Electromagnetic induction electronic board with antenna arrayed in gridding inside

• US 7,486,270 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2002
• Issued: 02/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Komate Industrial Co., Ltd., Morgan Touch Technology (HK) Co., Limited
• Original Assignee: Tai GUEN Enterprises Company Limited
• Inventors: Shih, Hsuan-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Shalwala; Bipin
• Assistant Examiner(s): KOVALICK, VINCENT E
• Application Number:
  US10/500,419
• Publication Number:
  US 20050052424A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,321 Days
• Field of Search: 178/18.07, 178/19.03, 345173-179, 345/156, 345/157, 345/905, 343/700
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/905 Display device with housing structure

Abstract

An electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer includes: a writing input portion; a covering frame provided around the periphery of the electronic whiteboard; and a control circuit; wherein, the writing input portion has multilayer structure and is enclosed in the frame, the said writing input portion includes a surface writing layer, an underlayer, and an input induction layer which is connected to the control circuit by its output; the said induction layer may be the antenna array printed on the insulation membrane and arranged along the X, Y axes, therein the area enclosed by each lattice unit constitutes one induction cell.

Claims

1. An electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer, including:

a writing input portion;

a covering frame provided around the periphery of the electronic whiteboard; and

a control circuit;

wherein the writing input portion has a multilayer structure and is enclosed by the frame, said writing input portion includes a surface writing layer, an underlayer, and an input induction layer which is provided between the surface writing layer and the underlayer and is connected to a control circuit by its output, characterized in that;

said induction layer comprises an antenna array etched or printed on an insulation membrane and arranged along with X, Y axes of the electronic whiteboard, wherein an area enclosed by each lattice unit formed by the antenna array constitutes one induction cell;

said insulation membrane is a film material.

2. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

a shield layer is provided after the induction layer in order, to enhance the anti-interference ability of the device.

3. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

a buffering layer is provided between the induction layer and the underlayer, or a buffering layer is provided between the induction layer and the shield layer, and the buffering layer is used to keep a space among the induction layer, the writing surface and the shield layer.

4. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the antenna array is formed by etching a copper-platinum covering on the insulation membrane.

5. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the antenna array is formed by a silver paste or a mixture of silver paste and carbon paste which is printed on the insulation membrane.

6. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

said induction layer consists of two or more layers, and the induction cell on respective induction layers are set to interlace each other;

interval sizes of said induction cells on respective layers are same or different.

7. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

said induction layer is made up by a plurality of pieces of membrane with antenna array formed thereon by etching or printing, wherein a X-Y directional antenna array education electrical connection means is provided on each piece of membrane, and said each piece of membrane is connected by means of the X-Y directional antenna array education electrical connection means.

8. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 7, characterized in that:

said X-Y directional antenna array education electrical connection means is one of the following;

pin-type connection means, flexible printed circuit means, PIN-PIN connection means, welding spot (VGA) thermal-melted connection means, ultrasonic welding device, solder-plate welding device, puncture-type connection means.

9. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

components of the control circuit are mounted on a printed circuit board which is separated from the induction layer, the output of the antenna array of the induction layer is connected to a corresponding input terminal on the printed circuit board by means of pressure-connection, plug-in connection or welding-connection.

10. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 9, characterized in that:

the output of the antenna array of the induction layer is positioned between a hard sheet and the printed Circuit board;

a buffering layer used to keep a space between the hard sheet and the output of the antenna array is provided between the hard sheet and the output of the antenna array;

the hard sheet, buffering layer and the output of the antenna array are overlaid on the printed circuit board by means of the screwing-conjunction;

the output of the antenna array is connected with the corresponding input terminal on the printed circuit board.

11. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the control circuit is positioned outside the body of the electronic whiteboard, and connected to the body through an electrical connection means;

the output of the antenna array of the induction layer is connected with an output interface of the induction layer by means of pressure-connection, plug-in connection or welding-connection;

on the control circuit, an interface which matches the electrical connection means of the induction layer is provided.

12. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 11, characterized in that:

said output of the antenna array of the induction layer is positioned between a hard sheet and a printed circuit board;

a buffering layer used to keep a space between the hard sheet and the output of the antenna array is provided between the hard sheet and the output of the antenna array;

the hard sheet, the buffering layer and the output of the antenna array are overlaid on the printed circuit board by means of screwing-conjunction;

the output of the antenna array is connected with a corresponding input terminal on the electrical connection means.

13. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 11, characterized in that:

the output interface of the induction layer and the interface of the control circuit are one of the following;

pin-type connection means, flexible printed circuit means, PIN-PIN connection means, welding spot (VGA) thermal-melted connection means, ultrasonic welding device, solder-plate welding device, puncture-type connection means.

14. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

a bracket is provided outside the frame, and the body of the electronic whiteboard is mounted on the bracket.

15. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 14, characterized in that:

said control circuit is positioned in the bracket, the interface of the control circuit is set on the bracket, and the output interface of the induction layer is set at a place in the body of the electronic whiteboard corresponding to the interface of the control circuit.

16. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

said writing input portion and the covering frame around said writing input portion are made by flexible and windable material;

so that the body of the electronic whiteboard can be furled and carried conveniently.

17. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 16, characterized in that:

one side edge of the body is set into a spool and fixed;

wring-springs are mounted on both ends of the spool for winding up the body;

a fixing buckle is provided on another side edge of the body.

18. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 17, characterized in that:

said control circuit is provided in the spool.

19. The electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the induction layer is printed on two opposite surfaces of the insulation membrane.