Patents Assigned to Waltop International Corporation
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Patent number: 8355012Abstract: A scanning method for determining the touch position of a touch input apparatus is disclosed. First of all, a first exposure process on light sensors of the touch input apparatus by light emitting device of the touch input apparatus is performed. Then the light sensors are scanned. A light sensor generating a signal with a maximum value is located. A region of partial scan of the light sensors is determined according to the position of the light sensor generating the signal with the maximum value. A second exposure process is performed on the light sensors. Then the light sensors within the region of partial scan are scanned. A light sensor generating a signal with a maximum value within the region of partial scan is located and a next region of partial scan is determined. The maximum value of the signal is calculated and the maximum value of the signal is compared to a predetermined value to determine whether the maximum value is higher than the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Waltop International CorporationInventors: Wei-Chou Chen, Chung-Wen Hsu
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Patent number: 8350165Abstract: A flexible tablet is disclosed, and particular disclosed a flexible tablet having both of a hard housing structure and a soft housing structure. The flexible tablet fix a control board in the hard housing structure for preventing the control board form bending and break resulting from external force. In the flexible tablet, the soft housing structure is applied instead of the hard housing of a conventional tablet to fix a sensing board therein. Therefore, the soft housing structure and the sensing board are integrated to form a flexible writing member of the flexible tablet. As a consequence of foregoing structure, the tablet is flexible and convenient to be stored and carried, and the cost of the tablet is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Waltop International CorporationInventors: Chung-Fu Mao, Chung-Wen Hsu, Chien-Chia Lien, Kuang-Yao Hsieh
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Publication number: 20120299969Abstract: A tablet is disclosed having a hierarchical adjustment function in a side area thereof. In particular, a tablet has a rollover function area in a side area for performing the functions of scrolling a framed object, minifying and magnifying a framed object (such as a picture), and adjusting a (sound) volume. A drawing area (or working area) and at least one rollover function area are disposed on the surface of the tablet. The rollover function area is disposed at one side of the drawing area. A user can activate and implement the hierarchical adjustment function only by using an electromagnetic pen to touch the rollover function area and move therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: CHIN-YEN CHEN, WEI-CHOU CHEN
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Publication number: 20120274339Abstract: An antenna loop layout method for an electromagnetic sensor board is provided. The electromagnetic sensor board has a plurality of inductive antennas which are arranged abreast of each other. One end of the inductive antennas is coupled to each other, and the other end of the inductive antennas have a switch. The method comprises the following steps: first, a pre-determined interval value is provided. Then, the switches are closed in sequence by the pre-determined interval value to form a plurality of physical antenna loops. The pre-determined interval value can be changed dynamically.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Chin-Yen Chen, Po-Chieh Chuang
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Patent number: 8300030Abstract: The present invention discloses a space-bound-free tablet and its coordinate determining circuit for determining a coordinate of a stylus pen. The coordinate is computed by the coordinate determining circuit in which first voltage, a second voltage, and a third voltage is obtained, where the first voltage equals the maximum detection voltage, the second voltage and third voltage are obtained from two antennas, and both of the two antennas are at the same side of the antenna that induces the maximum detection voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Waltop International CorporationInventors: Chia-Jui Yeh, Yun-Hsiang Yeh
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Patent number: 8278572Abstract: The present invention discloses an electromagnetic induction handwriting system and its single side coordinate determining method for determining a coordinate of a stylus on a handwriting apparatus. The coordinate is computed by a first voltage, a second voltage, and a third voltage, where the first voltage equals the maximum detection voltage, the second voltage and the third voltage are obtained from two antennas, and both of the two antennas are arranged at the same side of the antenna that induces the maximum detection voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Waltop International CorporationInventor: Chia-Jui Yeh
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Patent number: 8228157Abstract: The present invention relates to a new layout for inductive loops of the electromagnetic-induction system, and particularly relates to a new layout for inductive loops of the electromagnetic-induction system which can be integrated with another type of input system. The inductive loop structure of the layout for inductive loops of the electromagnetic-induction system comprises a plurality of -shaped regions, a plurality of switches, a plurality of grounding lines, a grounding switch, and a plurality of signal ports. The -shaped regions are connected with each other to form a fence-shaped inductive loop structure, but the -shaped regions are not interlaced with each other. By this way, the difficulties and the complication for layout for inductive loops of the electromagnetic-induction system are decreased. Therefore, it helps the layout for inductive loops of the electromagnetic-induction system to be integrated with another type of input system into one system.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Waltop International CorporationInventor: Chung-Wen Hsu
