HANDHELD DEVICE HAVING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FOR AXIAL TRANSMISSION OF ACOUSTIC SIGNALS

摘要

A handheld stylus (200) having an elongated housing (210), a writing and drawing implement (230) disposed within the housing and including a tip (242) extending through an opening at an end of the housing where ultrasonic waves radiate therefrom and are used for determining a position of the stylus; and at least one ultrasonic transducer (110) disposed within the housing. The transducer (110) may be a cylindrical piezoelectric transducer having a holder and a cylindrical piezoelectric film spanning between at least two spaced apart cylindrical surfaces of the holder, or a flat transducer having a diaphragm, and a piezoelectric material disposed on a surface of the diaphragm.