Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Etsuko Fujisawa

Takao Inoue

Yasuhiro Sato

Toshiyuki Furuta

Takashi Kitaguchi

Norihiko Murata

Mitsuru Shingyouchi

A small-sized pen-shaped input apparatus precisely detects handwriting input. The apparatus compensates for the effects of the inclination of the pen-shaped input apparatus. An initial inclination angle calculating section calculates the initial value of the inclination angle of a pen shaft in a gravity coordinate system. The inclination angle variation calculating section calculates a variation value of the inclination angle of the pen shaft. A handwriting inclination angle calculating section calculates the inclination angle of the pen shaft when writing. A coordinates conversion calculating section converts the coordinate system of the acceleration from the pen shaft coordinate system to the gravity coordinate system. A movement amount calculating section calculates the movement direction and the movement distance of the pen's tip end. Finally, a handwriting detecting section detects a state of handwriting or non-handwriting.

Pen-shaped handwriting input apparatus using accelerometers and gyroscopes and an associated operational device for determining pen movement

Pen-shaped handwriting input apparatus using accelerometers and

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Tokyo, Japan

Etsuko Fujisawa