Patents Assigned to Wacom Co., Inc.
  • Patent number: 4890096
    Abstract: A coordinate input device with a display includes a tablet composed of two position detecting units each formed by alternately arranged exciting and detecting lines parallel to each other on a magnetic member in the form of a sheet. These units are overlaid one upon the other so that exciting and detecting lines of one unit extend orthogonally with respect to those of the other. A planar display is overlaid on the tablet. The device further includes a position designating magnetic generator which locally applies a magnetic bias to the magnetic members of the tablet. The exciting lines of the tablet are supplied with an alternating current of a predetermined cycle by a driving current source. A position detecting circuit detects the coordinate values of a position designated by the position designating magnetic generator from the induced voltages respectively generated from the detecting lines of the tablet. The display is driven by a display control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Taguchi, Tsuguya Yamanami