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President Barack Obama shakes hands with people gathered at Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver, Colo., Sept. 27. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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September 27, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Love the picture but the third from the bottom on the last thread was the best
September 27, 2011 at 8:30 pm
That lady to the left of POTUS with the black shirt with the Obama photo on it looks like the lady who wrapped POTUS in that large embrace and had her eyes closed. (check out her face and her hair with the part down the middle)
September 27, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Yes, that's her. She looked like she was holding on for dear life. So many people love this man and what he's trying to do for our country. Screw the media. Really!
September 27, 2011 at 8:32 pm
She is the same lady. Good eye GGail. :)
Souza the great indeed; very apt.
September 27, 2011 at 8:31 pm
I just got polled by Quinnipiac. The first question was do I approve of the President's handling of his job – I said yes.
The second question was how satisfied was I with the way things are going in this country
1. Very Satisfied
2. Somewhat –
3. Somewhat Dis_
4. Very Dis_Before answering this question, I made it a point to let the pollster know that although I was somewhat dissatisfied, my dissatisfaction had nothing to do with the President but I'm well aware that the responses to this question are often misused by the media to make it seem as though people's dissatisfaction stem solely from unhappiness with the President – when that is often not the case.
They asked me about my religious affiliation, whether I was part of a union, whether I lived in a suburb/city/rural area; whether I had any family in the military; my educational attainment, and household income range for this year.
In this poll, they DID NOT ask
1. About congress
2. About the RepubsI'm going to let Quinnipiac know that I don't like the way the second question is phrased and the how the responses are misused in the media.
September 27, 2011 at 8:37 pm
Very interesting. One of the things I absolutely detest is the lack of the contextualized questions and framing that accompanies the daily polling results. You help open a window to some of that. Thanks for posting this.
September 27, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Thanks for sharing hopefruit2. I would love to receive this poll from Quinnipiac. Good for you for clarifying your answer to the second question.
September 27, 2011 at 8:46 pm
I was polled once in 2007…this was a Hillary State…Florida….but they would not let me finish the poll. They had screening questions and when I was asked for my employment…they did not want to finish the poll. At the time I was working for a public school system.
September 27, 2011 at 8:58 pm
It's like that dumb poll they're trotting out about the reduction of "strong support' for the president in the black community. It's a judge of enthusiasm, not whether they will support and vote for him. I don't know too many people who could keep the same level of intense enthusiasm we all had in 2008 some 3 years later, even if things were going swimmingly, but especially under the current circumstances, after all we've been through with the crazy Republicans.
To me, all these polls are showing is how much harder we have to work. It's gonna be tough. Everyone acknowledges that, from the president on down. These polls are only relevant for the media to use in order to regurgitate their tried and true story that "Barack Obama is going to lose." They love that story, despite the numerous times it has been proven incorrect.
September 27, 2011 at 9:27 pm
How does one poll "the black community"? Are AA phone numbers coded? Polling, while important to get a "sense" of something, is really ludicrous unless done right – as comments here show. I've always wondered about those specific polls the paid pollsters pull out, since you can get statistics to say anything.
BTW, I have the same enthusiasm I had in '07, '08 and expect to have in '16, if the creeks don't rise. #PressOn. :)
September 27, 2011 at 9:32 pm
They ask the respondents about their race as well as their ethnicity (Hispanic vs non-Hispanic). I forgot to mention this in my earlier post.
September 27, 2011 at 8:35 pm
The guy with the green shirt and shades is beside himself! He waited his whole life for this!
September 27, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I'm thinking that little girl is going to go to school and tell all her friends. Proud.
September 27, 2011 at 8:43 pm
All this yakking about Chris Christie is absurd. I just looked at another photo of him and let's just face it – the man is morbidly obese. Apart from his ridiculously destructive political views, he is not healthy and could never mount an active vigorous campaign in the 21st century, especially against President Barack Hussein Obama. I think he knows that. The fact that he keeps getting trotted out only tells us how deep in denial the Republican Party is and how desperate they are for someone to run for President who doesn't have a borderline personality disorder. So they glom onto the known bully because they think that's all it takes. But like most things Republicans do, they don't quite complete the thought.
September 27, 2011 at 9:01 pm
I agree, meta. The Chris Christie storyline reeks of insider stuff, not grounded in reality. Nothing suggests that Christie wants to do it, in fact, the evidence suggests that he doesn't want to do it. Like you said, it's proof that the Republicans aren't completely satisfied with their choices.
Part of me hopes for Romney, because it'll be another McCain situation where people won't be fired up to vote for him.
Then part of me wants Perry, because he's a light-weight when it comes to hand-to-hand combat of politicking. He can pose and give a good red meat speech, but that's all. And to think, I was worried about him at one point.
September 27, 2011 at 9:09 pm
I honestly don't think Perry has the presence of mind to make it to the end. He strikes me as the kind of guy who loves the idea and the trappings of the presidency but is in no way interested in the reality of governing. You know, it's like he's the fraternal twin of The Quitter. Just too lazy and intellectually deficient to understand how much the candidacy requires, as though marketing will take care of everything. Oh sure, the media will pump them up as far as it goes but in the end, Mittens is the only guy who's done this enough times without being Ron Paul. So I think it will be down to Mittens. He's going to look stupid and hollow, but that's OK with a lot of them.
September 27, 2011 at 9:25 pm
Yes, Perry appears to have had way too many sips of his own kool-aid and thought he had the right touch to be helped through the grinding campaign process to become president. Very Quitteresque of him.
Well, running against Mittens will be interesting. He's got "the look" and may be bland enough for an angry electorate to feel comfortable enough throwing a protest vote to. Still, I am confident our guy will pull through in the end.
September 27, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Meta, nothing borderline about the personalities of that entire group. It appears every last one of them is fully dysfunctional!
September 27, 2011 at 10:27 pm
meta the MSM was playing the usual bullshit. Chridtie if he would run will not have the physical capability
to run ahainst PBO just look how good PBO LOOKS when he return to the WH is like he was on vacation.
No body , but no body will be able to take PBO just watch POTUS intelect will be un match. -
September 28, 2011 at 7:51 am
By 2014 you won't know Chistie, he will have lost weight and look 10 years younger — the republicans will see to it, they will pay for his extreme makeover. Right now he knows he can't keep up with the president and he doesn't want to be seen in a side by side photo, just ask John McCain.
September 27, 2011 at 8:46 pm
So tonight, before you go to bed, take out a piece of paper or write a note on your computer.
What did you do for the President today and yesterday?
When you decide what to write down, review this paragraph I posted quite a while ago when the blog kinda lost it's mind :.>
What if half of the postings on this blog were about things happening on the news and the other half were about the things we were doing on the ground to get the President elected or the work we are doing with grass root groups that support job creation or taxing the rich. How powerful would that be? It wouldn't have to be a big thing, if you call a member of congress, tweet, fill out an email form or post to Facebook that counts. If you talk to a neighbor and say something positive about the President, that counts just as much as someone who marches in the street or does phone banking for OFA.
Lisa – tearing up the flyer advertising West's visit counts BIGTIME. If you have any more energy, contact the guy at this web story and see if you can set up a protest like the one he is holding, let us know how we can help.
