Method and arrangement for input mode selection

• US 20050212780A1
• Filed: 04/21/2005
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Tokkonen, Timo
• Application Number:
  US11/111,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20050212780A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement and a method of an input mode selection for an electronic device comprising a display screen, a stylus and at least two input modes. In the method, the input mode of the device is selected on the basis of the interaction type of the stylus with the device.

Claims

1. An input mode selection method for an electronic device comprising a display screen, a stylus and at least two input modes including at least a command mode and an editing mode, the method comprising the device selecting between the command mode and the editing mode on the basis of the interaction type of the stylus with the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting comprises selecting an input mode on the basis of the size of the tip of the stylus.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the device observing an interaction by the stylus;

the device determining the type of the interaction; and

wherein selecting comprises the device selecting an input mode on the basis of the interaction type.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting comprises the device selecting an input mode on the basis of the wavelength of the beam emitted by the stylus.

5. A mode selection arrangement for an electronic device having a stylus for inputting data via a display screen of the device, the stylus having at least two interaction types with the device, the device comprising means for detecting the interaction type the stylus uses and means for selecting between input modes including a command mode and an editing mode on the basis of the interaction type.

6. The arrangement of claim 5, wherein the selecting means are arranged to select an input mode on the basis of the size of the tip of the stylus.

7. The arrangement of claim 6, wherein the device comprises means for observing the size of the tip of the stylus.

8. The arrangement of claim 5, wherein the device comprises means for observing the wavelength of the beam emitted by the stylus and means for selecting an input mode on the basis of the wavelength.

9. The arrangement of claim 5, wherein the device comprises a touch sensitive surface.

10. The arrangement of claim 5, wherein the device comprises a light sensitive input surface.