Active styluses for interacting with a mobile device

摘要

An active stylus or a method performed by an active stylus for interacting with a mobile device, wherein the mobile device has at least one sensor (e.g., a thermocouple junction), and wherein the stylus has at least one signal source (e.g., an analog heat source) that produces at least one signal (e.g., at least one analog temperature signal), wherein the at least one signal is configured to be detectable by the at least one sensor of the mobile device. The stylus also has at least one signal adjustment mechanism for changing the at least one signal and also has at least one transmitter (e.g., thermocouple junction) configured to transmit the at least one signal for receipt by the at least one sensor of the mobile device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
producing at least one analog temperature signal by at least one heat source of an active stylus, wherein the active stylus has an end that comprises the heat source and a signal adjustment mechanism for increasing and decreasing temperature of the at least one analog temperature signal based on a positioning of an input element relative to the end of the active stylus and along a length of the active stylus, and wherein the at least one analog temperature signal is configured to be detectable by at least one thermocouple junction of a device; and transmitting the at least one analog temperature signal from the end of the active stylus for receipt by the at least one thermocouple junction of the device.