COORDINATE INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

There is provided a coordinate input device capable of interpolation of sampling data more faithful to input data with less input data and in simpler computing. The input data (coordinate information indicative of an input trace) are sampled both with a predetermined cycle (Tn) and at the end of a predetermined time interval after the sampling of the cycle Tn was done. As a result of two different sampling, not only the coordinate point by the sampling of cycle Tn but also information indicative of a tangent vector at each coordinate point on the input trace can be obtained. The coordinate point and the associated tangent vector information are thus output, so that a trace more faithful to the input trace can be obtained with less coordinate points.