I am confident that Donna will wind the fundraising contest this coming Friday, but who will win the Obama Press on refrigerator magnets, or bumper sticker or poster? Its a wide open field, so get ready to take the lead tomorrow.
Virtual Hugs
September 27, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Hmmm. WIW this is a good thing to think on. What have I done today? Some days better than other days.
September 27, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Tomorrow, PBO does an Open for Questions session for the Latino community and also delivers his annual school address. I'm sure there's also lots of other things in between.
September 27, 2011 at 8:47 pm
This might sound a little crazy but I am crazy about my President head especially the bump less back of his head.
September 27, 2011 at 9:26 pm
That was funny.
Although I think guys have pretty much figured out how to avoid the crazy bumps these days.
September 27, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Again, just like Perry, Chrispy will disappolint the religious right, teabaggers, the racists, the gay haters, once he opposes their crazy ideas and tell them to their faces they are crazy.
September 27, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Christie looks like the kind of guy that once he leaves the office just wants to go home for the night, eat a hearty meal with dessert and nice warm up of coffee/tea, and veg on the couch watching Bachelor/ DWTS/Housewives of NJ/ for the rest of the evening until wife wakes him at 1AM telling him come up to bed.
Doesn't want anything coming between him and that lifestyle – not even Presidency.
September 27, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Don't forget the snoring and the Cpap machine….he HAS to have sleep apnea.
September 27, 2011 at 9:03 pm
Hi,guys:) Love the pictures today, Chips…thank you so much!
Came upon THIS that got my ire up…http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2011/09/27/congress-to-investigate-planned-parenthood-abortions/ Really? WHERE'S THE JOBS????? In the very next site I went to, a woman was charged for leaving her newborn in a toilet.Sorry. This stuff really pisses me off! -
September 27, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Just for giggles…thought I would share this site with all of you. My son had to use this survey that both of us took, and incorporate the answers into his paper on political philosophy….I am where I thought I was…"hardcore Democrat"…but it breaks things down much more so you can see where you are more specifically….check it out, takes no time at all:) the site is politicalquiz.net
September 27, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Hey desertflower, I just took the quiz and it says surprise , surprise; I'm a hardcore Democrat. :lol:
Thanks for the site. It was very informative and the break down of political leanings into specifics was very interesting and intriguing.
September 27, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Welcome,jo'b..:) I thought it was interesting….glad you liked it….pass it on:)
September 27, 2011 at 9:52 pm
SEE! Wasn't that fun?! Glad you liked it and played along:) Fun to see the specifics, I thought.
September 27, 2011 at 9:18 pm
Obama to headline key GLBT dinner
Washington (CNN) –- President Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address at a gathering of gay and lesbian activists in October, a key constituency that hasn't always been receptive to Obama's policies and style of leadership.
Obama will speak at the annual National Dinner of the Human Rights Campaign on October 1, an event he last headlined in 2009."We are honored to share this night with President Obama, who has a tremendous record of accomplishment for LGBT people," Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese said in a statement. "On the heels of the end to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' we look forward to celebrating our victories and redoubling our efforts for the fights that remain ahead."
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September 27, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Does RM knows that?, but, but she will say he is not doing enough LOL.
September 28, 2011 at 12:18 am
"We are honored to share this night with President Obama, who has a tremendous record of accomplishment for LGBT people,"
Too late for me now but will have to send this quote to all the media heads tomorrow. And especially to @ltDanChoi OMG that will be fun.
September 27, 2011 at 9:20 pm
I just watched the BET interview from yesterday, and it wasn't so bad. The interviewer was definitely weird, and came across completely one-dimensional…shallow almost. The president's answers were good, I liked how he talked about his policies being focused on the least among us whenever the interviewer asked him what he's doing for black people, specifically.
September 27, 2011 at 9:34 pm
You're right, vero. And the interviewer's tall lankiness somewhat resembled PBO's, so that – along with the shallow questions – made one almost feel one was watching a spoof on SNL, where the other guy was playing dress up. Of course, even at that, PBO looked like the only adult in the room. Make that country.
September 27, 2011 at 9:37 pm
A spoof from SNL is a perfect description of how it came across. With the editing that injected the provocative parts of the president's CBC speech, as well as Ms. Maxine's rant wanting to get "unleashed" it was a very sophomoric interview, unworthy of any president, especially this one. But, some folks are saying he's got to go to where the people are, and there are far more people than I'd like watching BET.
September 27, 2011 at 9:26 pm
I have a complaint about our President!!
Why, oh why, didn't he stay with the black binder clip on the AJA :D :D :D :D
Entering my 21st hour in twitterspended animation ….
September 27, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Zero, so far, vc.
Very strange, to say the least. Thank you for asking.
September 28, 2011 at 6:49 am
Oh Bob, we've got get you back on twitter…
Yours is an indispensable voice and mind…
It is frustrating that these companies do not entertain telephone calls…
I've always suspected the twitter guys were republicans – they had a particularly close relationship with the McCain campaign…
September 27, 2011 at 9:28 pm
Chips, I'm loving what you've done with the right column and all of our info needs. Super sweet widgets!!
September 27, 2011 at 9:37 pm
I know right?
As Chipsticks publicist, I would like to thank you on behalf of my client for appreciating her artistic and logical mind. Go forth and spread the news. And remember to always: Press On. ;)
September 28, 2011 at 12:21 am
I agree. Too bad the OFA's refurbished site can't get it's act together and do something along those lines. I'm hoping when we get thicker into campaign season we will see a new Barack Obama for pres site that is even better than the first one. (before the DNC got ahold of and wrecked it)
September 27, 2011 at 9:40 pm
For folks who want to push back against those who claim that the President used the bedroom slippers metaphor only for Black people, here is proof that they are DEAD WRONG. In Durham NC just a couple weeks ago, he used the same metaphor…
September 27, 2011 at 9:47 pm
With a S/O to Edp4bho at the end of the story, as well! Hope this story goes as far as the others did.
Also, the Hallmark character "Maxine" wears slippers all the time! In fact, I bought her line of bunny slippers for myself a while back, to amuse my grandkids. :)
September 27, 2011 at 9:56 pm
I'm really shocked that this issue still has legs some 4 days later. I'm not surprised that it touched people the wrong way, but I am surprised it's still being debated and discussed. Oy! Its not that deep.
September 27, 2011 at 11:13 pm
bitterwtsweet, I don't get it either. I found nothing wrong with that speech at the CBC Awards, nothing at all. I think right now it's attack President Obama mode, from left,right, black, white, sane and not sane, the sorry ass media, and sobs like Waters, Tavis, and Corney.
September 27, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Well, I did not know it was meant for black people, I am not black, but I felt sure it was for me! I love my bedroom slippers, tho have never been known to wear them outside the house! I do wear sturdy walking shoes, and I am walking with my President!
September 27, 2011 at 10:12 pm
"tho have never been known to wear them outside the house"
This alone may be why some folks got upset. It is well known that many in urban areas have adopted the fad of wearing their bedroom slippers outside, to the store even. Of course, there are college kids who wear their pjs on campus, but slippers on nasty side walks is just too gross. Ahh, let em stay mad till they get glad, as my momma used to say. All in all, PBO was talking to anyone anywhere who has been laying back without getting in the fight, is all.
