Electronic portable pen apparatus and method
This invention relates to apparatus for writing and for producing signals representative of the writing, and, more particularly, to a wireless pen apparatus that can be used to write and to produce and store electronic signals for subsequent transfer to other equipment. A wireless pen apparatus for...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
Published |
10.06.2003
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Summary: | This invention relates to apparatus for writing and for producing signals representative of the writing, and, more particularly, to a wireless pen apparatus that can be used to write and to produce and store electronic signals for subsequent transfer to other equipment.
A wireless pen apparatus for producing signals representative of writing by a user, including: a wireless pen; a removable cap on the pen; and, when the cap is removed from the pen and placed at a reference position, communicating wave energy between at least one location on the pen and at least one location on the cap for determining the position of the at least one location on the pen with respect to the reference position of the cap, and for producing signals that depend on the determined position of the at least one location on the pen. |
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