US 2017/0285772 A1 · POSITION INDICATOR

Abstract

A single position indicator that can be used with a plurality of different types of position detection systems. The position indicator includes a communication circuit which, in operation, communicates with an outer device, a configuration circuit which, in operation, performs an initial setting process based on a signal from the outer device, a signal generation circuit which, in operation, generates a stylus position signal, and a control circuit. The control circuit, in operation, controls transmission of the stylus position signal based on an initial setting of at least one switch circuit that is set by the initial setting process performed by the configuration circuit, and controls reception of a signal received from the outer device via the communication circuit.

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Dependent claims

A position indicator, comprising:

a communication circuit which, in operation, communicates with an outer device;
a configuration circuit which, in operation, performs a setting process based on a signal from the outer device, an initial setting of at least one switch circuit being set by the setting process;
a signal generation circuit which, in operation, generates a stylus position signal;
and
a control circuit which, in operation, controls transmission of the stylus position signal based on the initial setting set by the setting process performed by the configuration circuit, and controls reception of a signal received from the outer device via the communication circuit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/626,911Filed 19 Jun 2017

Priority

19 Jan 2015

Published

5 Oct 2017

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G06F 3/0383
Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry: signal control means within the pointing device
G06F 3/03545
With detection of two-dimensional [2D] relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D…
G06F 3/04162
Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers: for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser…
G06F 3/04166
Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers: details of scanning methods, e.g. sampling time, grouping of sub areas or time…

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