September 28, 2011 at 2:58 am
That's the way I heard, and received, PBO's speech, EDP4BHO! I still don't understand why some of the so called Black intellectuals are throwing fits over this. Yes, PBO was addressing CBC. But he was also addressing me. After that speech, I sent some more e-mails to my Congressional Representatives (both in the House and Senate) urging them to fight for the President's job's bill. I also dedicated myself to do more in maintaining pressure on Congress to pass the jobs bill.
I could care less about trying to decipher coded messages that do not exist. I know for certain that continuing to bash and denigrate President Obama will not result in creating a single job for any of the people (of all races and all gender) who are currently unemployed; and are desperately looking for jobs. I am a strong believer in education. However, some of my fellow educators, who are out in force obsessing about what the President said, are beginning to sound like the "educated fools" that my grandmother warned me about. The President urged members of CBC to help him in fighting for a jobs bill that will put many Americans, including Black Americans, to work. Yet, all that these so called Black intellectuals took away from that speech is that the President was using code words to label Black people lazy. Are these people serious? I've heard the President ask people to pick blooms and mops to help in cleaning the mess he inherited. Should we read that as code words that Obama wants black men and women to go back to being janitors and cleaning women? I read at POU one of the professors, who twitted vicious accusations that President Obama was sending racist coded message that black folks are lazy, defend herself by saying that people who disagreed with her were denying her her right to think. This has become the standard fall back position of those who bash the President. The bashers of President Obama are thinkers. The people who push back against their shoddy and dishonest thinking are labeled "Obamabots." I am so proud of the many brilliant "Obamabots," on this site, POU site, TPV site, and other pragmatic sites for refusing to cower in the face of those so called Black intellectuals who try to treat us as idiots. Many of us know the difference between honest critical criticism and the bull s….t that is peddled as legitimate criticism of the President. I've said this before and I will say it again, many of the black people I know still have the President's back. They intimately know, more the privileged professors, that times are hard. They also know that President Obama has been working hard to fix things and has met unprecedented hostile and vicious opposition from the bitrthers, teabaggers, firebaggers, MSM and now the privileged black elite. They remember that the CBC was absolutely mum when it came to the high incarceration of young AA men and women, and the mushrooming of the prison industry during the Clinton administration. Why are they all of a sudden trying to create the stink.
Look, I grew up during the sixties when leaders like Malcolm X implored us quit shacking and jiving and scratching where we didn't itch. Does that mean that Malcolm was sending a coded racist message denigrating Black people? I am sorry but the President was right. If CBC and all of us worked hard, in 2010, to turnout out the AA vote in greater numbers the teabag-Republicans would not have taken over Congress. Now that these crazies have taken over one House of Congress and increased their number in the other House, President Obama has been trying to navigate a very complicated political reality. It's amazing that ordinary black folks understand the President's predicament better than Black members of Congress and some of the so called Black intellectuals who are professors at prestigious universities like Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania. Instead of focusing on the real enemy, these people have the audacity to turn on the President while pretending to speak for Black people. I am sorry, but I am not buying their bs!
September 28, 2011 at 7:05 am
Nath if it wasn't this slippers stuff, it would be something else…
Most of the loud and aggrieved are those who've been angling for a fight with President Obama and have been effectively shot down time and again…
They are trying really hard to hide their long held resentments of the President by fomenting and inciting anger twisting this incredibly innocuous part of a positively rallying speech…
It is especially pathetic to see these academics who ought to know better and who should be busier and more focused on substantive issues whipping out article after article full of contrived rage dissecting the sentence and admonishing the President…
The same President they insist must and should hit back at those who disrespect him…
September 27, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Thanks for letting us know! Always feel better when he's with Michelle and the gang!
September 27, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Jay looked a little tired as he began the trip. Hope he's back home, too.
September 27, 2011 at 10:16 pm
Yay. So glad. Now if he would take one or two evenings off, entire evenings, to get some real shut-eye, I'd feel better about his health. He does burn the candle from both ends. Someone noted that early in the presidential campaign, PBO was at a lectern, and his legs nearly collapsed under him, because he was so tired. I wish he would take a vacation, but then, something always happens when he does. He will not be rested until he is out of office altogether.
September 27, 2011 at 10:02 pm
Oh! Look at her face! That beautiful little girl, on daddy's shoulders, Barack holding both her little hands in his one! She is loving him back! And he only has eyes for her! By the time I write this, her folks probably have printed, framed and have it hanging on the wall by her bed!
September 27, 2011 at 10:06 pm
TOD FAM please keep this link if you should ever get challenged on the bedroom slippers lie:
September 27, 2011 at 10:39 pm
Can you front page this post from POU if you are not tired of the subject? please.


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For the similar ability in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, see Backdrop.
Copy Ability | |||
Kirby Super Star Ultra artwork | |||
Suplex | |||
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In Games | Super Smash Bros. Series (grab/throw) | ||
Type | Melee | ||
Appearance | A blue ribbon and slightly darker skin. | ||
Properties | None | ||
Other Powers | Pro wrestling skills. | ||
Ability Icon | |||
Regular enemies | None | ||
Mid-bosses | Jukid Bugzzy () Phan Phan () | ||
Bosses | None | ||
Helper | Bugzzy |
" | This burns with fighting spirit! Grab foes and throw 'em! Learn all 8 throws to be a champ!" |
— Suplex's Flavor text • Kirby Super Star Ultra |
Suplex is a Copy Ability of Kirby's that has appeared only in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra.
[show]General Information
Suplex Kirby looks like Throw Kirby with darker skin, but attacks similarly to Backdrop Kirby.
Suplex is one of the hardest abilities to obtain, as it cannot be found by inhaling a common enemy, but only from certain mid-bosses. It is only obtained from Bugzzy, Jukid, or occasionally Phan Phan. Bugzzy is the helper of Suplex. The attacks feature Kirby dashing forward and grabbing any enemy he bumps into, and delivering a massive blow to it. Also, any objects in the way of any throw from the Suplex ability will instantly be destroyed or damaged. Kirby is invincible once a target is grabbed and will retain this state until the internal timer runs out, in which Kirby will automatically do the rising-break throw (B throw).
Almost all of Suplex's moves are grabs and can only be performed to an enemy, certain boss projectiles, stars, and a defeated mid-boss, but not to bosses. Pinpoint Kick is actually Suplex's only move that isn't a grab, making it moderately effective against bosses and mid-bosses while Kirby waits for a projectile to be thrown. Kirby's path when throwing anything becomes a hitbox against bosses, allowing the player to direct Kirby's attack.
Move Set
Move | Controls | Description | Element | Damage |
Dash Grab | B |
Kirby dashes forward and grabs an enemy or mid-boss (when defeated). If B is pressed while dashing Kirby will move faster. There are eight different throws Kirby can make, two of which are only viable airborne. Most thrown objects will fly in a short, damaging, trajectory.
| None | 70 |
Fury Stomp | B+B (Near enemy) | Kirby grabs his enemy (or defeated mid-boss) and stomps on it. | None | 70 |
Pinpoint Kick | ↓+B (Midair) | Kirby falls, kicking as he goes down, often destroying most enemies below, bouncing off an enemy after kicking it. It is the only attack in Suplex Kirby's arsenal that is not a grab. This move can be used to dent bosses and is usually used to stall until the boss throws out a projectile. | None | 16 |
- Many of Suplex's moves, particularly the forward and backward throws and the Fury Stomp are used when Kirby throws an enemy in the Super Smash Bros. series. The only exception is his up throw, which seems to be based on Ninja's Throw.
