Method and apparatus for drawing tool selection

摘要

The present disclosure provides a method, system and stylus for drawing tool selection. One or more drawing tool settings, each defined by user-selectable drawing tool attributes, are formed by user interaction with a user interface. A user-activated control on a stylus signals a host electronic device to select a drawing tool setting. The settings may be selected in cyclic order. When a selected drawing tool setting includes color, the host electronic device may signal the selected color to the stylus for display using a color indicator on the stylus.

主权项

1. A method for selecting the attributes of a computerized drawing tool of a drawing application executed on a host electronic device, comprising:
forming a plurality of first settings in response to inputs from a user interface of the host electronic device, each first setting comprising a plurality of user-selected attributes of the computerized drawing tool; storing the plurality of first settings in a memory of the host electronic device; receiving a first signal from a stylus, the first signal generated in response to, and indicative of, a single press of a first button of the stylus; and each time the first signal is received by the host electronic device from the stylus, cycling through the plurality of first settings of the computerized drawing tool to select a setting of the plurality of first settings and assigning, to the stylus, the plurality of user-selected drawing tool attributes of the selected first drawing tool setting,whereby the plurality of user-selected drawing tool attributes are selected responsive to the single press of the first button of the stylus.