Wacom Co., Ltd.

Hideyuki Hara

Sadao Yamamoto

Yuji Katsurahira

Masayuki Miyamoto

Yasuo Oda

Haruhiko Hisano

Yoshifumi Konda

Takeshi Koike

Shunya Saito

Nobutaka Ide

Yoshio Nomura

Koichi Maeyama

Takashi Suzuki

Takenori Kaneda

Yoshihisa Sugiyama

Kohei Tanaka

Hiroshi Munakata

Susumu Yamada

Shinya Aoki

Akiyuki Kake

Yoichi Miura

Ming-shen Sun

Noboru Yamaguchi

Kuan-her Chiu

Gen Igarashi

Toru Tsunekawa

Naoyuki Takasaki

Yutaka Kisa

Provided is a communication method for communication performed between a pen and a sensor controller that, in operation, transmits uplink signals to the pen in a frame cycle. The communication method includes transmitting, by the sensor controller, a first uplink signal in a first frame, the first uplink signal including an identifier that identifies a type of data to be transmitted to the pen in a second frame following the first frame, and transmitting, by the sensor controller, a second uplink signal in the second frame, the second uplink signal including a value of the data of the type indicated by the identifier.

Communication method for communication between pen and sensor controller

A method to be performed by a sensor controller that periodically transmits an uplink signal, and by a stylus that, upon receiving the uplink signal, determines a transmission and reception schedule for a downlink signal and the uplink signal on the basis of the reception timing of the uplink signal. The method includes executing, by the stylus, an uplink signal receiving operation for a first predetermined period of time according to the transmission and reception schedule. The method includes, responsive to the uplink signal not received through the receiving operation and expiration of the first predetermined period of time, continuing, by the stylus, the uplink signal receiving operation for a second predetermined period of time, instead of transmitting the downlink signal according to the transmission and reception schedule.

Method to be performed by stylus and sensor controller, stylus, and sensor controller

A sensor controller includes a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink signal including a first partial signal and a second partial signal. The transmitter is configured to transmit the first partial signal by direct spreading using a first spread code and transmit the second partial signal by direct spreading using a second spread code which is different from the first spread code and which has an identical chip time length to the first spread code. An active stylus includes a receiver configured to receive an uplink signal including a first partial signal and a second partial signal. The receiver is configured to synchronize with the uplink signal by detecting the first partial signal using a first spread code and thereafter detect the second partial signal using a second spread code, which is different from the first spread code and has an identical chip time length to the first spread code.

Method carried out in system including active stylus and sensor controller, sensor controller, and active stylus

An electronic pen includes a tubular casing; a vibration transmitting member disposed within a hollow portion of the tubular casing and capable of transmitting vibration occurring in the vibration transmitting member to the tubular casing; a vibrator disposed on the vibration transmitting member; a pulse generator configured to generate a pulse signal which drives the vibrator; and a power supply circuit to power the pulse generator. The vibrator includes a plurality of electrode pins planted on the vibration transmitting member, and one or more wires formed of a shape memory alloy and extending between two electrode pins among the plurality of electrode pins. The one or more wires when supplied with the pulse signal from the pulse generator through the electrode pins expand and contract to thereby vibrate. Vibration of the one or more wires is transmitted to the tubular casing via the electrode pins and the vibration transmitting member.

Electronic pen

An active stylus is provided, which can reduce battery power consumption and reduce the time required for its signal transmission. A position detection device includes a tablet and the stylus having a built-in power source, which are capable of bi-directional transmission and reception of signals through capacitive coupling therebetween. The tablet is configured to transmit a trigger signal US_trg and then transmit a command signal US_cmd to the stylus. The trigger signal US_trg causes the stylus to start its command information receiver to receive the command signal US_cmd including information for controlling the stylus.

Sensor controller and stylus

The present disclosure relates to an input support apparatus, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an input system. The input support apparatus includes at least one processor, and a memory storing at least one program that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to acquire first setting information indicating contents or tendency of settings related to writing input using a first device, convert the first setting information into second setting information such that the contents or the tendency of the settings specified by the first setting information is passed on to writing input using a second device different from the first device, and output the second setting information to the second device.

