Information display device capable of increasing detection speed and detection accuracy of input coordinates on display screen by detecting movement amount of electronic pen

• US 5,631,670 A
• Filed: 10/26/1994
• Issued: 05/20/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Tomiyoshi, Akira, Kawaguchi, Takafumi, Takeda, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): Weldon, Ulysses
• Application Number:
  US08/329,252
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 178/18-20, 371/48, 371/57.2, 371/64, 345/104, 345/173, 345/178
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0441 using active external devices, e.g. active pens, for receiving changes in electrical potential transmitted by the digitiser, e.g. tablet driving signals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3648 using an active matrix G09G3/367 - G09G3/3696 take precedence

Abstract

There is provided an information display device in which speed of detecting input coordinates on a display screen is increased. A coordinate detection circuit 7 detects indication coordinates at a tip end of an electronic pen 6 based on an induction voltage induced at a detection electrode of the electronic pen 6 in scanning a row electrode G and a column electrode S. A coordinate output circuit 17 obtains indication coordinates at the tip end of the electronic pen 6 based on a movement amount detection signal from a movement amount detecting section 20 of the electronic pen 6. A coordinate signal generating circuit 18 outputs an x-coordinate signal and a y-coordinate signal by combining the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detection circuit 7 and the indication coordinates obtained by the coordinate output circuit 17. Thus by filling an interval between the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detection circuit 7 with indication coordinates obtained by the coordinate output circuit 17, an apparent detection speed of the input coordinates can be increased.

Claims

1. An information display device including an input section, an information display section having an electrode at least for detecting a position, a display control circuit for displaying image information on a display screen of the information display section, and a coordinate detecting section for detecting indication coordinates on the display screen pointed by the input section in accordance with a timing of detecting electrostatic coupling between the input section and a scanned electrode of the information display section, the information display device comprising:

a movement amount detecting section which is provided at a tip end portion of the input section and detects an amount of movement of the input section on the display screen to output a movement amount detection signal;

a coordinate output section which obtains indication coordinates of the input section based on the movement amount detection signal from the movement amount detecting section of the input section and a reference point, and outputs the indication coordinates; and

a coordinate signal generating section which outputs a coordinate signal representing the indication coordinates of the input section based on the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section and the indication coordinates obtained by the coordinate output section.

2. An information display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the movement amount detecting section provided at the tip end portion of the input section includes a rotary section which rotates in accordance with a movement of the input section in contact with the display screen;

and a rotation detecting section which detects rotation of the rotary section and outputs the movement amount detection signal representing a number of rotation of the rotary section.

3. An information display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the coordinate signal generating section takes in, in a period in which an x-coordinate value of the indication coordinates of the input section is detected by the coordinate detecting section, a y-coordinate value of the indication coordinates output from the coordinate output section to output a coordinate signal representing a pair of indication coordinates obtained by combining the x-coordinate value with the y-coordinate value, and takes in, in a period in which a y-coordinate value of the indication coordinates is detected by the coordinate detecting section, an x-coordinate value of the indication coordinates output from the coordinate output section to output a coordinate signal representing a pair of indication coordinates obtained by combining the y-coordinate value with the x-coordinate value.

4. An information display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the coordinate signal generating section takes in the indication coordinates of the input section detected by the coordinate detecting section to output a coordinate signal representing the indication coordinates, and takes in the indication coordinates from the coordinate output section in accordance with a specified timing to generate and output a coordinate signal representing interpolation coordinates for interpolating the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section.

5. An information display device as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the coordinate output section determines the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section as the reference point in obtaining the indication coordinates based on the movement amount detection signal when the indication coordinates of the input section are detected by the coordinate detecting section.

6. An information display device as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the coordinate output section determines the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section as the reference point in obtaining the indication coordinates based on the movement amount detection signal when the indication coordinates of the input section are detected by the coordinate detecting section.

