Abstract: A digitizer pad includes at least two sets of terminals where each set has at least a first and second terminal positioned to define a parameter dimension therebetween. A resistor ply is disposed between the terminals of each set. The resistor ply has an electrical contact surface with a resistance gradient profile between the terminals in each set. An output terminal is electrically interconnected to a selected location along the contact surface of the resistor ply. A voltage source is sequentially coupled, by suitable switching means, across a selected subset of terminals in each set of terminals whereby the voltage at the output terminal is a measure of the selected location along the parameter dimension defined by the terminals across which the voltage source is coupled.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 17, 1986
Date of Patent:
April 19, 1988
Assignee:
Interlink Electronics, Inc.
Inventors:
Franklin N. Eventoff, Tyrone Christiansen