- Suplex's name and ability icons are derived from a pro-wrestling move that shares the name.
- Suplex is the only ability that has more than one mid-boss giving it in the same game. It can be obtained from mid-bosses Phan Phan, Jukid, and Bugzzy. Bugzzy is the Helper for Suplex.


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"Gitarren statt Knarren" or "Guitars instead of Weapons." Deadline: 30 November 2014
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US 7868873 B2 Abstract A smart surface is disclosed that can stand alone or be contained within a portable computer or other system, for powering and communicating with single or multiple cord-free transducers. Operating or charging power is transmitted by the surface using a carrier signal that is on/off keyed or amplitude modulated with synchronization, clock, enable, address, modes, commands and other pulse width, encoded or digital data. The signal is transmitted to single or multiple cordless smart transducers located on or above the surface, such as pens with multiple pressure sensing and switch capability, pointers, stylus, cursors, pucks, mouse, pawns, implements and similar items. Overlapping resonant inductive circuits are used in the surface to transmit operating power and communicate data to the transducer(s).
Claims(16) 1. A surface and cordless transducer system, the system comprising:
a surface including a position resolving grid, and
a transducer including a power receiving circuit, wherein the power receiving circuit responds to an electromagnetic field radiating from the surface and sends a transmit signal, which is received by the position resolving grid and used to determine a position of the transducer relative to the surface,
wherein the surface further includes a plurality of power transmission coils, which are distinct from the position resolving grid, for radiating the electromagnetic field, the plurality of power transmission coils being overlapping resonant power transmission coils that are configured to generate current multiplication associated with resonance therein; and
wherein the position resolving grid and the plurality of overlapping resonant power transmission coils are arranged coextensively on top of one another to form the surface.
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9. A method for determining a position of a transducer relative to a surface, wherein the surface includes a position resolving grid and the transducer includes a power receiving circuit, the method comprising:
causing the power receiving circuit to respond to an electromagnetic field radiating from the surface and to send a transmit signal, and
causing the position resolving grid to receive the transmit signal from the transducer to thereby determine a position of the transducer relative to the surface,
wherein the surface further includes a plurality of power transmission coils, which are distinct from the position resolving grid, the plurality of power transmission coils being overlapping resonant power transmission coils that are configured to generate current multiplication associated with resonance therein, and wherein the position resolving grid and the plurality of overlapping resonant power transmission coils are arranged coextensively on top of one another to form the surface, and the method further comprises:
causing the plurality of overlapping resonant power transmission coils to radiate the electromagnetic field.
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Description The present invention relates to a transducer powering, communication and position resolving smart surface that transmits operating power that is encoded with address, instructions, modes, commands, synchronization and other data, to single or multiple cordless transducers, such as a pressure sensitive pen, located on or above the surface. Transducer(s), such as a pen, when enabled, transmit back to the surface encoded analog signals that can be used by an enclosed tablet for determining coordinate location and for outputting receiving ID, status and other digital data to the surface controller, processor or host computer. The enclosed system, in operation with position resolving or tablet capability, serves the purpose of electronically reproducing pen handwriting, printing, sketching, drawing, menu and item selection as well as providing for the transmission from the pen or other transducer stored signatures or codes that can be compared with current writing, writing pressure or system codes for security and authorization purposes. Conversely, the surface can transmit digital data and information to the pen or receive data and information from the pen for other purposes. For example, if the pen receives information from one surface and is transported to another surface, the pen can then transfer or send the information to the other surface and associated computer system. This allows a convenient and rapid means of transferring a file from one system to another. A number of pawns or other locating devices can be employed to represent graphic items such as trees, bushes or other items in a landscape drawing or rendition as the pawns can be moved around as a means to determine their optimum location. Alternatively, pawns or other items can be assigned as schematic symbols or numerous other items as a means to construct schematics, graphic or other position based information. If desired for some applications, the information and data transmitted to and received from the transducer or pen or can be encrypted for security purposes. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to efficiently provide a system and method, in a powering, communication and position-resolving surface using resonant circuits or coils, requiring minimum input power to transmit sufficient power or energy to simultaneously operate a number of cordless moveable smart transducer(s), such as a pressure-sensitive pen, on or above the surface. It is a further object of this invention to provide a system and method capable of transmitting a wide range of analog and digital status and other information to and from the transducer(s), based on their individual characteristics and requirements. It is a another object of this invention to perform the above functions and operation with the use of an independent or generic tablet incorporated within the surface to determine the transducer(s) position with immunity to noise and interference. Still another object of this invention is to permit operation of a portable computer, PDA, terminal or other device or system that may have a display, lighting and other components within close proximity of the surface. The overall system includes a surface having a transmit power or charging and data signal capability, a transducer or pen for receiving the power and data, and, in response, for transmitting back a position resolving signal and data such as pressure or switch status, and a tablet that resolves the transducer position from the signal and, in operation with the system, outputs the received data from the pen or other transducer for detection and processing by the system. Covered herein are the methods and means of sending power and data from the surface to a transducer or multiple transducers, the transducer operation, and the methods and means of detecting and decoding the signal and data received back from the transducer. The tablet coordinate position resolving capability utilizes an available or generic surface grid and surface system design whose detail design and methods for resolving coordinate position are presently known and, are not part of this invention except as a system component. The pressure sensor used in a pen or other transducer is also of a generic design where the detail design and methods are also presently known and merely used herein as a system component. The enclosed system operates with a number of transducers including pens, pointers, cursors, pucks, mice, pawns, implements and similar items. However, each of these devices has unique requirements and needs. For example, a pen used for handwriting must operate at fast or high-slew speeds with minimum static, dynamic, impulse, pen down and tilt errors in order to be able to accurately reproduce handwriting�the handwriting being electronically resolved using a tablet by determining the pen position coordinates as it moves on the surface. In a pen, the power and communication electromagnetic coil circuits have a very small diameter in order to fit within the pen dimensions, and as a result, it has a small amount of magnetic coupling with the surface and, therefore, receives and transmits very low power. On the other hand, cursors, pucks, mouse, pawn and other implements do not need to move at such high speeds, do not have an angular or tilt error since they lay flat on the surface, and the transmit and receive circuit(s) often can be a much larger diameter for increased coupling with the surface, and as a result, they can receive and send much higher power or signals. Therefore, it is advantageous to have adaptable communication formats that transmit to and receive back data and information from each transducer based on its individual characteristics or status. Normally only one �fast� handwriting pen is used on the surface at one time, wherein a number of �slow� moving pawns may be used simultaneously. The pen, since it has less power, may need to employ extremely low-power control circuitry or low-speed processor, wherein, a larger pawn or other device may inherently have greater power available, allowing higher speed processing. For the pen with reduced power it is necessary to have lower-speed circuit with resulting simpler address, enable or other commands that it can discern, however, the pawn or other device