Digitizer stylus with z-axis side control
First Claim
1. In a stylus for use with digitizer apparatus, said stylus having an elongated housing, means for interacting with the digitizer apparatus such that the digitizer apparatus may generate X/Y location data of said stylus relative to the digitizer apparatus and means for generating a Z-axis signal, the improvement comprising said means for generating said Z-axis signal comprising a device mounted to said housing, said device having a movable element accessible and manually engagable from a side of said housing and manually movable along said side of said housing, said device generating said Z-axis signal in relation to movement of said movable element along said side of said housing, said device being configured such that said movable element retains the position it is moved to after release thereof.
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Abstract
Stylus for digitizer tablet, with the stylus provided with a finger-actuated side control for controlling the magnitude of a Z-axis signal. The side control remains in the position placed by the user, and preferably comprises a slide switch mounted on the side of the stylus housing.
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- 1. In a stylus for use with digitizer apparatus, said stylus having an elongated housing, means for interacting with the digitizer apparatus such that the digitizer apparatus may generate X/Y location data of said stylus relative to the digitizer apparatus and means for generating a Z-axis signal, the improvement comprising said means for generating said Z-axis signal comprising a device mounted to said housing, said device having a movable element accessible and manually engagable from a side of said housing and manually movable along said side of said housing, said device generating said Z-axis signal in relation to movement of said movable element along said side of said housing, said device being configured such that said movable element retains the position it is moved to after release thereof.
- 3. In a stylus for use with digitizer apparatus, said stylus having an elongated housing, means for interacting with the digitizer apparatus such that the digitizer apparatus may generate X/Y location data of said stylus relative to the digitizer apparatus and means for generating a Z-axis signal, the improvement comprising said means for generating said Z-axis signal comprising a device mounted to said housing, said device having a movable element accessible and manually engagable from a side of said housing and manually movable along said side of said housing, said device generating said Z-axis signal in relation to movement of said movable element along said side of said housing, said device being configured such that said movable element is movable along said housing side parallel to a longitudinal axis of said housing.
- 8. A stylus for use with a position determining device, said stylus having a housing, means for interacting with the position determining device such that the position determining device may determine the position of the stylus relative to the position determining device and means for generating a Z-axis signal comprising a movable element accessible and manually engageable from a side of said housing and manually movable along said side of said housing, said means for generating said Z-axis signal in relation to movement of said movable element along said side of said housing, said means for generating being configured such that said movable element retains the position it is moved to upon release thereof.
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