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Publication number: 20120182199Abstract: A multi-antenna loop layout which comprises an array of physical antenna loops, each antenna loop comprising first and second conductive ends. Each conductive end of each antenna loop in the array is coupled to an electrically common contact point that is electrically in common with one or more conductive ends of a subset of other antenna loops in the array. The cumulative total of electrically common contact points, each common contact point being shared by two or more conductive ends of two or more antenna loops in the array, equals a first value T, the first value T being equal to the sum of a second plural value M and a third plural value N. The number of physical antenna loops is equal to at least the product of M and N, and may be as great as T*(T?1)/2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: YUN-HSIANG YEH, PO-CHIEH CHUANG, CHENG-LIANG HSIEH
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Patent number: 8184055Abstract: An electromagnetic input LCD monitor is disclosed in this invention. The electromagnetic input LCD monitor includes a back frame and a film antenna module. The back frame has at least one opening. The film antenna module includes a film antenna plate and a signal receiving module. The film antenna plate is disposed on a surface of the back frame; the signal receiving module is disposed on the other surface of the back frame. The film antenna plate has a wiring portion which is connected with the signal receiving module through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Waltop International CorporationInventors: Cheng-Lu Liu, Pei-Wei Lin, Sheng-Mao Lin
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Publication number: 20120112766Abstract: An electromagnetic induction coordinate detecting method for detecting the trace of at least one electromagnetic pointing device on an electromagnetic sensor board is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: first, a delayed period for each electromagnetic pointing device is pre-determined. Then, whether a board-trigger signal from the electromagnetic sensor board is received is determined. If yes, the electromagnetic pointing device emits an electromagnetic signal after the delayed period. Finally, the electromagnetic sensor board calculates the coordinate and the pressure of each electromagnetic pointing device according to the received electromagnetic signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: CHUNG-WEN HSU, CHENG-LU LIU
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Publication number: 20120068984Abstract: An integrated electromagnetic type input flat panel display apparatus is disclosed. The integrated electromagnetic type input flat panel display apparatus comprises a display panel, a control unit and a signal processing unit. The display panel has a display unit and an electromagnetic sensor unit, wherein the display unit and the electromagnetic sensor unit are integrated in to a substrate of the display panel. The signal processing unit receives and processes the signals from the electromagnetic sensor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: WEI-CHOU CHEN, CHIA-TE HUANG
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Publication number: 20120044211Abstract: An optical touch locating system and method thereof is disclosed herein. The method includes the following steps. A step is used for activating the coordinate detecting module. A step is used for calculating the distance between two optical touch apparatuses. A step is used for sequentially locating a plurality of anchor points. When indicating to detect a first anchor point, a step is used to touch one of four corners on a display device by a touch object. A step is used for sequentially detecting and locating the remaining anchor points. At final step, according to the distance between two optical touch apparatuses and the coordinates of the anchor points, the touch working area. is confirmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: CHUNG-WEN HSU, CHUNG-FUU MAO, WEI-CHOU CHEN
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Publication number: 20120038370Abstract: Method for frequency detection and detecting variation of frequency is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. First of all, a pointer is provided over an electromagnetic position detection apparatus, wherein the pointer emits an electromagnetic signal with a frequency f1. Next a base integration signal is generated according to the integration of the electromagnetic signal with the frequency f1 for a current integration period x. Then a current integration signal is generated according to the integration of the electromagnetic signal with the frequency f1 for the current integration period x and a predetermined electromagnetic signal with a predetermined frequency f0 for the predetermined integration period y. Finally, a frequency variation value ?f between the frequency f1 and a current frequency fc is calculated and obtained according to the current integration signal and the base integration signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: YUN-HSIANG YEH, CHANG-SIAN CHEN