with higher power may be able to handle higher speed and more complex data and information. However, these properties are consistent with having perhaps one �fast� pen on the surface and a dozen �slow� pawns, wherein, the higher number of pawns means they need more complex communication to address or identify them than is necessary with a single pen. Therefore, multiple communication formats are defined herein to meet these varied requirements. The present invention may more readily be described by reference to the accompanying drawings in which: The surface of the present invention contains a series of overlapping transmit resonant inductive based coils or loops, that when enabled by self-resonance, or driven by an external AC signal source, individually or in a pattern, creates a radiating electromagnetic field that powers or charges the transducer(s) in a manner having increased voltage amplitude over non-resonant methods. The surface transmit power, using a powering analog carrier signal that is on/off and/or amplitude modulated to represent pulse width, pulse position or an encoded digital pattern that, in turn, is used to power and to address, enable, synchronize, control, or otherwise send data or other information to the transducer. Less power is required in the surface because of the properties of current multiplication associated with resonance. A microprocessor, controller or computer controls, enables and modulates the transmit power and data signal in accordance with defined modes of operation and communication formats. It is not necessary that the transmit grid be in both X and Y directions as only one direction is required. In addition, a single grid can be placed at an angle such as 45� relative to X and Y directions. This is because the transmit grid has no position resolving functions but only serves to transmit power and data to the transducer or pen. However, for faster speed of operation it is possible to utilize both X and Y directions and then only resolve the transducer or pen position within close range of the transmit signal. This will reduce the number of receive coils or grids that need to be read for data and increase the rate of operation. However, the position is totally resolved by the tablet not the transmit function. In one embodiment a stable signal source provides a square wave, sine wave, triangle wave or other similar waveform to drive the transmit loops in the surface. The resonant characteristics of the transmit loops on the surface convert the waveform to a substantially sinusoidal form. The source can be derived from a source such as a processor clock and divided down as required to an appropriate operating frequency or can come directly from a crystal or resonator based oscillator. The signal source is then gated off, along with the grid loops, if desired, when signals are being received from a transducer in order to minimize background noise and interference in the tablet receiving coil pickups and circuitry. The signal from one ,of the above described signal sources are then gated to the appropriate surface loop, generally one at a time, under control of a processor and program. Since the surface coils or loops are resonant, they do not turn off quickly. Therefore, it is necessary to squelch or short them out in order to stop the signal transmission in a rapid fashion. Otherwise the transmission signal will be artificially lengthened and will turn off slowly, making its detection more difficult in the transducer. This is accomplished by means of a shorting transistor or circuit that shorts out the tuned circuit under processor or controller control at the end of a transmission. The same circuit used to provide the drive signal can also serve to short out the resonant coils or it can be a separate circuit. The drive can be serial where the grid resonant circuit is a low-impedance drive that drives a series resonant circuit where the resulting drive signal developed across the coil is much higher than the drive signal. Alternatively, the drive can be higher impedance parallel drive circuit output that is directly driven or transformed by an impedance matching capacitor to parallel resonant coil circuits. In the tablet, since the grid does not have to be low-impedance to provide driving power, and if transparent grid material such as tin oxide is utilized, the grid can be placed on the top of a display for closer proximity to the pen or other transducer. The operation and efficiency of the resonant surface coils compared to non-resonant circuits are substantial. In the case of the resonant circuit, energy is transferred back and forth between an inductor (in this case a coil loop or loops on the surface) and a capacitor(s). Once resonance is achieved, it is only necessary to provide additional current to account for losses in the circuit caused by the equivalent series resistance in the circuit. The amount of current multiplication can be defined by the Q or quality quotient of the circuit that is defined as the ratio of the impedance of the inductance divided by the value of the equivalent series resistance (XL/Rs). The equivalent series resistance value includes all the resistance in the circuit including the actual coil series resistance, a resistor added to the intentionally reduced Q, parallel resistance, loading caused by the transducer(s) on the surface, the dielectric characteristics of surrounding material, shielding of the magnetic field caused by metallic surfaces in close proximity and other environmental factors. The higher the Q the higher the resonant current that can also be called current multiplication�the multiplication of the current beyond what the current would be if there were no resonance. It is important to understand that the current is increased and the resulting magnetic field is increased a proportional amount by the use of resonance. However, the laws of conservation dictate that you cannot transmit more power and the transducers cannot receive more power than is actually supplied to the surface resonant circuits minus all losses. In this case, the transducers are very loosely magnetically coupled or otherwise have a low-coupling coefficient so they do not significantly load down the surface circuits, otherwise, they do not increase the series resistance of the transmit resonant circuit(s) and reduce the Q significantly. The overall result is that the signal voltage level of the receiving transducer is substantially increased by the current multiplication of the transmitting resonant circuit even while its actual power receiving capability is not. However, having a high voltage level in the transducer, while requiring less power to operate the surface is a major advantage, particularly in portable applications, such as when the surface is contained within a portable computer, PDA, terminal or other battery operated device. The voltage level in the transducer reaches sufficient levels that it allows the operation of very low-power digital logic and processor circuit. The surface consists of overlapping parallel coils or loops in the X or Y direction of the position resolving area of the surface. Parallel transmit coils can be utilized in the X direction only, in the Y direction only or in a direction that is at a 45% degree angle to the X and Y directions. Additionally, coils can be used in multiple directions if they are not operated at the same time. In a typical embodiment, the parallel wires of each side of one coil are roughly about 5 centimeters apart in the direction that coils are placed. One coil is then overlapped by another parallel coil roughly 30 to 50%, wherein, a coil overlapped by 50% has one side of a parallel coil or coils in its center. These numbers can vary substantially even beyond the numbers provided based on the height of the transducers above the coils, the diameter of the transducer tuned circuit and other factors. The surface also contains a tablet receive grid that employs non-resonant coils or loops in the X and Y direction. The tablet employed is generic or non-specific in nature and the means that it employs to resolve the transducer or pen position is not part of the present invention. However, it is assumed to have a grid, coil or wire pattern used for position determination that also can be used to pick up the transmitted digital and other information for use in surface receive operation. The surface transmit coils are independent of the receive tablet coils and are not utilized for position resolving. The same coils used for determining the transducer coordinate position are also used to receive and detect transducer status and data transmissions. Received signals are amplified, detected and converted to digital data that then is processed by a microprocessor, controller or computer. In a common tablet configuration, the surface received signal is filtered, amplified, detected and converted to a DC voltage that is proportional to the received signal amplitude. An effective method to convert the AC signal to a DC voltage is the use of an integrator where during the time the transducer signal is being received, where the integrator, starting from a zero voltage, is allowed to charge to a level that is representative of the signal amplitude. A small signal results in a charge to a low voltage level and a large signal results in a charge to a high voltage level in a proportional amount. During the time the transducer signal stops and the surface is transmitting, the integrator charge is changed in polarity and a fixed reference discharge voltage is implemented. The time that it takes for the integrator to discharge back to zero is then proportional to the amplitude of the transducer signal that charged the integrator. This time or period is measured, the received