Handwriting capture device
First Claim
1. A handwriting capture device comprising:
- a housing having a top surface;
a digitizer, mounted within the top surface;
means coupled to the digitizer for sensing the presence of a record member and for activating data capture by the digitizer when the record member is positioned on the digitizer; and
means coupled to the digitizer for processing written information.
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Abstract
A handwriting capture device which employs a highly sensitive digitizer to accurately capture signature information entered using a writing force greater than or equal to a predetermined writing force. The handwriting capture device includes a housing having a top surface, a resistive membrane digitizer mounted in the top surface and having a low pattern density, a layer of urethane rubber for frictionally holding the receipt in place, circuitry for processing digitizer information, a clamp for retaining a receipt in place over the digitizer during movement of the device, and circuitry for sensing the presence of the receipt and for activating data capture by the digitizer when the receipt is positioned under the clamp. In the preferred embodiment, the clamp also serves to minimize finger contact with the digitizer.
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43 Claims
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1. A handwriting capture device comprising:
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a housing having a top surface; a digitizer, mounted within the top surface; means coupled to the digitizer for sensing the presence of a record member and for activating data capture by the digitizer when the record member is positioned on the digitizer; and means coupled to the digitizer for processing written information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A handwriting capture device comprising:
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a housing having a top surface; a digitizer, mounted within the top surface; a guide on the top surface for aligning an edge of a record member along the guide; and means coupled to the digitizer for processing written information; - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A handwriting capture device comprising:
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a housing having a top surface; a digitizer, mounted within the top surface; a document cover over the digitizer having a window to allow a document placed underneath the cover to be signed while preventing undesired contact with the digitizer; and means coupled to the digitizer for processing written information.
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24. A method for capturing handwriting without immediate feedback from an electronic display comprising the steps of:
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placing a record member on a writing surface, the writing surface including a digitizer; sensing the presence of the record member on the digitizer; activating the digitizer and processing circuitry coupled to the digitizer in response to the sensing step; applying a writing to the digitizer through the record member; and processing a signal representing the writing from the digitizer. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for capturing handwriting without immediate feedback from an electronic display comprising the steps of:
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aligning at least one edge of a record member along a guide mounted on a writing surface, the writing surface including a digitizer; applying a writing to the digitizer through the record member; and processing a signal representing the writing from the digitizer. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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