7. An information display device including an input section, an information display section having an electrode at least for detecting a position, a display control circuit for displaying image information on a display screen of the information display section, and a coordinate detecting section for detecting indication coordinates on the display screen pointed by the input section in accordance with a timing of detecting electrostatic coupling between the input section and a scanned electrode of the information display section, the information display device comprising:

a movement a mount detecting section which is provided at a tip end portion of the input section and detects an mount of movement of the input section on the display screen to output a movement mount detection signal;

a coordinate output section which obtains indication coordinates of the input section based on the movement mount detection signal from the movement amount detecting section of the input section and outputs the indication coordinates; and

a coordinate signal generating section which outputs a coordinate signal representing the indication coordinates of the input section based on the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section and the indication coordinates obtained by the coordinate output section.

8. An information display device as claimed in claim 7, wherein

the movement amount detecting section provided at the tip end portion of the input section includes a rotary section which rotates in accordance with a movement of the input section in contact with the display screen;

and a rotation detecting section which detects rotation of the rotary section and outputs the movement amount detection signal representing a number of rotation of the rotary section.

9. An information display device as claimed in claim 7, wherein

the coordinate signal generating section takes in, in a period in which an x-coordinate value of the indication coordinates of the input section is detected by the coordinate detecting section, a y-coordinate value of the indication coordinates output from the coordinate output section to output a coordinate signal representing a pair of indication coordinates obtained by combining the x-coordinate value with the y-coordinate value, and takes in, in a period in which a y-coordinate value of the indication coordinates is detected by the coordinate detecting section, an x-coordinate value of the indication coordinates output from the coordinate output section to output a coordinate signal representing a pair of indication coordinates obtained by combining the y-coordinate value with the x-coordinate value.

10. An information display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein

the coordinate output section determines the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section as the reference point in obtaining the indication coordinates based on the movement amount detection signal when the indication coordinates of the input section are detected by the coordinate detecting section.

11. An information display device as claimed in claim 7, wherein

the coordinate signal generating section takes in the indication coordinates of the input section detected by the coordinate detecting section to output a coordinate signal representing the indication coordinates, and takes in the indication coordinates from the coordinate output section in accordance with a specified timing to generate and output a coordinate signal representing interpolation coordinates for interpolating the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section.

12. An information display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein

the coordinate output section determines the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section as the reference point in obtaining the indication coordinates based on the movement amount detection signal when the indication coordinates of the input section are detected by the coordinate detecting section.

13. A method of providing coordinates in an information display device including an input section, an information display section having an electrode at least for detecting a position, a display control circuit for displaying image information on a display screen of the information display section, and a coordinate detecting section for detecting indication coordinates on the display screen pointed by the input section in accordance with a timing of detecting electrostatic coupling between the input section and a scanned electrode of the information display section, comprising the steps of:

detecting an amount of movement of the input section on the display screen and outputting a movement amount detection signal;

obtaining indication coordinates of the input section based on the movement amount detection signal;

providing a coordinate signal representing the indication coordinates of the input section based on the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section and the indication coordinates obtained from said movement amount detection signal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said input section includes a tip end having a rotary section which rotates in accordance with movement of the input section in contact with said display screen, and wherein said movement detecting step outputs the movement amount detection signal representing a number of rotations of the rotation section.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said step of providing a coordinate signal takes in, in a period in which an x-coordinate value of the indication coordinates of the input section is detected by the coordinate detecting section, a y-coordinate value of the indication coordinates obtained from said movement amount detection signal to output a coordinate signal representing a pair of indication coordinates obtained by combining the x-coordinate value with the y-coordinate value, and takes in, in a period in which a y-coordinate value of the indication coordinates is detected by the coordinate detecting section, an x-coordinate value of the indication coordinates obtained from said movement amount detection signal to output a coordinate signal representing a pair of indication coordinates obtained by combining the y-coordinate value with the x-coordinate value.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said obtaining step determines the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section as the reference point in obtaining the indication coordinates based on the movement amount detection signal when the indication coordinates of the input section are detected by the coordinate detecting section.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein said step of providing a coordinate signal takes in the indication coordinates of the input section detected by the coordinate detecting section to output a coordinate signal representing the indication coordinates, and takes in the indication coordinates obtained from said movement amount detection signal in accordance with a specified timing to generate and output a coordinate signal representing interpolation coordinates for interpolating the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said obtaining step determines the indication coordinates detected by the coordinate detecting section as the reference point in obtaining the indication coordinates based on the movement amount detection signal when the indication coordinates of the input section are detected by the coordinate detecting section.