IP Library Granted Patent US 11,768,554
Granted Patent B2
US 11,768,554 · App. 17/478,804 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

Position indicator, position detecting device, position detecting circuit, and position detecting method

Inventor: Hideyuki Hara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,768,554
App. No.
17/478,804
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A signal transmission method is provided, which may be implemented by a position indicator. The signal transmission method includes a step of dividing first information, which is represented in a digital signal of a first defined number of bits, into a plurality of information parts respectively represented in digital signals of a second defined number of bits smaller than the first defined number of bits. The signal transmission method includes a step of transmitting, from the position indicator to a position detecting device, the information parts, and distinguishing information usable for distinguishing the information parts from each other, wherein each of the information parts is transmitted with second information different from the first information.

Claims (27)

1. A signal transmission method, comprising:

dividing, by a position indicator, first information, which is a digital signal of a first defined number of bits, into a plurality of information parts as digital signals of a second defined number of bits smaller than the first defined number of bits; and

transmitting, from the position indicator to a position detecting device, the information parts, and distinguishing information usable for distinguishing the information parts from each other, wherein each of the information parts is transmitted with second information different from the first information.

2. The signal transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the distinguishing information is usable for reconstructing the first information.

3. The signal transmission method according to claim 1 , comprising transmitting, from the position indicator to the position detecting device, an error detection code usable for detection of an error in the information parts.

4. The signal transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information is information unique to the position indicator.

5. The signal transmission method according to claim 4 , wherein the information unique to the position indicator is at least one of ID information that identifies the position indicator, user ID information assigned to the position indicator, or manufacturer information of the position indicator.

6. The signal transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the second information is pressure information detected by the position indicator.

7. The signal transmission method according to claim 6 , wherein the pressure information is pen tip pressure information of the position indicator.

8. A signal transmission method, comprising:

dividing, by a position indicator, first information, which is a digital signal of a first defined number of bits, into a plurality of information parts as digital signals of a second defined number of bits smaller than the first defined number of bits; and

transmitting, from the position indicator to a position detecting device, the information parts, and distinguishing information usable for distinguishing the information parts from each other.

9. The signal transmission method according to claim 8 , wherein the distinguishing information is usable for reconstructing the first information.

10. The signal transmission method according to claim 8 , comprising transmitting, from the position indicator to the position detecting device, an error detection code usable for detection of an error in the information parts.

11. The signal transmission method according to claim 8 , wherein the first information is information unique to the position indicator.

12. The signal transmission method according to claim 11 , wherein the information unique to the position indicator is at least one of ID information that identifies the position indicator, user ID information assigned to the position indicator, or manufacturer information of the position indicator.

13. The signal transmission method according to claim 8 , comprising transmitting, from the position indicator to the position detecting device, second information different from the first information with each of the information parts, wherein the second information is pressure information detected by the position indicator.

14. The signal transmission method according to claim 13 , wherein the pressure information is pen tip pressure information of the position indicator.

15. A signal transmission method, comprising:

dividing, by a position indicator, first information, which is a digital signal of a first defined number of bits, into a plurality of information parts as digital signals of a second defined number of bits smaller than the first defined number of bits; and

transmitting, from the position indicator to a position detecting device, the information parts, and an error detection code usable for detection of an error in the information parts.

16. The signal transmission method according to claim 15 , comprising transmitting, from the position indicator to the position detecting device, distinguishing information usable for distinguishing the information parts from each other and usable for reconstructing the first information.

17. The signal transmission method according to claim 15 , comprising transmitting, from the position indicator to the position detecting device, second information different from the first information with each of the information parts.

18. The signal transmission method according to claim 15 , wherein the first information is information unique to the position indicator.

19. The signal transmission method according to claim 18 , wherein the information unique to the position indicator is at least one of ID information that identifies the position indicator, user ID information assigned to the position indicator, or manufacturer information of the position indicator.

20. The signal transmission method according to claim 15 , comprising transmitting, from the position indicator to the position detecting device, second information different from the first information with each of the information parts, wherein the second information is pressure information detected by the position indicator.

21. The signal transmission method according to claim 20 , wherein the pressure information is pen tip pressure information of the position indicator.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 17010618 · Sep 2, 2020
Continuation 16234268 · Dec 27, 2018
Continuation 15209547 · Jul 13, 2016
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