Abstract: A system includes a display panel and a touch sensor. The display panel includes matrix signal lines arrayed in a row direction and a column direction. The touch sensor includes a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The pluralities of first and second electrodes are configured to form a mutual capacitance sensor sensing mutual capacitance therebetween. The pluralities of first and second electrodes are arranged in a sensor area shape. The first direction is inclined with respect to both the row direction and the column direction for entire lengths of the plurality of first electrodes within the sensor area shape. The second direction is inclined with respect to both the row direction and the column direction for entire lengths of the plurality of second electrode within the sensor area shape.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pen-shaped device having a pen tip, the pen-shaped device that includes a relative coordinate detecting device that, in operation, detects relative coordinates indicating changes in a position of the pen tip, and a signal transmitter circuit that, in operation, transmits a signal usable to detect absolute coordinates of the pen tip in a predetermined region. The relative coordinate detecting device includes an optical device including a light source that, in operation, emits light and an imaging part that, in operation, images reflected light of the light emitted from the light source.

Abstract: A position detection device includes first and second sensor electrodes extending in a first direction, first and second connection wires connected to the first and second sensor electrodes and to a sensor controller, and first and second extension lines connected to the first and second sensor electrodes. The first connection wire includes a portion that extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second connection wire includes a portion that extends in the second direction. The first and second extension wires are not directly physically connected to the sensor controller. The first extension line includes a portion that extends in the second direction adjacent to the portion of the second connection wire that extends in the second direction. The second extension line includes a portion that extends in the second direction adjacent to the portion of the first connection wire that extends in the second direction.

Abstract: A board assembly includes a first board and a second board. The first board includes a first signal line group including signal lines extended in a first direction and lined up in a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second board includes a second signal line group including signal lines extended in a second direction and lined up in a direction orthogonal to the second direction. The first board and the second board are fixed such that the signal lines included in the first signal line group and the second signal line group are connected in line. The first board includes an additional signal line separated from the first signal line group in a thickness direction of the first board and extended across a first connection terminal group including connection terminals connected to the first signal line group or the second signal line group.

Abstract: Provided is a system for a touch pad used by both a finger and a pen to input operations to a computer. The system includes a sensor electrode group, an integrated circuit, and a memory storing a device driver. The sensor electrode group is configured to be placed over a touch surface that is different from a display surface of the computer. The integrated circuit uses the sensor electrode group to detect a touch position on the touch surface where the finger is in contact and a pen position on the touch surface where the pen is in contact and supplies the detected touch position and pen position to the device driver. The device driver is configured to convert the touch position into relative coordinates when the device driver receives the touch position, and convert the pen position into absolute coordinates when the device driver receives the pen position.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing apparatus to: acquire learning information representing a result of learning on a spatial relation between adjacent objects, perform a recognition process on stroke data representing a collection of strokes to recognize a first object and a second object that has been inputted via a writing input after the first object, and perform an adjustment process on the stroke data based on the learning information such that a position or size of the second object is adjusted with the first object being fixed.

Abstract: A system includes a pen and a pen position detection apparatus. The pen includes a signal transmitter that transmits a pen signal, a signal receiver that receives a vibration control signal, and a haptic element that is activated in response to the vibration control signal. The pen position detection apparatus is configured to detect the pen signal to derive a pen position. derive a writing direction of the pen based on a history of the pen position, and transmit the vibration control signal indicating a vibration pattern corresponding to the derived writing direction of the pen to activate the haptic element.

Abstract: An active pen is used with an electronic equipment including a plurality of sensor electrodes. The active pen includes a receiving circuit, which, in operation, receives an uplink signal from the electronic equipment. The active pen includes a transmitting circuit, which, in operation, transmits a level indicator to the electronic equipment. The level indicator indicates whether the active pen operates in a first operation mode of transmitting a first downlink signal at a first voltage to the electronic equipment or in a second operation mode of transmitting a second downlink signal at a second voltage different from the first voltage to the electronic equipment.

Abstract: A sensor for detecting a pen signal transmitted from a pen, including: a touch sensor having first electrodes extending in a first direction and second electrodes extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, which form a rectangular-shape position detection area and are configured to respectively receive the pen signal; first routing traces which connect some of the first electrodes to first flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector terminals that are arranged outside of the position detection area, the first routing traces extending toward one end of the first direction; and second routing traces which connect others of the first electrodes to second FPC connector terminals that are arranged outside of the position detection area, the second routing traces extending toward another end of the first direction, such that the first routing traces and the second routing traces extend in opposite directions from the first electrodes along the first direction.

Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a touch sensor including a plurality of electrodes arranged in a plane shape and separated from each other in an array direction, a differential amplifier that amplifies a difference between a positive-side signal and a negative-side signal selectively output from the plurality of electrodes and that outputs the difference, a position detection unit that detects a touch position in a sensor area that is formed by the touch sensor, based on an output signal from the differential amplifier, and a conductive part that is a part made of a conductive material or contains a conductive material and that is arranged to partially overlap the sensor area in plan view. The conductive part is arranged such that an outermost end point thereof in the array direction is positioned on one of the plurality of electrodes.

