Executing gestures with active stylus

摘要

In one embodiment, a stylus has one or more sensors that detect the movement of the stylus, such as an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a magnetometer. The stylus wirelessly transmits signals to a device based on the movement of the stylus.

主权项

1. A stylus comprising:
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; and one or more sensors operable to detect a rotation of the stylus relative to at least one of the one or more electrodes, wherein one or more of the following is true:
the detected rotation authenticates at least in part a user of the stylus to the stylus or the device;the detected rotation alters an amount of power received by one or more components in the stylus or the device;andthe detected rotation accesses menus or commands specific to content displayed on a touch-sensitive display of the device.