Intelligent stylus

摘要

An intelligent stylus is disclosed. The stylus can provide a stylus condition in addition to a touch input. The stylus architecture can include multiple sensors to sense information indicative of the stylus condition, a microcontroller to determine the stylus condition based on the sensed information, and a transmitter to transmit the determined condition to a corresponding touch sensitive device so as to cause some action based on the condition.

主权项

1. An input device comprising:
a first sensor configured to detect a contact or a proximity of the input device to an object; a second sensor configured to detect at least one of a motion or an orientation of the input device; a third sensor configured to detect a hand position on a surface of the input device, wherein the third sensor is a touch sensor and the touch sensor encircles the input device at a portion corresponding to a handled position of the input device; a controller capable of determining a plurality of conditions of the input device, the plurality of conditions including at least a first condition of the input device based on the combination of the detected contact or the detected proximity and at least one of the detected motion or the detected orientation of the input device, and a second condition of the input device based on the detected hand position on the surface of the input device; and a transmitter configured to transmit the plurality of determined conditions so as to cause an action based thereon.