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Wacom Solutions
Medical care
Education
Business
Meetings and presentations
Not only are they essential tools for graphics professionals; our pen tablets are also garnering praise in other fields,
such as healthcare, education and business. Our technologies are changing lives by affording natural user interface solutions
with the advanced pen and multi-touch functionality incorporated in digital products.
Did you know that our interactive displays, LCD screen tablets have become popular in a
variety of medical areas, including electronic medical charts, pathological reports, endo-
scopic diagnostic systems, nursing support, diagnostic imaging and bedside terminals?
For example, by using digital medical charts instead of conventional paper-based records,
medical information can be shared more easily within different hospital departments.
Handwritten data and sketches are also being input digitally during interviews and surgical
operations, crucially saving time and effort. These charts also significantly reduce the
storage space required for medical data and enable easy access to important information.
Presenting educational materials on a screen using a PC and a pro-
jector has become common practice in educational institutions
from primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities to
professional schools, training centers and private e-learning pro-
grams. With interactive displays, teachers and lecturers can write
notes or draw diagrams on the LCD screen, which are then dis-
played instantly on a large screen for all to see. In addition, the use
of TV phones and web-based whiteboards help with remote
instruction and the online correction of student work.
The use of interactive displays is increasingly common among busi-
ness people in order centers, call centers, cosmetic and beauty
salons, corporate and governmental office reception areas and in
industrial design environments. The digital pen can be used to cap-
ture information during face-to-face meetings with customers,
where data in a corporate style can be entered using a handwriting
interface. This is simply not possible with a keyboard. Conse-
quently, our pen technology is opening up fresh opportunities in the
business arena.
Using an interactive pen display can bring meetings and presenta-
tions to life. During discussions, digital data can be viewed on an
LCD screen and notes and amendments added and stored sponta-
neously during the meeting. Not only can the use of such a product
help speed up decision-making and communication, but it can also
prevent the need for large volumes of photocopying. Using a digital
pen to highlight information in real time makes the message stron-
ger, more immediate and easier to comprehend.
ECAD/dio
Others
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Our CAD system –ECAD/dio
Our DJ interface device –Nextbeat
ECAD/dio, Japan’ s leading CAD system for electrical design, streamlines
overall operations by helping users to create electrical system design dia-
grams, while synchronizing design data with control equipment and periph-
eral devices.
Components
Our pen sensor components
Not only are our pen sensor components incorporated into our own high-
quality products, but many other companies use them. Our superior pen
sensor technologies are incorporated in almost every Tablet PC as well as
e-Books of OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) which recognize pen
functionality for IT devices.
Our touch sensor components
Supporting the multi-touch function of PCs, our touch sensor components
were developed and adopted by major PC manufacturers. Our multi-touch
sensor system allows users to intuitively control a PC by touching the LCD
display. In addition, it can be incorporated together with our pen sensor
system which provides for handwritten input and image-editing by pen.
Nextbeat, our professional DJ device is an optimized interface for producing
music and to perform in clubs. Essentially, our original touch sensor technol-
ogy enables high speed and accurate detection of finger movements to con-
vert the DJs’ feelings into music. The wireless function allows performers to
move closer to the audience.