MULTI-FUNCTION TABLET PEN INPUT DEVICE

摘要

This invention relates to the field of remotely controlling the mobile computing device. It further relates to an apparatus and method of at least replicating in a portable pen-like device the ability to control a portable computing device to the same extent as the level of control attainable by a standard PC keyboard when attached to a standard PC; and relates to various embodiments of the apparatus and method.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a handheld body; a user-actuated input control on the handheld body; a CPU in communication with user-actuated input control, the CPU configured to translate a user input into a control signal to remotely control a program executing on a computing device, wherein the user input is generated in response to actuation of the user-actuated input control, the CPU is configured to provide a periodic ping signal to be transmitted to the computing device, wherein absence of the periodic ping signal at the computing device, when otherwise the computing device is receiving the periodic ping signal, activates a function to at least partially disable the computing device; and a transmitter arranged to communicate the control signal and the periodic ping signal to the computing device.