transducer signal amplitude calculated, and from the amplitude of the signals received by multiple tablet loops in the surface, and the coordinate position can be determined. In addition, the tablet circuitry can receive amplitude modulation and convert it to digital data in order to resolve transducer status and other digital data. It is not necessary that the transmitted signal from the transducer be continuous since the integrating conversion process does not require a signal during the period the reference signal is used for discharge. The position resolving circuitry can operate on the signal for a period such as 250 microseconds, providing time for the received signal to fully reach its maximum value and then stop reading the signal before it turns off for either logic condition. This means the position resolving circuitry is not affected by the variable length of the transmission as long as the transmission exceeds a minimum length. On the other hand, status or data resolving circuitry can determine the length or the presence or absence of signal at the end of the period in order to determine the logic status of the transmission. When enabled and/or on/off modulated, resonant transmission loops or coils within the surface transmits power or a charging signal, using an electromagnetic medium having a carrier operating at about 470 KHz, in a typical configuration, as well as on/off modulated with synchronization, enable, address, control, instruction and other information to one or a multitude of transducers or pens. Before the initial surface transmission begins, or if the pen is out of operating range or proximity of the surface, the pen is not powered, is not enabled, and does not actively operate or transmit a signal. The transducer or pen has a transceiver tuned resonant inductive or coil circuit, that is initially passive, and when activated upon receipt of a surface power or charging signal, resonates, and in operation with two diode rectifiers and a storage capacitor or filter, creates DC operating power. Upon transmission from the surface of an initial power and a synchronization or sync signal, the transducer or pen, if within range or proximity, charges up with operating power. If the power and sync signal is of the proper amplitude, as determined by adequate power to operate the pen circuitry, and a threshold or sync detector that determines that the signal has reached a minimum threshold level, that represents a logic 1, and if the period of the sync pulse length before it goes off, that represents a logic 0, is within a predetermined period, including a tolerance for uncertainty, then a processor or controller enables the pen for further operation. After the surface transmission sync signal stops, and after a small delay, the pen transmits back to the surface an electromagnetic response signal, using the same transceiver tuned resonant inductive circuit used to receive power and signals from the surface, that is enabled and/or on/off modulated, to operate as an active self-resonant oscillator or transmitter source to the surface. Alternatively, the circuit to transmit a signal can be a separate circuit from that used to receive the powering signal from the surface and it can be driven by an external signal source or oscillator that can be used in a similar manner, under pressure or digital control, to transmit a position resolving signal, ID, status, received signal level or other data to receive coils in the surface. The pen or other transducer signal is used to detect the coordinate X and Y direction position relative to a tablet contained within the surface, and it communicates status such pen tip pressure, side-switch, or other data or information. The larger diameter and sometime closer proximity of the coil with the surface of a cursor or similar larger diameter transducer, and the resulting greater electromagnetic coupling with the surface, means that it can receive excess signal and act as an excess load if not compensated for this property. Therefore, large diameter transducers, compared to smaller diameter transducers such as a pen, may be implemented with different configurations or embodiments. For example, in a pen it is a common practice to tap off the end(s) of a tuned circuit in order to achieve as high a powering voltage as possible. However, in order to do this it is also necessary to dramatically minimize the current drain of the pen in order to not load the tuned circuit excessively. In the case of a cursor, puck or similar device, the power tap off the tuned circuit can be made at other than the coil end points, for example, halfway between the end points and ground reference. This is because excess input voltage may be available and, therefore, a lower tap position can be used to provide sufficient voltage to the enclosed circuitry. In the case of the tap at a halfway point, the load on the overall tuned circuit is reduced by a ratio of 4 to 1. This means the cursor is less of a load to the powering surface and/or more power is available to operate circuitry in the cursor, compared to a pen. In some cases, it is possible to make,e the power receiving circuitry un-tuned or non-resonant and receive sufficient voltage and power. While the load of a transducer such as a cursor can be kept to a minimum the digital control of transducers on the surface means that only one at a time is enabled to be utilized or communicated with. The one exception to this is the pen or pointer stylus that is generally allowed to operate at all times in order to maintain high operating speed, to minimize communication needs since it has less operating power and needs to employ lower speed processing, since only one such writing device is used on the surface at a time. The surface sends out address and enable commands that turn on other appropriate transducers individually since they may be used in significant numbers on the surface. Therefore, the overall power loading on the surface of multiple large diameter transducers is further reduced since they are enabled to transmit only one at a time. The pen is implemented in standard and high-performance versions or embodiments that both have a pressure sensing tip and a side switch capability. The high-performance version contains a 16-bit microprocessor that allows advanced features such as data storage and security encryption, a multi-transducer mode (allowing more than one pen to be active on the tablet at a given time), and additional multiple pressure or other sensing elements within the pen, such as pressure-sensing side-switches or an eraser. Other transducers such as a mouse, pawn, puck and other transducers are configured and operate in the same maimer as the high-performance pen. However, they may be equipped with a keypad, visual and other indicators, additional switches or pressure sensors, and multiple tuned circuits that can be used to determine their position as well as angular direction. In addition, they may be equipped with a higher-speed processor, expanded memory, expanded address capability and other features and capabilities since they generally have a larger coil and can receive more operating power. Otherwise, their operation is identical to that described below for the high-performance pen with additional modes and operating commands. The pen or other transducers receive a powering or charging and synchronizing or �Sync� signal via a set of loops within the surface grid. The standard pen, high-performance pens and other transducers use the length of this sync signal to decode the information being conveyed by the surface. The pen or other transducer then communicates the required responding information by time keying or on/off modulation the pen or other transducer transmit drive signal. In normal operation, the pen or other transducer is in a �Standby Mode�, in that it does not normally transmit any signals when it is awaiting a command from the tablet. This allows the transceiver coil in the pen or other transducer to detect the incoming signal. While the �Sync� signal is present, the transceiver coil absorbs the resonant charging energy and causes the transceiver tuned circuit in the pen or other transducer to resonant. The pen or other transducer has as a transceiver tuned resonant inductive or coil circuit, that is initially passive, and when activated upon receipt of a surface power or charging signal, resonates, and in operation with two diode rectifiers and a storage capacitor or filter, creates DC operating power. Upon transmission from the surface of an initial power and a synchronization or sync signal, the pen or other transducer, if within range or proximity (Prox is On), charges up with operating power. If the power and Sync signal is of the proper amplitude, as determined by adequate power to operate the pen or other transducer circuitry, and a threshold detector that determines that the signal has reached a minimum threshold level, that represents a logic 1, and if the period of the sync pulse length before it goes off, that represents a logic 0, is within a predetermined period, including a tolerance for uncertainty, then a processor or controller enables the pen or other transducer for further operation. After the surface transmission Sync signal stops, and after a small delay, the pen transmits back to the surface an electromagnetic response signal, using the same transceiver tuned inductive resonant inductive circuit used to receive power and signals from the surface, that is enabled and/or on/off modulated, to operate as an active self-resonant oscillator or transmitter source to the surface. Alternatively, the circuit to transmit a signal can be a separate circuit from that used to receive the powering signal from the surface and it can be driven by an external signal