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Handwriting apparatus for information collection based on force and position

  • US 5,022,086 A
  • Filed: 12/20/1988
  • Issued: 06/04/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for gathering and collecting handwritten information based upon force and position of a writing instrument comprising in combination:

  • a tablet means for sensing a first position component along a first axis in a Cartesian coordinate system and for sensing a second position component along a second axis in said Cartesian coordinate system transverse to said first axis;

    force sensing means within said writing instrument for sensing force generated by the writing instrument about a point at the intersection of said first axis and said second axis, said force being expressible in third, fourth and fifth spatial axes related to orientation of said writing instrument, said force sensing means including;

    means for sensing a first force component in said third axis,means for sensing a second force component in said fourth axis transverse to said third axis, andmeans for sensing a third force component in said fifth axis transverse to said third axis and said fourth axis;

    means for logging, with respect to time, said first position component, said second position component, said first force component, said second force component and said third force component to produce logged position and force information; and

    means responsive to said logged position and force information for combining said logged position and force information to produce output information.

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