Pen input device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5444193
SERIAL NO

08123229

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A pen input device is provided with a tablet having a top surface and a plurality of reference lines provided at a constant pitch on the top surface in mutually perpendicular directions, and a pointing device having a tip end, a first device for irradiating light on the tablet via the tip end, and a second device for detecting a moving direction and a moving quantity of the tip end of the pointing device on the tablet and a distance between the tip end of the pointing device and the top surface of the tablet based on scattered light received from the tablet.

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RICOH COMPANY LTDTOKYO 143-8555
RICOH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GENERAL ELECTRONICS CO LTDNO 5-10 AZA YOKATAKAMI TAKADATE KUMANODO NATORI-SHI MIYAGI-KEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kimura, Yuichi Natori, JP 47 683
Kiyosawa, Yoshiyuki Natori, JP 6 53
Satoh, Yasuhiro Natori, JP 40 455

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