Cordless electromagnetic induction system and method for automatic wake up

• US 20060284854A1
• Filed: 06/20/2005
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Waltop International Corp.
• Original Assignee: Waltop International Corp.
• Inventors: Cheng, Shih-Hao, Chen, Chih-An
• Application Number:
  US11/155,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20060284854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

The present invention discloses a cordless electromagnetic induction system, which comprises a cordless pen and a tablet connecting to a host. In this regards, the cordless pen comprises a battery for supplying power to the cordless pen, a radio frequency (RF) oscillation circuit for generating RF signal representing the location and status of the cordless pen, a wake up apparatus, and a sleep control apparatus. The wake up apparatus sets the cordless pen into a working mode and startup the RF oscillation circuit when receiving a wakeup RF signal. Moreover, the sleep control apparatus sets the cordless pen into a sleep mode and shutdown the RF oscillation circuit when the cordless pen is idle for a while in the working mode. In this embodiment, the tablet comprises a control apparatus, a tablet RF emitter, and a tablet RF receiver for receiving RF signal, representing the location and status of said cordless pen, from the RF oscillation circuit and informing the control apparatus. In this regards, the control apparatus starts up the tablet RF emitter when no RF signal from the RF oscillation circuit received, and shuts down the tablet RF emitter when RF signal from the RF oscillation circuit received.

Claims

1. A cordless electromagnetic induction system, comprising:

a cordless pen, wherein said cordless pen comprising;

a battery for supplying power to said cordless pen;

a radio frequency (RF) oscillation circuit for generating RF signal representing the location and status of said cordless pen;

a wake up apparatus for setting said cordless pen into a working mode and startup said RF oscillation circuit when receiving a wakeup RF signal; and

a sleep control apparatus for setting said cordless pen into a sleep mode and shutdown said RF oscillation circuit when said cordless pen is idle for a while in said working mode; and

a tablet, connecting to a host, comprising;

a tablet RF receiver for receiving RF signal, representing the location and status of said cordless pen, from said RF oscillation circuit and informing a control apparatus;

a tablet RF emitter; and

said control apparatus, wherein said control apparatus starts up said tablet RF emitter when no RF signal from said RF oscillation circuit received, and shuts down said tablet RF emitter when RF signal from said RF oscillation circuit received.

2. A cordless electromagnetic induction system of claim 1, wherein said cordless pen further comprising a tip, connecting to said RF oscillation circuit, said RF oscillation circuit generates RF signal representing the status of said tip.

3. A cordless electromagnetic induction system of claim 1, wherein said cordless pen further comprising a button, connecting to said RF oscillation circuit, said RF oscillation circuit generates RF signal representing the status of said button.

4. A cordless electromagnetic induction system of claim 2, wherein said wake up apparatus sets said cordless pen into said working mode and starts said RF oscillation circuit up after informed that the changed status of said tip by said RF oscillation circuit.

5. A cordless electromagnetic induction system of claim 3, wherein said wake up apparatus sets said cordless pen into said working mode and starts said RF oscillation circuit up after informed that the changed status of said button by said RF oscillation circuit.

6. A cordless electromagnetic induction system of claim 1, wherein said tablet RF emitter is located at the perimeter of central working area of said tablet.

7. A cordless electromagnetic induction system of claim 1, wherein said tablet RF emitter is located at the central working area of said tablet.

8. A cordless electromagnetic induction system of claim 1, wherein said cordless pen further comprises an attitude detection apparatus, connecting to said wake up apparatus, said wake up apparatus sets said cordless pen into said working mode and startup said RF oscillation circuit when receiving a wakeup RF signal and detecting said cordless pen is in a hand-holding mode by said attitude detection apparatus.

9. A cordless electromagnetic induction method, comprising:

providing a cordless electromagnetic induction system, wherein said system comprising;

a cordless pen, wherein said cordless pen comprising;

a battery for supplying power to said cordless pen;

a radio frequency (RF) oscillation circuit for generating RF signal representing the location and status of said cordless pen;

a wake up apparatus for receiving a wakeup RF signal; and

a sleep control apparatus for controlling said RF oscillation circuit; and

a tablet, connecting to a host, comprising;

a tablet RF receiver for receiving RF signal, representing the location and status of said cordless pen, from said RF oscillation circuit and informing a control apparatus;

a tablet RF emitter; and

said control apparatus for controlling said tablet RF emitter;

setting said cordless pen into a working mode and starting up said RF oscillation circuit, by said wake up apparatus, when said wakeup RF signal received; and

shutting down said tablet RF emitter, by said control apparatus, when RF signal from said RF oscillation circuit is received.

10. A cordless electromagnetic induction method of claim 9, wherein said cordless pen further comprising a tip, connecting to said RF oscillation circuit, said RF oscillation circuit generates RF signal representing the status of said tip.

11. A cordless electromagnetic induction method of claim 9, wherein said cordless pen further comprising a button, connecting to said RF oscillation circuit, said RF oscillation circuit generates RF signal representing the status of said button.

12. A cordless electromagnetic induction method of claim 10, wherein said wake up apparatus sets said cordless pen into said working mode and starts said RF oscillation circuit up after informed that the changed status of said tip by said RF oscillation circuit.

13. A cordless electromagnetic induction method of claim 11, wherein said wake up apparatus sets said cordless pen into said working mode and starts said RF oscillation circuit up after informed that the changed status of said button by said RF oscillation circuit.

14. A cordless electromagnetic induction method of claim 9, wherein said tablet RF emitter is located at the perimeter of central working area of said tablet.

15. A cordless electromagnetic induction method of claim 9, wherein said tablet RF emitter is located at the central working area of said tablet.

16. A cordless electromagnetic induction method of claim 9, further comprising:

setting said cordless pen into a sleep mode and shutting down said RF oscillation circuit, by said sleep control apparatus, when said cordless pen is idle for a while in said working mode; and

starting up said tablet RF emitter, by said control apparatus, when no RF signal from said RF oscillation circuit received.

17. A cordless electromagnetic induction method of claim 9, wherein said cordless pen further comprises an attitude detection apparatus, connecting to said wake up apparatus, said wake up apparatus sets said cordless pen into said working mode and startup said RF oscillation circuit when receiving a wakeup RF signal and detecting said cordless pen is in a hand-holding mode by said attitude detection apparatus.