Position Detecting System and Apparatuses and Methods For Use and Control Thereof
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1. A position detection system, comprising:
- at least one pointer, comprising;
a wave generating oscillator section capable of generating oscillating electrical signals;
a power supply section powering generation of said electrical oscillating signals by said oscillator section; and
an energy pick-up circuit which supplies energy to the power supply section from an excitation signal received by said circuit; and
,a detector, comprising a sensor operative to detect the position of said at least one pointer from a wave generated by the wave generating section.
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Abstract
A position detection system, comprising: at least one pointer, comprising: a wave generating oscillator section; a power supply section powering the oscillator section, and an energy pick-up circuit which supplies energy to the power supply section from an excitation signal received by the circuit; and, a detector, comprising a sensor operative to detect the position of the at least one pointer from a wave generated by the wave generating section.
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66 Claims
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1. A position detection system, comprising:
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at least one pointer, comprising; a wave generating oscillator section capable of generating oscillating electrical signals; a power supply section powering generation of said electrical oscillating signals by said oscillator section; and an energy pick-up circuit which supplies energy to the power supply section from an excitation signal received by said circuit; and
,a detector, comprising a sensor operative to detect the position of said at least one pointer from a wave generated by the wave generating section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A pointer, comprising:
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a wave generating oscillator section capable of generating oscillating electrical signals; a power supply section powering said generation of said electrical oscillating signals by said oscillator section; and an energy pick-up circuit which supplies energy to the power supply section from an excitation signal received by said circuit; and
,a transmission section that transmits a signal generated by the oscillator section - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for providing energy to a pointer, comprising:
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transmitting an excitation signal from a detector; generating a DC voltage from said excitation signal; and
,powering generation of electrical oscillating signals by an oscillator from said DC voltage.
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48. A stylus for use in a digitizer system, comprising:
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a stylus tip; at least one moving element located in the stylus, wherein said at least one moving element moves in response to pressure applied on the stylus tip; at least one elastic element fitted around an outer circumference of said at least one moving element and coupled to a housing of the stylus such that during said motion of said moving element, torsion is applied to said elastic element and wherein said elastic element torsion opposes motion of said moving element and returns said moving element to a condition that existed prior to said motion. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A stylus for use in a digitizer system, comprising:
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a stylus tip; an oscillator producing an electrical signal; and a variable element forming a part of the oscillator, wherein the stylus is operative when pressure is exerted on a tip thereof to transmit pressure via a force transmitting element to said variable element such that the value of said variable element modulates in response to pressure exerted on said stylus tip. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A pointer, comprising:
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a wave generating oscillator section capable of generating oscillating electrical signals responsive to an excitation signal; a transmission section that transmits a signal generated by the oscillator section; a power supply section powering said transmission section; and an energy pick-up circuit which supplies energy to the power supply section from an excitation signal received by said circuit. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66)
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