Abstract: A touch pad is configured to receive input operations by objects including a finger and a stylus. The touch pad includes a touch detection surface serving as a position detection region for detecting the stylus. The touch pad includes an integrated circuit configured to: determine an operation state of the stylus based on a pen pressure value of the stylus; and switch between outputting coordinates indicating a position of the stylus and outputting coordinates indicating a position of the finger according to the determined operation state of the stylus.

Abstract: A sensor panel is overlaid on a display apparatus and connected to an integrated circuit that detects a position of an active pen in an active region of the display apparatus. The sensor panel includes first electrodes that extend in a first direction. The sensor panel also includes second electrodes that extend in a second direction. The first electrodes include first and second outer electrodes that are located at the outermost edges of the first electrodes and first inner electrodes disposed between the first and second outer electrodes. A width of at least one of the first and second outer electrodes in the second direction is smaller than a width of each of the first inner electrodes in the second direction.

Abstract: Provided is a board assembly including a first board including a first signal line group including signal lines extended in a first direction and lined up in a direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a second board including a second signal line group including signal lines extended in a second direction and lined up in a direction orthogonal to the second direction. The first board and the second board are fixed such that the signal lines included in the first signal line group and the second signal line group are connected in line, and the second board includes an additional signal line separated from the second signal line group in a thickness direction of the second board and extended across a second connection terminal group including a plurality of connection terminals connected to the second signal line group or the first signal line group.

Abstract: A sensor includes sensor electrodes extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and routing lines connecting the sensor electrodes to a sensor controller. In the second direction, a first group of sensor electrodes on a first side of the sensor is connected to routing lines at a first end in the first direction, a second group of sensor electrodes on a second side of the sensor opposite to the first side of the sensor is connected to routing lines at a second end in the first direction, and a third sensor electrode between the first group and the second group includes a first sub-electrode connected to one of the routing lines at the first end in the first direction, and a second sub-electrode connected to one of the routing lines at the second end in the first direction.

Abstract: A system includes a pen and a pen position detection apparatus. The pen includes a signal transmitter that transmits a pen signal, a signal receiver that receives a vibration control signal, and a haptic element that is activated in response to the vibration control signal. The pen position detection apparatus is configured to detect the pen signal to derive a pen position, detect occurrence of an event that a drawing line indicated by a series of derived pen positions crosses or comes into contact with a predetermined line segment, and transmit the vibration control signal to activate the haptic element in response to the detection of the occurrence of the event.

Abstract: Provided is an active pen used with electronic equipment including a touch sensor that is of a capacitive system and that includes sensor electrodes, the active pen including a receiving circuit that receives an uplink signal from the electronic equipment, a transmitting circuit that transmits a downlink signal to the electronic equipment, an attendant function circuit that performs an attendant function different from reception of the uplink signal and transmission of the downlink signal, and a controller that controls operation of the receiving circuit, the transmitting circuit, or the attendant function circuit according to a plurality of kinds of operation modes including a normal mode and a low power consumption mode.

Abstract: A sensor controller includes an obtaining section configured to obtain a position signal indicating a position of an electronic pen from a pen sensor configured to detect the position of the electronic pen. The sensor controller includes a pen pressure calculating section configured to calculate a pen pressure value regarding a pen pressure of the electronic pen on the pen sensor on the basis of a change in a signal level of the position signal obtained by the obtaining section.

Abstract: A pen sensor for use in detecting an active pen with capacitive coupling. The pen sensor includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a plurality of first sensor electrodes and a plurality of first dummy patterns. The second layer includes a plurality of second sensor electrodes and a plurality of second dummy patterns. The first dummy patterns and the second dummy patterns are overlaid with each other when viewed from above the pen sensor. The first dummy patterns of the first layer are insulated from each other. The second dummy patterns of the second layer are insulated from each other.

Abstract: A position detection device includes first and second sensor electrodes that are adjacent to each other, connection wires connected to the respective sensor electrodes and including first and second connection wires connected to the first and second sensor electrodes, respectively, a sensor controller connected to the connection wires, and a first extension line; and a second extension line. Some of the plurality of connection wires, including the first connection wire, extend at regular intervals in a first region. The connection wires, including the second connection wire, are arranged to extend at regular intervals in a second region different from the first region. The first extension line extends along the second connection wire in the second region and is electrically connected to the first sensor electrode. The second extension line extends along the first connection wire in the first region and is electrically connected to the second sensor electrode.

Abstract: A touch pad is configured to receive input operations using objects including a finger and a stylus. The touch pad includes a touch screen including a touch detection surface that serves as a button and as a position detection region for detecting positions of the objects. The touch pad includes an integrated circuit having an object detection function of detecting the positions of the objects on the touch detection surface and a button function of detecting a press state of the button based on a force applied to the touch detection surface. The touch pad includes a button function stop unit configured to cause, according to an operation state of the stylus or according to a setting related to an input operation of the stylus, the integrated circuit to stop outputting a button press state value indicative of the press state detected by the button function.