ELECTRIC PEN

• US 20100084203A1
• Filed: 10/02/2009
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Peng, Ke-Ren
• Application Number:
  US12/572,279
• Publication Number:
  US 20100084203A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 178/19.10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

An electronic pen is provided. The electronic pen can capture the pressure, speed and motion of its tip, thereby reflecting the strength and muscularity of the handwriting.

Claims

1. An electronic pen comprising:

a pen body having a pen tip fitted to the pen body;

a track sensor for sensing a track of movement of the pen tip;

a pressure sensor for sensing a pressure against the pen tip;

a speed calculator for calculating a speed of movement of the pen tip according to the track of movement of the pen tip;

a signal processor for converting the track of movement of the pen tip, the speed of movement of the pen tip, and the pressure against the pen tip into a handwriting signal; and

a transmission interface for communicating the handwriting signal to an electronic device.

2. The electronic pen according to claim 1, wherein the transmission interface comprises:

a Bluetooth module for communicating the handwriting signal to the electronic device according to a Bluetooth standard.

3. The electronic pen according to claim 1, wherein the transmission interface comprises a Universal Serial Bus device.

4. The electronic pen according to claim 1, further comprising:

a battery for providing the electronic pen with electric power.

5. The electronic pen according to claim 2, further comprising:

an electromagnetic coil disposed in the pen body and adjacent to an end of the pen body, wherein the end is opposite to the pen tip.

6. The electronic pen according to claim 1, wherein the pen body comprises conductive material.

7. The electronic pen according to claim 1, wherein the track sensor comprises:

a first-direction-detecting module for detecting a motion vector component in a first direction of a motion vector, wherein the motion vector represents the movement of the pen tip;

a second-direction-detecting module for detecting a motion vector component in a second direction of the motion vector, wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other; and

a track-calculating module for calculating the track of movement of the pen tip according to the motion vector component in the first direction and the motion vector component in the second direction.

8. The electronic pen according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory for storing the track of movement of the pen tip, the speed of movement of the pen tip, and the pressure against the pen tip as digital data.

9. The electronic pen according to claim 1, further comprising:

a button disposed on the pen body;

an erasing processor for generating an erasing signal according to the track of movement of the pen tip after or when the button is pressed;

a connection interface for communicating the erasing signal to the electronic device.

10. The electronic pen according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connection interface disposed in the pen body.

11. The electronic pen according to claim 10, wherein the connection interface is a mini USB port.

12. An electronic pen comprising:

a pen body having a pen tip fitted to the pen body;

means for sensing a track of movement of the pen tip;

means for sensing a pressure against the pen tip;

means for calculating a speed of movement of the pen tip according to the track of movement of the pen tip;

means for converting the track of movement of the pen tip, the speed of movement of the pen tip, and the pressure against the pen tip into a handwriting signal; and

means for communicating the handwriting signal to an electronic device.

13. The electronic pen according to claim 12, wherein the means for communicating the handwriting signal to the electronic device comprises:

means for communicating the handwriting signal to the electronic device according to a Bluetooth standard.

14. The electronic pen according to claim 12, further comprising:

means for providing the electronic pen with electric power.

15. The electronic pen according to claim 13, further comprising:

an electromagnetic coil disposed in the pen body and adjacent to an end of the pen body, wherein the end is opposite to the pen tip.

16. The electronic pen according to claim 12, wherein the pen body comprises conductive material.

17. The electronic pen according to claim 12, wherein the means for sensing the track of movement of the pen tip comprises:

means for detecting a motion vector component in a first direction of a motion vector, wherein the motion vector represents the movement of the pen tip;

means for detecting a motion vector component in a second direction of the motion vector, wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other; and

means for calculating the track of movement of the pen tip according to the motion vector component in the first direction and the motion vector component in the second direction.

18. The electronic pen according to claim 12, further comprising:

means for storing the track of movement of the pen tip, the speed of movement of the pen tip, and the pressure against the pen tip as digital data.

19. The electronic pen according to claim 12, further comprising:

a button disposed on the pen body;

means for generating a erasing signal according to the track of movement of the pen tip after or when the button is pressed; and

means for communicating the erasing signal to the electronic device.

20. The electronic pen according to claim 12, further comprising:

a connection interface disposed in the pen body.