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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. 17, 2000
Filed:
May. 04, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bernard O Geaghan, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
MicroTouch Systems, Inc., Methuen, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345179 ; 178 1801 ;
Abstract
A system and method of measuring the position of a stylus relative to a computer information display device. The position is used to generate coordinates for the purpose of interacting with the computer. Applications may include pointing to icons on the display, picking menu items, editing of computer generated images, and feedback for input of hand drawn characters and graphics. The system uses the electrodes of the display device as part of the positioning circuit.