Title:
電子制御可能なペン用のプリントヘッド/カートリッジ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3953953
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A cartridge for a pen including a marking device (1120) such as an ink jet head and a non marking stylus (1156) for contacting the writing surface, the pen being operative to mark a visible path onto the surface, the marking device being electronically controllable to change an attribute of the path such as colour or line thickness. The pen includes a user interface such as buttons or a sliders (1404, 1406, 1408) and a display (1410) whereby a user may modify the attribute. A sensor is capable of sensing images including coded data or colour which can be stored in a memory or transmitted to an external control source. The stylus can slide along its longitudinal axis to activate a switch to power the print head operating integrated circuit and/or open a rotary ink jet head cap. The stylus may include a pressure transducer to measure the force applied by the hand as further security in identifying a signature.
Inventors:
King, tobin, allen
Silverbrook, Kaia
Silverbrook, Kaia
Application Number:
JP2002537568A
Publication Date:
August 08, 2007
Filing Date:
October 20, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
International Classes:
B43K8/00; B43K23/08; B41J2/01; B41J2/165; B41J2/175; B41J2/21; B43K1/00; B43K8/22; B43K27/00; B43K29/093; G06F3/0354
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2000103063A | ||||
| JP2000190682A |
Foreign References:
| US4748460 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuichi Yamada
Yasuhito Suzuki
Yasuhito Suzuki