ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION COORDINATE DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120112766A1
• Filed: 06/17/2011
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Waltop International Corp.
• Original Assignee: Waltop International Corp.
• Inventors: HSU, CHUNG-WEN, LIU, CHENG-LU
• Application Number:
  US13/163,615
• Publication Number:
  US 20120112766A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/633
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04162 for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means

Abstract

An electromagnetic induction coordinate detecting method for detecting the trace of at least one electromagnetic pointing device on an electromagnetic sensor board is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: first, a delayed period for each electromagnetic pointing device is pre-determined. Then, whether a board-trigger signal from the electromagnetic sensor board is received is determined. If yes, the electromagnetic pointing device emits an electromagnetic signal after the delayed period. Finally, the electromagnetic sensor board calculates the coordinate and the pressure of each electromagnetic pointing device according to the received electromagnetic signal.

Claims

1. An electromagnetic induction coordinate detecting system, comprising:

an electromagnetic sensor board configured to emit a board-trigger signal; and

at least one electromagnetic pointing device comprising;

an oscillation unit, configured to resonate and receive the board-trigger signal to emit a coupled-trigger signal;

a monitoring unit, configured to transfer an internal trigger signal according to the coupled-trigger signal; and

a first control unit, configured to control the oscillation unit to emit an electromagnetic signal for a signal emitting period after a delayed period when receiving the internal trigger signal;

wherein, the oscillation unit is enabled after receiving the internal trigger signal, the electromagnetic sensor board calculates the coordinate and the pressure of the electromagnetic pointing device according to the electromagnetic signal.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic pointing device further comprises a power supply, configured to supply voltage and electricity for the first control unit, the oscillation unit, and the monitoring unit.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the electromagnetic pointing device further comprises a power management unit comprising a regulation circuit, configured to stabilize the voltage provided from the power supply to be the regulated power supply.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic sensor board emits the board-trigger signal continuously during an oscillation charging period, and the oscillation unit resonates and couples the received board-trigger signal during the oscillation charging period, and then stores electricity to supply the first control unit, the oscillation unit, and the monitoring unit.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the oscillation unit emits the coupled-trigger signal after the oscillation charging period to make the monitoring unit generate the internal trigger signal.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the electromagnetic pointing device is plural, and the delayed period of one electromagnetic pointing device is the sum of the delayed period of another electromagnetic pointing device and the signal emitting period.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the electromagnetic sensor board comprises a second control unit, configured to recognize the electromagnetic pointing devices according to the electromagnetic signals which are emitted from the electromagnetic pointing devices.

8. The system of claim. 2, wherein the board-trigger signal is emitted periodically, and the first control unit controls the oscillation unit to emit multiple electromagnetic signals between two continuous board-trigger signals.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the electromagnetic pointing device is plural, and the delayed period, of one electromagnetic pointing device is the sum of the delayed period, of another electromagnetic pointing device and the signal emitting period.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the electromagnetic sensor board comprises a second control unit, configured to recognize the electromagnetic pointing devices according to the electromagnetic signals which are emitted from the electromagnetic pointing devices.

11. The system of claim. 10, wherein the first and second control unit comprises a microcontroller unit, a microprocessor, or a control circuit.

12. The system of claim 2, wherein the power supply comprises a battery.

13. An electromagnetic induction, coordinate detecting method for detecting the trace of at least one electromagnetic pointing device on an electromagnetic sensor board, and the method comprising:

pre-determining a delayed period for each electromagnetic pointing device;

determining whether a board-trigger signal from the electromagnetic sensor board is received, or not;

if yes, the electromagnetic pointing device emits an electromagnetic signal after the delayed period;

if not, keep on detecting whether the board-trigger signal is received; and

calculating the coordinate and the pressure of the electromagnetic pointing device according to the received electromagnetic signal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the electromagnetic pointing device emits the electromagnetic signal after the delayed period continuously during a signal emitting period.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the electromagnetic sensor board emits the board-trigger signal continuously during an oscillation charging period to generate electricity.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the electromagnetic pointing device emits the electromagnetic signal after the sum of the oscillation charging period and the delayed period.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the board-trigger signal is emitted periodically, and the multiple electromagnetic signals are emitted between two continuous board-trigger signals.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the electromagnetic pointing device is plural, and the delayed period of one electromagnetic pointing device is the sum of the delayed period of another electromagnetic pointing device and the signal emitting period.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

recognizing the electromagnetic pointing devices according to the delayed period of the electromagnetic signal which is emitted by the electromagnetic pointing devices.