US Patent Issued to Wacom on July 22 for "Method of outputting pen-up information based on detected position of active pen" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,937, issued on July 22, was assigned to Wacom Co. Ltd. (Saitama, Japan).

"Method of outputting pen-up information based on detected position of active pen" was invented by Yoshio Nomura (Saitama, Japan) and Yasuo Oda (Saitama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pointer position detection method performed by a sensor controller connected to a sensor pattern includes: detecting a pen signal transmitted via a pen electrode provided at a distal end of an active pen, detecting a position of the active pen based on a level of the pen signal detected; detecting one or more candidate touch positions of a passive pointer that does not tra...