Information input device
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1. An information input device, comprising:
- a connecting matrix including a plurality of n first parallel row conductor lines and a plurality of m first parallel column conductor lines being disposed orthogonally to said row conductor lines, m being equal to or unequal to n, and the crossing points of said first row conductor lines and said first column conductor lines forming nodes of the connecting matrix;
a voltage source;
a probe pin being coupled to said voltage source for connecting with and closing the row conductor lines and the column conductor lines at the nodes of the connecting matrix;
a first multiple channel delay circuit, the number of channels of said first multiple channel delay circuit depending on the number n of the first row conductor lines, wherein the delay time in each of said channels differs from the delay time in all other channels of said first multiple channel delay circuit, the input terminal of each channel of said first multiple channel delay circuit being connected to first ends of associated conductor lines of said first row conductor lines of said connecting matrix and the output terminals of said channels being connected together and form the output terminal of said first multiple channel delay circuit;
a second multiple channel delay circuit, the number of channels of said second multiple channel delay circuit depending on the number m of said first column conductor lines, wherein the delay time in each of said channels of said second multiple channel delay circuit differs from the delay time in all other channels of said second multiple channel delay circuit, the input terminal of each channel being connected with first ends of associated conductor lines of said first column conductor lines, and the output terminals of said channels are connected together and forming the output of said second multiple channel delay circuit;
a NOR circuit having multiple inputs being connected either to all second ends of said first column conductor lines or to all second ends of said first row conductor lines;
a first pulse generator having its trigger input connected to an output of said NOR circuit and its reset input connected to said output of said first multiple channel delay circuit; and
a second pulse generator having its trigger input connected to said output of said NOR circuit and its reset input connected to said output of said second multiple channel delay circuit, wherein the duration of pulses generated at the respective output terminals of said first and second pulse generators correspond respectively to coordinates of row conductor line and column conductor line being closed and energized at the present moment by the probe pin, wherein the number of the channels of said first multiple channel delay circuit is equal to or greater than n/2;
said n first row conductor lines comprise a first portion of row conductor lines their number corresponding to said number of said channels of said first multiple channel delay circuit, said first portion of row conductor lines being provided as single row conductor lines within the connecting matrix and the remaining portion of said first row conductor lines comprising additional row conductor lines, each additional row conductor line being provided in parallel and adjacent to an associated line of the second portion of said first row conductor lines, wherein the additional row conductor lines also form nodes of the connecting matrix in combination with crossing column conductor lines and in combination with said adjacent first row conductor lines, first end terminals of all of said additional row conductor lines being connected together and to an input of a first additional delay element having an output being connected to said output of said first pulse generator,said first additional delay element generating a signal being inverted with respect to the signal at the output of said first pulse generator a pre-determined fixed, time interval after a contact of said probe pin at a respective node of the connecting matrix is effected within the region of said additional row conductor lines, whereby said inverted signal is an indication that the duration of an output pulse generated by said first pulse generator indicates the respective coordinate of a row conductor line of the second portion within the region of said additional row conductor lines.
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Abstract
An information input device is provided comprising a connecting matrix, a voltage source, a probe pin coupled to said voltage source, a first multiple channel delay circuit, a second multiple channel delay circuit, a NOR circuit with multiple inputs, a first pulse generator having a trigger input connected to an output of said NOR circuit and a reset input connected to the output of said first multiple channel delay circuit, and a second pulse generator having a trigger input connected to the output of said NOR circuit and a reset input connected to the output of said second multiple channel delay circuit.
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1. An information input device, comprising:
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a connecting matrix including a plurality of n first parallel row conductor lines and a plurality of m first parallel column conductor lines being disposed orthogonally to said row conductor lines, m being equal to or unequal to n, and the crossing points of said first row conductor lines and said first column conductor lines forming nodes of the connecting matrix; a voltage source; a probe pin being coupled to said voltage source for connecting with and closing the row conductor lines and the column conductor lines at the nodes of the connecting matrix; a first multiple channel delay circuit, the number of channels of said first multiple channel delay circuit depending on the number n of the first row conductor lines, wherein the delay time in each of said channels differs from the delay time in all other channels of said first multiple channel delay circuit, the input terminal of each channel of said first multiple channel delay circuit being connected to first ends of associated conductor lines of said first row conductor lines of said connecting matrix and the output terminals of said channels being connected together and form the output terminal of said first multiple channel delay circuit; a second multiple channel delay circuit, the number of channels of said second multiple channel delay circuit depending on the number m of said first column conductor lines, wherein the delay time in each of said channels of said second multiple channel delay circuit differs from the delay time in all other channels of said second multiple channel delay circuit, the input terminal of each channel being connected with first ends of associated conductor lines of said first column conductor lines, and the output terminals of said channels are connected together and forming the output of said second multiple channel delay circuit; a NOR circuit having multiple inputs being connected either to all second ends of said first column conductor lines or to all second ends of said first row conductor lines; a first pulse generator having its trigger input connected to an output of said NOR circuit and its reset input connected to said output of said first multiple channel delay circuit; and a second pulse generator having its trigger input connected to said output of said NOR circuit and its reset input connected to said output of said second multiple channel delay circuit, wherein the duration of pulses generated at the respective output terminals of said first and second pulse generators correspond respectively to coordinates of row conductor line and column conductor line being closed and energized at the present moment by the probe pin, wherein the number of the channels of said first multiple channel delay circuit is equal to or greater than n/2; said n first row conductor lines comprise a first portion of row conductor lines their number corresponding to said number of said channels of said first multiple channel delay circuit, said first portion of row conductor lines being provided as single row conductor lines within the connecting matrix and the remaining portion of said first row conductor lines comprising additional row conductor lines, each additional row conductor line being provided in parallel and adjacent to an associated line of the second portion of said first row conductor lines, wherein the additional row conductor lines also form nodes of the connecting matrix in combination with crossing column conductor lines and in combination with said adjacent first row conductor lines, first end terminals of all of said additional row conductor lines being connected together and to an input of a first additional delay element having an output being connected to said output of said first pulse generator, said first additional delay element generating a signal being inverted with respect to the signal at the output of said first pulse generator a pre-determined fixed, time interval after a contact of said probe pin at a respective node of the connecting matrix is effected within the region of said additional row conductor lines, whereby said inverted signal is an indication that the duration of an output pulse generated by said first pulse generator indicates the respective coordinate of a row conductor line of the second portion within the region of said additional row conductor lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Current AssigneeErnst-Otto Schneider
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Original AssigneeErnst-Otto Schneider
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InventorsMunker, Michael, Shurchkov, Igor O., Bardachenko, Vitali F., Khokhlov, Vitali I.
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Primary Examiner(s)Peng, John K.
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Assistant Examiner(s)HILL, ANDREW M
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Application NumberUS08/278,044Time in Patent Office853 DaysField of Search341/20, 341/22, 341/26, 345/173, 345/179, 345/180, 345/182, 345/183, 178/18, 178/19, 178/20US Class Current341/20CPC Class CodesG06F 3/0442 using active external devic...G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure...