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Publication number: 20110308867Abstract: A handwriting input device with electromagnetic power transmitting is disclosed herein and includes a micro-controller, a power transferring coil, an electromagnetic pen and a filter. The micro-controller is configured to control for the first signal producing and the power transferring coil is configured to transfer the electromagnetic power of the first signal. The electromagnetic pen is configured to receive the electromagnetic power of the first signal and transform the electromagnetic power to be the second signal to transmit. The antenna loops are configured to receive the second signal and the filter is configured to filter the noise of the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: CHIA-JUI YEH, CHUNG-FUU MAO
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Publication number: 20110282624Abstract: A method for determining an incline angle of electromagnetic pointer is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. First of all, an electromagnetic input pen/stylus is provided over antennas Xn/Yn along X/Y axes. Then a plurality of antennas at two sides of the antennas Xn/Yn are scanned. Next the signal distributions of the antennas Xn/Yn and the antennas at two side are analyzed. Then the number of antenna sampled of the signal distributions of the antennas at two side is determined. Next the antennas at two side are selected and the signal distributions are sampled and received according to the number of antenna sampled. Finally, an incline angle of the electromagnetic pointer is determined according to the sampled signal distributions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Cheng-Liang Hsieh, Yun-Hsiang Yeh, Chia-Jui Yeh
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Publication number: 20110279412Abstract: A scanning method for determining the touch position of a touch input apparatus is disclosed. First of all, a first exposure process on light sensors of the touch input apparatus by light emitting device of the touch input apparatus is performed. Then the light sensors are scanned. A light sensor generating a signal with a maximum value is located. A region of partial scan of the light sensors is determined according to the position of the light sensor generating the signal with the maximum value. A second exposure process is performed on the light sensors. Then the light sensors within the region of partial scan are scanned. A light sensor generating a signal with a maximum value within the region of partial scan is located and a next region of partial scan is determined. The maximum value of the signal is calculated and the maximum value of the signal is compared to a predetermined value to determine whether the maximum value is higher than the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Chou CHEN, Chung-Wen Hsu
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Publication number: 20110267292Abstract: A method for simultaneously operating multiple pointers on an electromagnetic position detection apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. First of all, at least one pointer is provided on the electromagnetic detecting apparatus. Next a scanning process is performed to determine whether a first pointer is recognized. Then if the first pointer is recognized, an electromagnetic power with frequency A is emitted and an electromagnetic signal of the first pointer is received. Next the coordinate of the first pointer is calculated. Next a scanning process is performed to determine whether a second pointer is recognized. Then if the second pointer is recognized, an electromagnetic power with frequency B is emitted and an electromagnetic signal of the second pointer is received. Finally, the coordinate of the second pointer is calculated and the above mentioned steps are repeated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: YUN-HSIANG YEH
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Publication number: 20110227588Abstract: The present invention relates to a layout for antenna loops having both functions of capacitance induction and electromagnetic induction, and particularly relates to the layout for antenna loops having both functions of capacitance induction and electromagnetic induction, wherein the capacitance detection elements are integrated with the antenna loops. In this layout for antenna loops, each of the antenna loops therein is separated into three sections, and there are several geometric structures fabricated in two of these sections. These geometric structures are capacitance detection elements. Therefore, the two sections are directly fabricated to be the capacitance detection elements because of these geometric structures. By this way, the antenna loops can be integrated with the capacitance detection elements and the capacitance detection elements do not prevent the antenna loops from receiving the electromagnetic signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Chou Chen, Ke-Wei Chen, Chia-Te Huang
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Publication number: 20110214923Abstract: A light weight and full planar electromagnetic digitizer is disclosed. The electromagnetic digitizer comprises a upper board, a lower board, a circuit board and an antenna board and a cushion board. The circuit board has at least one electronic device to control the antenna board to transmit or receive electromagnetic signals and process received electromagnetic signals. The cushion board has at least one hole or cave to accommodate the electronic device. The circuit board, the antenna board and the cushion board are stacked between the upper board and the lower board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Chou Chen, Kuang-Yao Hsieh, Jen-Shuo Liu, Chia-Te Huang
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Patent number: D663301Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Waltop International CorporationInventor: Chien-Chia Lien