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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340706 ; 34081531 ;
Abstract
A coordinate input apparatus which comprises a display unit having a display layer, and a protecting layer disposed on said display layer and having two-dimensionally arranged light guides for transmitting light from the display layer in the direction substantially perpendicular to the display layer, wherein a user designates a coordinate position on the display layer through the protecting layer.