source or oscillator that can be used in a similar manner, under pressure or digital control, to transmit a position resolving signal, ID, status, received signal level or other data to receive coils in the surface. The pen or other transducer signal is used to detect the pen or other transducer coordinate X and Y direction position relative to a tablet contained within the surface, and it also communicates the status of such pen tip pressure, side-switch, keypad, or other data or information. An example of the power or charging and sync signal is shown in An example of the tablet's transmitted signal and pens or other transducer's received �Sync� signal is shown in The Sync pulse signal uses two timing conditions for the standard pen and three timing conditions for the high-performance pen or other transducer, to enter information into the pen. The timing conditions can be expanded for other transducers but operate in the same or similar manner. Clock data consists of a single Sync pulse with duration of 325 μs. In the standard pen, it is used to instruct the pen to transmit pressure data and the state of the side-switch. In the high-performance pen or other transducers, it is used to clock binary data out of the pen one bit per Clock Data pulse. Once all the data is clocked out of the pen or other transducer, further clock pulses will force the pen to transmit binary �0�s Mode Select consists of a series of 6 Sync pulses whose high-time determines the binary state for each pulse (see Load Data is a single Sync pulse with duration of 440 μs. It is used only in the high-performance pen to: 1. Instruct the pen to reset the binary data byte being transmitted from the pen to the surface. 2. Prompt the pen to transmit pressure (if enabled). 3. Enter a new command mode (if any) into the pen�the pen then executes the new command mode following the completion of the current LOAD DATA pulse. Used only in the high-performance pen or other transducers, the mode commands are sent by the surface to configure or setup the pen or other transducers. The pen or other transducer is placed in a power-up default mode whenever it first comes into tablet proximity. The setup commands sent to the high-performance pen or other transducers are broken into three different mode commands, as follows: 1. �11xxx� is the Enable Command. It is transmitted to every pen or other transducer in proximity of the tablet. The pen or other transducers located in proximity with matching 3-bit IDs will be enabled and will respond to all future communications while all other transducers will remain in a standby mode. 2. �10xxx� is the Disable Command. It is transmitted to every pen or other transducer in proximity of the tablet. The pen located in proximity with a matching 3-bit ID will be disabled and will ignore all future communications until an enable command with a matching 3-bit ID is received. The ID code can be expanded beyond 3-bits if desired for other transducers. 3. �0xxxx� is the Mode Command. It will place the currently-enabled pen or transducers into the mode sent with this command following the next �LOAD DATA� sync pulse. All other pens or other transducers in proximity will remain unchanged. Note: Mode command �00000� is treated as meaning �no-changes� to the current pen or other transducer mode. The different operating modes of suitable high-performance pens and other transducers will now be described. In some cases, the same modes used in the pen are used in other transducers dependent on how they are equipped. If they are equipped with a pressure sensor then the same pressure sensor command defined for the pen may be used.
Such high performance pens or transducers may use communication formats such as those described below. An example of selecting a command mode may be understood by reference to The currently selected pen in proximity of the tablet will now only respond to the surface when the pen or other transducer ID in future commands matches the new ID of this pen or other transducer (which is now a �001�). An example of what the surface needs to transmit to convert wire data for determining pen or other transducer information, such as pressure, is shown in Pressure information is clocked out of the pen or other transducer following a �LOAD DATA� pulse. See
Data is serial shifted out of the pen or other transducer at a rate of one bit per �CLOCK DATA� pulse. The order for which data is shifted is as follows:
A simplified schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention is shown in The surface assembly also includes the necessary controller and interfaces to communicate with the grid and a host PC. The surface also includes an embedded position sensing grid for determining the position of the pen and for sensing non-position data being transmitted by the pen. Alternatively, the surface assembly may include separate data sensing conductors or grid for sensing non-position data transmitted by the pen. A typical overall system includes a surface assembly and transducer assemblies. As shown in The example chosen for illustration incorporates a tablet grid orthogonally arranged position sensing conductors 18 used to derive position information of a transmitting transducer such as a pen. The conductors are selectively addressed using well known addressing techniques including X and Y switches 20 and 21, respectively, and position information is derived from the resulting signals. The present invention provides power to such pens or transducers through the power transmit grid 12 comprising overlapping tuned powering loops 24. The transmit signal source incorporates a dedicated oscillator or signal source at the operating frequency, or is a source derived from a dedicated or shared source, such as a microprocessor clock, that operates at another frequency, and is up or down-counted or otherwise converted to create the desired transmit signal frequency. The transmit signal source has a transmit enable control line that can be used by the controller to turn on or turn off the signal source or its output. This allows the signal to be turned off in order to reduce background noise and interference when the transducer signal is being received by the surface. The transmit signal is fed to tuned powering loop drivers 11 that directs the signal to a specific output or address. Under the control of the microcontroller, the signal is fed to one of the selected transmit grid loops 24. The tuned powering loop drivers 11 have an on/off input that is gated by the microcontroller to modulate or turn the selected grid signal on or off. In this embodiment the same circuitry that drives the transmit resonant coils also serves to squelch the coils in order to make them turn off in a short time. The transmit squelch circuitry is used to squelch or dampen the resonant grid loops when and after their signal sources are turned off. Since the transmit grid loops are resonant they will continue to resonant after the transmit signal is turned off, and therefore will continue to transmit a decaying signal for some time. If not immediately squelched or forced to turn off, it becomes more difficult for the pen or other transducer to discern the exact time the signal is gated off in order to measure its on time, and adds a delay time before the transducer or pen signal can respond. The squelch circuitry consists of individual, or in an IC, bipolar transistors or FET outputs, that when enabled, serve to squelch or short out the selected transmit grid loop under control of the control circuitry. An alternate method to squelching the transmit grid is to intentionally tune the resonant frequency of the transmit grid to a frequency that is beyond the bandwidth of the position receive circuitry. This tuning method prevents the resonant frequency of an inactive transmit loop from interfering with the position receive circuitry. It also reduces the component count and operating power of the digitizer. As an example, with the position receiver filters tuned to 500 KHz and having a total bandwidth of 60 KHz, it has been found that the transmit loops tuned for 800 KHz but X driven at 500 KHz during the time they are active provides sufficient energy transfer to the transducer yet minimizes the electromagnetic interference between the transmit loops 12 and position receiving conductors 18 during the time that the transmit loops are inactive. The position receiving circuitry rejects the residual energy of the transmit loops because this decaying energy is radiating at their resonant frequency of 800 KHz when not driven by the transmit signal source and is well beyond the bandpass range of the position receiving circuit. The transmit grid 12 incorporates a series of overlapping resonant loops 24 that when a specific loop is fed a signal from the tuned powering loop drivers 11, it serves to create an electromagnetic signal at the transmit signal frequency. This signal, when on/off gated or modulated, is then the transmit powering and synchronization signal that is sent or transmitted to the pen or other transducers. The signal is not used to locate the transducer position. The generic tablet grid 18 and following signal amplification circuitry is used to receive transmissions from the pen or other transducer for position resolving purposes. However, the same circuitry is used to receive address, control and data for use by the surface and host computer. After amplification, the received signal is received by the surface data receive circuitry 14 and further amplified, filtered, detected and converted to pulse width or digital data for processing and use. As an alternative, the surface can use its own receive grid and associated circuitry to receive and process digital data received from the pen or other transducers. A