Input support apparatus, method, computer-readable medium, and input system

An auxiliary device according to the present disclosure includes a ruler part, a plurality of electrodes provided at the ruler part, a receiving electrode for receiving an uplink signal transmitted from a sensor controller, and a processor that transmits a downlink signal to the sensor controller while sequentially switching the plurality of electrodes in response to reception of the uplink signal.

Sensor controller

A position detection device includes a position detection sensor and selection circuitry. The position detection sensor has first loop electrodes arranged in a first direction and second loop electrodes arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The selection circuitry is coupled to the first loop electrodes of the position detection sensor and, in operation, simultaneously selects two of the first loop electrodes, connects a first terminal of each of the two of the first loop electrodes to a first one of two first common terminals, and connects a second terminal of each of the two of first loop electrodes to a second one of the two first common terminals. The two of the first loop electrodes change sequentially over time from a first two of the plurality of first loop electrodes to a last two of the plurality of first loop electrodes.

Position detection device, and position detection method based on electromagnetic inductive coupling and capacitive coupling

An electronic pent includes a case, a core body, and a signal generation circuit. The core body is attached inside the case such that a front end portion in an axial direction protrudes from an opening portion of the case. The signal generation circuit generates a signal to be transmitted from the core body. The core body includes a core rod and a protection member that covers a pen tip portion and an axis portion of the core rod. The core body is provided with a middle portion with a dielectric constant different from a dielectric constant of the protection member, the middle portion being provided around a side surface of the axis portion of the core rod such that the core rod is separated from the protection member.

Electronic pen and core body for electronic pen

A controller of an in-cell type liquid crystal display device is provided. The controller controls first and second electrodes that intersect each other, supplies a pixel driving voltage to the first electrodes during a pixel driving period, and detects a stylus position using the first and second electrodes during a stylus detection period different from the pixel driving period. The controller transmits, using the second electrodes, a command requesting a transmission of a downlink signal to the stylus. The controller detects, using the first and second electrodes, the downlink signal transmitted from the stylus in response to the command, and detects the stylus position based on the detected downlink signal.

Stylus and controller

Provided are a pen state detection circuit, a pen state detection system, and a pen state detection method that can improve estimation accuracy for a pen state in an electronic pen including at least one electrode. A pen state detection circuit acquires, from a touch sensor, a first signal distribution indicating a change in capacitance associated with approach of a first electrode and uses a machine learning estimator to estimate an instruction position or an inclination angle of an electronic pen from first feature values related to the first signal distribution. The first feature values include first local feature values related to a first local distribution corresponding to sensor electrodes in a number fewer than the number of arranged sensor electrodes exhibiting the first signal distribution.

Pen state detection circuit, system, and method

An active pen that is used together with a sensor controller includes: an electrode provided at a pen tip, a memory that stores identification data, and a processor connected to the electrode and the memory. The processor returns, as a response to a first uplink signal transmitted from the sensor controller, a response signal including the identification data stored by the memory, and decides, based on whether data corresponding to the identification data is included in a second uplink signal received after the response signal is transmitted, whether the active pen is detected by the sensor controller.

Active pen and sensor controller that use data generated from identification data

A method of palm rejection is executed by a sensor controller that is connected to a plurality of sensor electrodes and that detects a downlink signal transmitted from an active pen. The method includes determining whether or not a phase of the detected downlink signal matches a phase shared in advance between the sensor controller and the active pen, and outputting, when it is determined that the phases match, a position of the active pen derived on the basis of a distribution of levels of the downlink signal in the plurality of sensor electrodes.

Method of palm rejection and sensor controller

An active stylus includes at least one electrode, and an integrated circuit coupled to the at least one electrode. The integrated circuit is configured to: operate in a first mode to unilaterally transmit signals to a sensor controller from one of the at least one electrode; determine whether a pen tip of the active stylus is in contact with a sensor panel; responsive to determining that the pen tip is in contact with the sensor panel, transmit a pen pressure value of the pen tip; and responsive to determining that the pen tip is not in contact with the sensor panel, instead of transmitting the pen pressure value, detect an uplink signal transmitted from the sensor panel.

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Hideyuki Hara