IP Library Granted Patent US 9,019,225
Granted Patent B2
US 9,019,225 · App. 13/947,904 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Electromagnetic pointer control method

Inventor: Yen-Hao Han (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Waltop International Corporation
G06F3/03545G06F3/046
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Patent No.
US 9,019,225
App. No.
13/947,904
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention disclosed an electromagnetic pointer control method, the method comprising the following steps. First of all, an electromagnetic pointer is applied upon an electromagnetic input apparatus. Then a corresponding distance table is generated according to the moving distance of electromagnetic pointer upon the electromagnetic input apparatus, and a pressure gradient value range corresponding to the distance table is generated. Finally, a tip pressure of the electromagnetic pointer is calculated according to a maximum pressure gradient value in the pressure gradient value range and a pressure gradient value corresponding to the moving distance of electromagnetic pointer.

Claims (22)

1. An electromagnetic pointer control method, comprising:

providing an electromagnetic pointer upon an electromagnetic input apparatus;

generating a distance table according to a moving distance of the electromagnetic pointer upon the electromagnetic input apparatus, and a pressure gradient value range corresponding to the distance table;

generating a pressure table according to the pressure gradient value range; and

calculating a tip pressure of the electromagnetic pointer according to a maximum pressure gradient value in the pressure gradient value range and a pressure gradient value corresponding to the moving distance of electromagnetic pointer.

2. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 1 further comprising a step of applying a counter to moderate an increase of the tip pressure.

3. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 2 , wherein the counter has a counter value range corresponding to the pressure gradient value range.

4. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic input apparatus comprises a digitizer.

5. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 1 further comprising a step of determining whether the moving distance is larger than or equal to a distance D Map n corresponding to a pressure gradient value n of a distance table, and whether the moving distance is smaller than or equal to a distance D Map n+1 corresponding to a pressure gradient value n+1 of the distance table.

6. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 5 , wherein if the moving distance is larger than or equal to D Map n , and the moving distance is smaller than or equal to D Map n+1 , then the tip pressure is a tip pressure value P MAP n corresponding to the pressure gradient value n.

7. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 1 further comprising a step of determining whether the moving distance is larger than or equal to a distance D Map MaxP corresponding to the maximum tip pressure gradient value of the distance table.

8. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 7 , wherein if the moving distance is larger than or equal to the distance D Map MaxP , the tip pressure value is determined as a minimum tip pressure value.

9. An electromagnetic pointer control method, comprising:

providing an electromagnetic pointer upon an electromagnetic input apparatus;

generating a distance table according to a moving distance of the electromagnetic pointer upon the electromagnetic input apparatus, and a pressure gradient value range corresponding to the distance table;

generating a pressure table according to the pressure gradient value range; and

applying a counter with a counter value range corresponding to the pressure gradient value range;

calculating a tip pressure of the electromagnetic pointer according to a maximum pressure gradient value in the pressure gradient value range and a pressure gradient value corresponding to the moving distance of electromagnetic pointer.

10. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 9 further comprising a step of determining whether the moving distance is larger than or equal to a distance D Map n corresponding to a pressure gradient value n of a distance table, and whether the moving distance is smaller than or equal to a distance D Map n+1 corresponding to a pressure gradient value n+1 of the distance table.

11. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 10 , wherein if the moving distance is larger than or equal to D Map n , and the moving distance is smaller than or equal to D Map n+1 , then the tip pressure is a tip pressure value P MAP n corresponding to the pressure gradient value n.

12. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 9 further comprising a step of determining whether the moving distance is larger than or equal to a distance D Map MaxP corresponding to the maximum tip pressure gradient value of the distance table.

13. The electromagnetic pointer control method of claim 12 , wherein if the moving distance is larger than or equal to the distance D Map MaxP , the tip pressure value is determined as a minimum tip pressure value.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2015
From: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: WACOM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035236/0409 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2013
From: HAN, YEN-HAO
To: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030918/0174 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2013
From: LI, SHAO-YU
To: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030850/0530 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 102107960 A · Mar 6, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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