Electromagnetic Whiteboard Pen

• US 20110084846A1
• Filed: 11/12/2009
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Waltop International Corp.
• Original Assignee: Waltop International Corp.
• Inventors: Hsu, Yan-Chin, Li, Chih-Jen, Liu, Cheng-Lu
• Application Number:
  US12/617,718
• Publication Number:
  US 20110084846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/636.15
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 29/00 Combinations of writing implements with other articles
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 8/003 Pen barrels
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 8/02 with writing-points comprising fibres, felt, or similar porous or capillary material B43K8/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 8/22 with electrically or magnetically activated writing-points
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means

Abstract

An electromagnetic whiteboard pen is disclosed, and particular an electromagnetic whiteboard pen capable of inking and digital inputting simultaneously is disclosed. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen has a marker for writing with ink and a coil for emitting electromagnetic signals. When user writes on an electromagnetic whiteboard by the marker, the coil emitting electromagnetic signals simultaneously. The electromagnetic whiteboard senses the electromagnetic signals to find and record the position and the moving of the electromagnetic whiteboard pen. Therefore, the writing on the electromagnetic whiteboard by inking can be record and converted to be digital signals for storing by the electromagnetic whiteboard when the electromagnetic whiteboard pen writes on the electromagnetic whiteboard.

Claims

1. An electromagnetic whiteboard pen, comprising:

a marker having an output head for outputting ink to write on an electromagnetic whiteboard;

a hollow penholder for containing said marker wherein one end of said hollow penholder has a pen point member;

a coil deposed in said pen point member and surrounding said output head of said marker for emitting a first electromagnetic signal or a second electromagnetic signal;

a cover for covering and protecting said output head and said pen point member when said electromagnetic whiteboard pen is not used or operated; and

a lid deposed at one end of said hollow penholder for fixing and sealing said marker in said hollow penholder.

2. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 1, wherein said pen point member of said hollow penholder has a first opening for passing said output head of said marker through said first opening to expose said output head from said hollow penholder for writing.

3. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 2, wherein another end of said hollow penholder has a second opening for putting said marker into said hollow penholder or for changing said marker in said hollow penholder.

4. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 3, wherein diameter of said first opening is larger than diameter of said output head of said marker for passing said output head of said marker through said first opening and exposing said output head from said hollow penholder, and said diameter of said first opening is smaller than diameter of said marker for preventing said marker from passing through said first opening fully.

5. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 4, wherein diameter of said second opening is larger than diameter of said marker for placing and changing said marker conveniently.

6. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 1, wherein a power-saving switch is deposed on said pen point member, and said cover pushes or presses said power-saving switch to turn on said power-saving switch for controlling said coil to stop emitting said electromagnetic signals when said cover and hollow penholder are closed.

7. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 1, wherein said cover does not push or press said power-saving switch to turn off said power-saving switch for controlling said coil to start emitting said electromagnetic signals when said cover is opened.

8. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 1, wherein said lid is connected with said hollow penholder by a connecting member for controlling said lid to open or close.

9. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 8, wherein said first electromagnetic signal and said second electromagnetic signal have different frequencies, and said first electromagnetic signal is an original electromagnetic signal and said second electromagnetic signal is a writing electromagnetic signal.

10. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 9, wherein said lid comprising:

a control board for controlling said electromagnetic whiteboard pen to operate or work;

a writing switch deposed under said control board for converting said first electromagnetic signal to said second electromagnetic signal and for converting said second electromagnetic signal to said first electromagnetic signal; and

a battery container deposed on said control board for containing a battery to be a power supply of said electromagnetic whiteboard pen.

11. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 10, wherein when said electromagnetic whiteboard pen writes on an electromagnetic whiteboard, said output head is pressed to bring said marker back to push or press said writing switch, and then, said writing switch converts the electromagnetic signal emitted by said coil from said first electromagnetic signal to said second electromagnetic signal for said electromagnetic whiteboard to start recording positions and moving trace of said electromagnetic whiteboard pen.

12. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 11, wherein when said electromagnetic whiteboard pen moves away from said electromagnetic whiteboard, said output head returns to original position and said output head does not push or press said writing switch, and then, said writing switch converts the electromagnetic signal emitted by said coil from said second electromagnetic signal to said first electromagnetic signal.

13. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 10, wherein said lid further comprises a low power indicator deposed in said lid or on one surface of said lid for alerting the user when the power of said battery is low.

14. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 13, wherein said low power indicator is a LED.

15. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 13, wherein a detecting circuit is deposed in said control board for detecting the state of voltage or charge of said battery, and then, said detecting circuit notifies said low power indicator to give an alarm when the voltage of said battery or the charge of said battery is in low state.

16. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 10, wherein an oscillating circuit is deposed in said control board for controlling said coil to emit the electromagnetic signals.

17. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 10, wherein said lid further comprises a battery cover for sealing said battery in said lid and for changing said battery.

18. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen of claim 1, wherein a sealing member is deposed in said cover to seal said output head in said sealing member for preventing ink from volatilizing form said output head when said cover and said hollow penholder are closed.