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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:
Mar. 28, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1993
Arne L Duwaer, Eindhoven, NL;
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A data processing system includes a multipurpose data input device formed by a touch screen and a digitizing tablet integrated with one another, which are activatable independently of each other by proper stimuli. The touch screen and the digitizing tablet each comprise a respective sensing means to sense the proper stimuli. The respective sensing means comprise respective components for producing respective signals representative of the proper stimuli, the respective components being physically and functionally distinct from one another. The input device is integrated with a flat panel display in order to establish a visual feedback to the user or to present information pertaining to the entered data after processing. The flat panel display, touch screen and digitizing tablet take a variety of forms and a variety of techniques are utilized to determine which of the touch screen and digitizing tablet is activated at any time.
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