Writing Apparatus with Electronic Soft Pen Brush

• US 20110157032A1
• Filed: 03/16/2010
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Waltop International Corp.
• Original Assignee: Waltop International Corp.
• Inventors: Yeh, Chia-Jui, Mao, Chung-Fuu
• Application Number:
  US12/725,325
• Publication Number:
  US 20110157032A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A writing apparatus with electronic soft brush pen is disclosed herein. The writing apparatus includes an electronic soft pen brush, an all point addressable (APA) touch panel, a scanning circuit and a controlling circuit. The electronic soft pen brush is configured to generate a plurality of touch points on the touch panel simultaneously. The scanning circuit is configured to detect the touch positions of the touch points simultaneously. The controlling circuit is configured to determine the touch region, the touch area and size and generate an output signal in accordance with the touch region, the touch area and the touch positions.

Claims

1. A writing apparatus with electronic soft pen brush, comprising:

an electronic soft pen brush;

a touch panel configured to generate a plurality of touch points when the electronic soft pen brush touches the touch panel;

a scanning circuit configured to detect a plurality of touch position of the touch points simultaneously; and

a controlling circuit configured to determine a touch region of the touch points in accordance with the touch positions of the touch points, and transform the touch region and the touch positions to a output signal.

2. The writing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electronic soft pen brush includes a pen-nib and the pen-nib is soft brush or soft nib like Chinese calligraphy brush or Gouache brush.

3. The writing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the pen-nib is selected consisting of soft plastic, elastic paper fiber, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic rubber (TPR) and woolens.

4. The writing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electronic soft pen brush is replaced by human finger.

5. The writing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the touch panel is an all point addressable (APA) touch panel.

6. The writing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the touch panel is adapted on an electronic device with a display.

7. The writing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the controlling circuit transmits the output signal to the electronic device and the electronic device presents a touch image on the display.

8. A writing apparatus with electronic soft pen brush, comprising:

an electronic soft pen brush including a pen-nib;

a touch panel configured to generate a plurality of touch points when the electronic soft pen brush touches the touch panel;

a scanning circuit configured to detect a plurality of touch position of the touch points simultaneously; and

a controlling circuit configured to determine a touch region of the touch points in accordance with the touch positions of the touch points, and transform the touch region and the touch positions to a output signal;

wherein the writing apparatus generates a plurality of the touch regions with different sizes in accordance with touch angle and touch strength used by the pen-nib on the touch panel.

9. The writing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the pen-nib is soft brush or soft nib like Chinese calligraphy brush or Gouache brush.

10. The writing apparatus of claim 9, wherein the pen-nib is selected consisting of soft plastic, elastic paper fiber, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic rubber (TPR) and woolens.

11. The writing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the electronic soft pen brush is replaced by human finger.

12. The writing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the touch panel is an all point addressable (APA) touch panel.

13. The writing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the touch panel is adapted on an electronic device with a display.

14. The writing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the controlling circuit transmits the output signal to the electronic device and the electronic device presents a touch image on the display.

15. An electronic device with a writing apparatus, comprising:

a writing apparatus, comprising;

an electronic soft pen brush including a pen-nib;

a touch panel configured to generate a plurality of touch points when the electronic soft pen brush touches the touch panel;

a scanning circuit configured to detect a plurality of touch position of the touch points simultaneously; and

a controlling circuit configured to determine a touch region of the touch points in accordance with the touch positions of the touch points, and transform the touch region and the touch positions to a output signal; and

a display configured to present the touch region and the touch positions on the display;

wherein the writing apparatus generates a plurality of the touch regions with different sizes in accordance with touch angle and touch strength used by the pen-nib on the touch panel.

16. The writing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the pen-nib is soft brush or soft nib like Chinese calligraphy brush or Gouache brush.

17. The writing apparatus of claim 16, wherein the pen-nib is selected consisting of soft plastic, elastic paper fiber, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic rubber (TPR) and woolens.

18. The writing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the electronic soft pen brush is replaced by human finger.

19. The writing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the touch panel is an all point addressable (APA) touch panel.

20. The writing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the controlling circuit transmits the output signal to the electronic device and the electronic device presents a touch image on the display.