ACTIVATING VOICE COMMAND FUNCTIONALITY FROM A STYLUS

摘要

Techniques are disclosed for activating voice command functionality from a stylus. The voice commands may include initiating searches for user content or sending messages, for example. In some instances, the voice command stylus may include at least one control feature that can be used to activate voice command functionality and a microphone for receiving stated voice commands. Once the voice command is received, the stylus may transmit the voice command to a related electronic touch sensitive device (e.g., a smart phone, tablet, or eReader) and/or to a remote system (e.g., a cloud computing server). The related device and/or the remote system may then determine and/or execute a desired function based on the voice command. For example, if the voice command initiated a search for lecture notes taken on a certain date, execution of the voice command may cause those lecture notes to be displayed on the related device.

主权项

1. A stylus comprising:
an elongated body portion having a stylus tip for interacting with an electronic touch sensitive interface; a control feature for activating voice command functionality; a microphone for receiving a voice command after voice command functionality has been activated; and a communication module for transmitting the received voice command to one of an electronic touch sensitive device and a cloud computing server, wherein the voice command initiates a desired function executed by one of the touch sensitive computing device and the cloud computing server.