Technology
eBeam technology uses infrared and ultrasound receivers to track the location of a transmitter-equipped pen, called a stylus, or a standard dry-erase marker in a transmitter-equipped sleeve. A separate receiver unit attaches to the edge of the whiteboard, wall or other writing surface, and determines the distance and direction of the transmitter pen using the known quantities and differences of the speed of light and the speed of sound.
Luidia’s eBeam technology was originally developed and patented by engineers at Electronics for Imaging Inc. (Nasdaq: EFII), a Foster City, Calif. developer of digital print server technology. Luidia was spun off ] from EFI in July 2003 with venture funding from Globespan Capital Partners and Silicom Ventures.
Since then, Luidia has continued to update and expand its eBeam product line, while adding numerous manufacturing partners, including Hitachi, NEC and Uchida.
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