Patent ID: 11914802
Assignee: WACOM CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An auxiliary device that operates in synchronization with a sensor controller, the auxiliary device comprising:
a ruler part including a ruler part switch and a plurality of electrodes each having a plate shape,
wherein the electrodes are arranged in a straight line in a longitudinal direction of the ruler part, and
wherein the ruler part switch includes a common terminal and a plurality of electrode-side terminals respectively coupled to the plurality of electrodes;
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the auxiliary device to transmit a downlink signal to the sensor controller according to an uplink signal transmitted from the sensor controller while causing the ruler part switch to sequentially connect the common terminal to each of the electrode-side terminals.