generic magnetic based tablet design is used to independently determine or resolve the position of pens and other transducers while operating within the surface. The surface in itself does not resolve position but does power the pen or transducer and transmits and receives digital data in operation with the pen or other transducer. The control circuitry includes a microcontroller, programmable control logic array or other circuitry to control the surface operation in order to transmit power, synchronization, control, address and other data to pens and other transducers and to receive back, decode and process similar data received from pens or other transducers. A transducer assembly may include standard or high performance pen transducers, mouse, puck, pawn, implements and other transducer assemblies. Pen assemblies, such as shown in An inductor based resonant tuned circuit is employed to receive transmitted powering or charging signals from the surface that contain clocking, synchronous, address, control, commands, modes and other data or information. The pen or other transducer is initially idle, with the tuned circuit in a passive or inactive mode, awaiting reception of a signal that causes it to resonant. It is possible to have two or more tuned circuits in a transducer in order to determine its position and angular rotation. A diode and a low-pass capacitive filter convert the signal received by the tuned circuit into DC operating power to operate the pen or other transducer. The pen or transducer can charge up sufficiently with a single transmission but also can integrate the transmissions over a period of time. The resulting power is highly filtered by the tuned circuit and the resulting low-pass capacitive filter, so that the quality of transmission and the occurrence of background noise or interference, such as from a display, have little impact. It is only necessary that a minimum voltage level be reached and maintained during pen or other transducer transmissions to the surface. The synch/charge detector receives and detects the presence of a received signal from the surface, and once it reaches a defined threshold level, converts it into a corresponding pulse width or digital code. The detector output then is fed to the control or processor circuitry. If a valid clock, synchronous signal or other control, mode, address or other data is received, then the pen or other transducer responds appropriately. The pen control circuitry or microprocessor, when powered, receives and processes signals from the surface. In response to the correct clock, signal sync, address, mode control and commands the pen responds by initiating a corresponding transmission to the surface. For example, if pressure sensor information is properly requested then it responds by transmission of the appropriate pressure sensor signal to the surface. If it receives mode commands then it will set its operation to match the commands and wait for further input. For example, it may receive a command to assign an address. Afterwards it will respond only to that address. Alternatively, if it receives digital data for storage in the pens or other transducer, then it will respond by storing the data in memory. Many other sensors and indicators can be connected to the control circuitry or microprocessor. For example, mouse buttons, a keypad, an indicator lamp of display, a mode button or numerous other switches or sensors for use in a mouse pawn, puck, implement or other transducer. A pressure sensor is used to detect pen tip pressure or other pressure sensors such as a side sensor or eraser sensor. In one embodiment, the sensor may comprise a resistive element and dome assembly whose resistance goes down with pressure after reaching a certain minimum level. The actual sensor technique is not critical and other methods can be employed. The pressure is converted into a voltage level that is fed to the processor analog input port and is then used to vary the length of the pen or transducer transmit signal in proportion to the pressure�the greater the pressure the shorter the signal length. The length of the signal is then used to communicate to the surface the amount of the pressure. The constant current source is used to provide drive current to activate and operate an active oscillator that in turn creates power in the inductive resonant tuned circuitry. Since the source provides a constant current it provides a constant transmit signal level with varying pen or other transducer power levels. Most significantly, the generated pen signal directly drives the resonance circuit so that the transmitted resolution or length of the resulting signal, operating at high frequency, is a direct function of the oscillator and not the control circuitry or microprocessor clock speed or resolution. The present invention has been described in terms of selected specific embodiments of the apparatus and method incorporating details to facilitate the understanding of the principles of construction and operation of the invention. Such reference herein to a specific embodiment and details thereof is not intended to limit the scope of the claims appended hereto. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made in the embodiments chosen for illustration without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. 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On Friday, it was all over the morning news. It was the big story of the day. Detroit files for bankruptcy. The city made the move on Thursday, facing up to $18 billion in debt. That makes it the largest city to declare bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Guess where I was headed that day? Yes, to the Motor City. I have to admit I was a bit uneasy, especially after reading that police take nearly an hour to respond to calls and that Detroit has a high crime rate.
What I found was much different than what I expected. I was pleasantly surprised with Detroit and feel sorry that the once-bustling city is battling a more than just a bad reputation. We checked into the Westin Book Cadillac in downtown Detroit. It is a top-notch hotel with a friendly staff who directed us on where to go and what to do.
There are casinos, restaurants and a nice waterfront to stroll along. From our hotel, you could easily walk to a Detroit Lions, Tigers or Red Wings game. Now that's convenient. A people mover also makes it easy to get from place to place. Similar to Buffalo, there is a shortage of waterfront restaurants, but we found plenty to do nonetheless.
I happened to be in Detroit for the Jimmy Buffett concert with friends. The city was also hosting Bon Jovi and Beyoncé concerts, along with American Idol auditions in the same weekend.
Too bad those events don't fill downtown buildings. Some reports say there are 78,000 vacant structures in Detroit. That's obvious when traveling the people mover. Many buildings that were clearly once beautiful now have rent/lease signs posted over graffiti.
One that really stood out is a former Detroit Fire Department site in downtown Detroit, not far from the waterfront. The 63,000 square foot brick structure was built in 1929 and is now for sale. Skyscrapers are also eerily empty as Detroit's population has shrunk by 26 percent since 2000.
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Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World: Parapegmata and Related Texts in Classical and Near-Eastern Societies
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The focus of this book, first published in 2007, is the interplay between ancient astronomy, meteorology, physics and calendrics. It looks at a set of popular instruments and texts (parapegmata) used in antiquity for astronomical weather prediction and the regulation of day-to-day life. Farmers, doctors, sailors and others needed to know when the heavens were conducive to various activities, and they developed a set of fairly sophisticated tools and texts for tracking temporal, astronomical and weather cycles. Sources are presented in full, with an accompanying translation. A comprehensive analysis explores questions such as: What methodologies were used in developing the science of astrometeorology? What kinds of instruments were employed and how did these change over time? How was the material collected and passed on? How did practices and theories differ in the different cultural contexts of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome?
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Daryn Lehoux is Lecturer in Roman History, Classics and Ancient History at the University of Manchester.
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'This is the first monograph on parapegmata in some time and the most comprehensive to date. ... Lehoux has provided [an] exhaustive study ... with an engaging discussion of the historical and intellectual implications of these sources. This work will be essential for anyone working on ancient astronomy, calendrics or related areas.' Journal of the History of Astronomy '... engagingly written, with occasional comparisons to varieties of popular weather forecasting in twentieth-century rural Canada ... This book will deservedly become the fundamental source for its subject.' Metascience
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Part I. Parapegmata and Astrometeorology: 1. The rain in Attica falls mainly under Sagitta; 2. Spelt and Spica; 3. De signis; 4. When is thirty days not a month?; 5. Calendars, weather, and stars in Babylon; 6. Egyptian astrometeorology; 7. Conclusion; Part II. Sources: Catalogue of extant parapegmata; Extant parapegmata; Appendix 1. Authorities cited in parapegmata; Appendix 2. Tables of correspondence of parapegmata.


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