Apparatus and method pertaining to a stylus having a plurality of non-passive location modalities

摘要

A stylus, configured for interactive use with a surface such as but not limited to a display, includes a stylus housing that supports a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to selectively effect at least two different non-passive location modalities wherein each of the non-passive location modalities imparts location-determination information. The plurality of non-passive location modalities can be selectively used in combination with one another or in a singular fashion as desired.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a stylus configured for interactive use with a surface comprising:
a stylus housing;a control circuit supported by the stylus housing and configured to selectively effect at least two different non-passive location modalities that differ from one another in kind and not merely in degree, wherein each of the non-passive location modalities imparts location-determination information and wherein at least one of the non-passive location modalities has a capacitively-based non-passive location modality, wherein the control circuit is further configured to automatically switch between using the at least two different non-passive location modalities and further configured to automatically determine when to simultaneously use the at least two different non-passive location modalities.