Position indicator

A position indicator, comprising:

• a pen-shaped body;
• control circuitry housed in the pen-shaped body and configured to:
• generate position detection signals having different frequencies, and
• generate additional information about the position indicator;
• a first transmitter provided near a distal end of the pen-shaped body and configured to transmit the position detection signals to a sensor of a position detection system;
• a second transmitter, which is different from the first transmitter and configured to transmit wireless signals to the position detection system;
• and
• a receiver configured to receive system signals transmitted from the position detection system;
• wherein the control circuitry, in response to the system signals received by the receiver, controls the different frequencies of the position detection signals and controls transmission of the additional information via at least one of the first transmitter and the second transmitter to the position detection system,
• wherein the first transmitter includes:
• a center electrode extending along an axis of the pen-shaped body to protrude from the distal end of the pen-shaped body, and a peripheral electrode disposed adjacent to the center electrode, and
• wherein the control circuitry, in response to the system signals received by the receiver, controls to transmit the position detection signals via one of the center electrode and the peripheral electrode.

A position indicator, comprising:

• a pen-shaped body;
• control circuitry housed in the pen-shaped body and configured to:
• generate position detection signals having different frequencies, and
• generate additional information about the position indicator;
• a first transmitter provided near a distal end of the pen-shaped body and configured to transmit the position detection signals to a sensor of a position detection system;
• a second transmitter, which is different from the first transmitter and configured to transmit wireless signals to the position detection system;
• and
• a receiver configured to receive system signals transmitted from the position detection system;
• wherein the control circuitry, in response to the system signals received by the receiver, controls the different frequencies of the position detection signals and controls transmission of the additional information via at least one of the first transmitter and the second transmitter to the position detection system, and
• wherein the control circuitry, in response to the system signals received by the receiver, refers to information stored in a memory device to perform at least one of a first control of the different frequencies of the position detection signals and a second control of the transmission of the additional information via one of the first transmitter and the second transmitter to the position detection system.