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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2001
Stephen T. Kaye, Clarksville, MD (US);
David Eric Timmons, Clarksville, MD (US);
Brad Eckert, Mesa, AZ (US);
Dana Doubrava, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Wesley Jacobs, Garland, TX (US);
Stephen T. Kaye, Clarksville, MD (US);
David Eric Timmons, Clarksville, MD (US);
Brad Eckert, Mesa, AZ (US);
Dana Doubrava, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Wesley Jacobs, Garland, TX (US);
GTCO CalComp, Columbia, MD (US);
Abstract
A collaborative input systemincludes a host computer. A displayis associated with the host computer. The host computer includes a processorconfigured for executing an application to provide an imageon the display. At least one electromagnetic digitizeris provided separate from the host computer. The digitizerhas an input surfacedefining a display space that is mapped to coincide with the display, and a pen structureoperatively associated with the input surface such that proximity of the pen structure with respect to the input surface, as a result of a user's input, is detected by the digitizer. A wireless communication link is provided between the host computer and the digitizer such that a user's input can be transmitted from the digitizer, be received by the host computer, and be represented graphically on the display together with the image in real time, thereby permitting the user, associated with the digitizer, to personally provide input to the host computer displaying the image.