Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stylus with inertial sensor
- Patent Title (中): 带惯性传感器的触笔
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Application No.: US14542483Application Date: 2014-11-14
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Publication No.: US09400570B2Publication Date: 2016-07-26
- Inventor: Ray L. Chang
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent G. Victor Treyz; Joseph F. Guihan
- Main IPC: G06F3/03
- IPC: G06F3/03 ; G06F3/038 ; G06F3/0354 ; G06F3/046 ; G06F3/0338

Abstract:
A stylus may have an elongated body with opposing first and second ends. Electronic equipment may have a touch sensor that receives electromagnetic signals from one or more electrodes at the first end. The stylus may have a six-axis inertial sensor at the second end. Force sensors may be located at the first and second ends. User input from the force sensors, the inertial sensor, and other input-output devices may be used to supply the stylus with mode change commands. In response to the mode change commands the stylus may transition between operating modes such as a touch sensor mode and one or more inertial sensor modes. Inertial sensor data may be used to allow the stylus to operate as a joystick, a rotational controller, an air mouse, or other input devices in addition to serving as a touch sensor input device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160139690A1 Stylus With Inertial Sensor Public/Granted day:2016-05-19
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