 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/043 ,  G01S3/808

CPC分类号： G06F3/0433 ,  Y10S367/907

摘要： A piezoelectric sensor for detecting elastic plate vibrations in an object such as the transmission plate in a coordinate input apparatus is prismatic in shape and is fixed to the surface of the object. The prismatic sensor is arranged so that it is parallel to the direction of propagation of the vibrations and has an electrode surface perpendicular to the surface of the object. The arrangement of the prismatic sensor permits the thickness of the object in which the plate vibrations propagate to be substantially reduced and reduces the manufacturing cost of coordinate input apparatus using the prismatic sensor.

摘要翻译： 用于检测诸如坐标输入装置中的传输板的物体中的弹性板振动的压电传感器是棱形的并且固定到物体的表面。 棱柱形传感器被布置成使得其平行于振动的传播方向，并且具有垂直于物体表面的电极表面。 棱镜传感器的布置允许板振动传播的物体的厚度大大减小，并降低使用棱镜传感器的坐标输入装置的制造成本。

公开(公告)号：US06611258B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-26

申请号：US08777243

申请日：1996-12-31

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： G09G500

CPC分类号： G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/0433 ,  G06F3/04883

摘要： In a pen-input computer or the like, it is impossible to distinguish an input method and to execute a proper process according to the input method. A touch panel driver generates finger-input coordinate values for a display screen. A digitizer driver generates pen-input coordinate values for the display screen. A processor receives the coordinate values and additional information indicative of either the finger-input or the pen-input from a source discriminator, starts an inputting process according to the input method, and allows a virtual keyboard to be displayed onto the screen or allows a “CHR input pad” window to be opened.

摘要翻译： 在笔式计算机等中，不可能区分输入法并根据输入法执行适当的处​​理。 触摸面板驱动程序为显示屏生成手指输入坐标值。 数字转换器驱动程序为显示屏生成笔输入坐标值。 处理器从源鉴别器接收指示手指输入或笔输入的坐标值和附加信息，根据输入方法开始输入处理，并允许虚拟键盘显示在屏幕上或允许 “CHR输入板”窗口打开。

公开(公告)号：US5990720A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US366918

申请日：1994-12-30

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： G01K7/25 ,  G05D23/24 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/043 ,  G06F3/048 ,  H03L1/02 ,  H03H11/16

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。