Active stylus with surface-modification materials

摘要

In one embodiment, a stylus has one or more electrodes and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic for transmitting signals wirelessly to a device through a touch-sensor of the device. The stylus also has an electronic circuit operable to provide an input that changes a property of one or more materials located on the body of the stylus or on the stylus tip.

主权项

1. A stylus comprising:
one or more electrodes and one or more first non-transitory computer-readable storage media embodying logic for transmitting signals wirelessly to a device through a touch sensor of the device; a tip comprising one or more materials; an electronic circuit operable to provide, in response to a signal, an input altering a property of the one or more materials, the property comprising one or more of:
a hardness of the one or more materials; anda texture of the one or more materials.