Real motion detection sampling and recording for writing instruments and small tracking instruments using electrically active material with viscosity
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1. A system for digitally recording the motion of an instrument including:
- a power source;
at least two hollow tubes made of electricially conductive material coupled to said power source through first connection, said at least two hollow tubes including a viscous material in the interior contacting said electrically conductive material, wherein when said at least one of said at least hollow tubes moves in an axial or rotational direction, said viscous material contacting said electrical conductive material;
a power sink coupled with said at least two electrically conductive hollow tubes through a second connection.
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Abstract
The present invention details a system for tracking writing motions internally to the pen (or other instrument) and communicating such motions to a general or specific purposes computer systems. In a preferred embodiment the present invention uses multiple tubes with electrically active material with viscosity surfaces in order to generate the necessary signals to determine the motion of the device in a targeted number of degrees. The data is then filtered and optionally processed and stored. The data then can be downloaded to a computer or other processing device to determine the motion of the pen or other tracking device.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for digitally recording the motion of an instrument including:
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a power source;
at least two hollow tubes made of electricially conductive material coupled to said power source through first connection, said at least two hollow tubes including a viscous material in the interior contacting said electrically conductive material, wherein when said at least one of said at least hollow tubes moves in an axial or rotational direction, said viscous material contacting said electrical conductive material;
a power sink coupled with said at least two electrically conductive hollow tubes through a second connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for tracking the motion of a writing instrument including:
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a clock controlling a power source;
a series of virtual resistors coupled with said power source, each virtual resistor including a detection tube with a electrically active varying material, wherein the resistance of said of each virtual resistor is dependent upon the configuration of said electrically actice varying material, said material varying with motion of said writing instrument;
a power sink; and
a signal processor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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