POINTING MEMBER, POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND POSITION DETECTION METHOD
First Claim
1. A position detection apparatus, comprising:
- a pointing member for transmitting a signal for position pointing; and
a position detector including a sensor section that is configured to be pointed to at a position thereof by said pointing member and to receive the signal for position pointing transmitted from said pointing member;
wherein said position detector is configured to detect the position on said sensor section pointed to by said pointing member based on the signal for position pointing received by said sensor section; and
wherein said pointing member includes a transmission signal production section configured to produce a signal of a first frequency and a signal of a second frequency that is different from the first frequency and to control production timings of the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency in response to a pressing force applied to said pointing member when it points to a position on said sensor section, and wherein said position detector is configured to detect the position on said sensor section pointed to by said pointing member based on at least one of the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency and to detect the pressing force applied to said pointing member when it points to the position on said sensor section based on a phase difference between the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided to further facilitate detection not only of a position on a position detector pointed to by a pointing member, but also of information other than the position information such as pen pressure applied to the pointing member, in a position detection apparatus of the electrostatic coupling type. In one embodiment, a pointing member includes a first electrode substantially in the form of a rod, a substantially cylindrical second electrode disposed in such a manner as to surround the first electrode, and a transmission signal production section for producing a signal of a first frequency f1 and another signal of a second frequency f2 different from the first frequency f1 and controlling a phase difference between the signals in response to pressure applied to the pointing member. On a position detector side, the signal of the first frequency f1 is used for position detection of the pointing member, and the phase difference is used for detection of information other than the position information such as pen pressure on the pointing member. Alternatively, a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to pressure applied to the pointing member is produced, and on the position detector side, the position, pen pressure and so forth are detected from the pulse signal and the pulse width.
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20 Claims
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1. A position detection apparatus, comprising:
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a pointing member for transmitting a signal for position pointing; and a position detector including a sensor section that is configured to be pointed to at a position thereof by said pointing member and to receive the signal for position pointing transmitted from said pointing member; wherein said position detector is configured to detect the position on said sensor section pointed to by said pointing member based on the signal for position pointing received by said sensor section; and wherein said pointing member includes a transmission signal production section configured to produce a signal of a first frequency and a signal of a second frequency that is different from the first frequency and to control production timings of the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency in response to a pressing force applied to said pointing member when it points to a position on said sensor section, and wherein said position detector is configured to detect the position on said sensor section pointed to by said pointing member based on at least one of the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency and to detect the pressing force applied to said pointing member when it points to the position on said sensor section based on a phase difference between the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A pointing member which includes a pen tip projecting from a housing and is used for position pointing, comprising:
a transmission signal production section that is configured to produce a transmission signal corresponding to a pressing force applied to said pen tip, wherein said transmission signal production section is configured to produce a signal of a first frequency and another signal of a second frequency different from the first frequency and to control production timings of the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency in response to a pressing force applied to said pen tip. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A position detection apparatus, comprising:
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a pointing member for transmitting a signal for position pointing; and a position detector including a sensor section that is configured to be pointed to at a position thereof by said pointing member and to receive the signal for position pointing transmitted from said pointing member; wherein said position detector is configured to detect the position on said sensor section pointed to by said pointing member based on the signal for position pointing received by said sensor section; and wherein said pointing member includes a transmission signal production section configured to produce a predetermined pulse signal and to control a pulse width of the predetermined pulse signal in response to a pressing force applied to said pointing member when it points to a position on said sensor section, and wherein said position detector is configured to detect the position on said sensor section pointed to by said pointing member based on the presence of the predetermined pulse signal and to detect the pressing force applied to said pointing member when it points to the position on said sensor section based on a pulse width of the predetermined pulse signal.
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18. A pointing member which includes a pen tip projecting from a housing and used for position pointing, comprising:
a transmission signal production section configured to produce a transmission signal corresponding to a pressing force applied to said pen tip, wherein said transmission signal production section is configured to produce a predetermined pulse signal with a pulse width that is variable in response to the pressing force applied to said pen tip.
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19. A position detection method to detect a position on a sensor section pointed to by a pointing member and to detect pen pressure on the pointing member, comprising:
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receiving a signal of a first frequency and a signal of a second frequency different from the first frequency from the pointing member wherein production timings of the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency is related to a pressing force applied to the pointing member when it points to a position on the sensor section; detecting a position on the sensor section pointed to by the pointing member based on at least one of the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency; and detecting the pressing force applied to the pointing member when it points to the position on the sensor section based on a phase difference between the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency.
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20. A method of operating a pointing member to transmit an indication of a pressing force on a pen tip of the pointing member, comprising:
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transmitting a signal of a first frequency and a signal of a second frequency different from the first frequency, and controlling production timings of the signal of the first frequency and the signal of the second frequency in response to a pressing force to the pen tip.
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Specification