ELECTRONIC PEN WITH RETRACTABLE NIB
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1. An electronic pen for interacting with a substrate having coded data disposed thereon, the pen comprising:
- an image sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data when the pen is used to interact with the surface;
a slidably retractable nib for contacting said surface, said nib being configurable in a retracted position wherein said nib is retracted within a body of said pen and an extended position wherein said nib protrudes from said body;
a processor configured to generate, using at least some of the sensed coded data, indicating data indicative of the interaction with the substrate; and
communication means for communicating the indicating data to a computer system, wherein said image sensor is configured to sense said coded data only when said nib is configured in said extended position.
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Abstract
An electronic pen for interacting with a substrate having coded data disposed thereon. The pen comprises: an image sensor for sensing the coded data when the pen is used to interact with the surface; a slidably retractable nib for contacting the surface; a processor configured to generate indicating data indicative of the interaction with the substrate; and communication means for communicating the indicating data to a computer system. The image sensor is configured to sense the coded data only when the nib is configured in the extended position.
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1. An electronic pen for interacting with a substrate having coded data disposed thereon, the pen comprising:
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an image sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data when the pen is used to interact with the surface; a slidably retractable nib for contacting said surface, said nib being configurable in a retracted position wherein said nib is retracted within a body of said pen and an extended position wherein said nib protrudes from said body; a processor configured to generate, using at least some of the sensed coded data, indicating data indicative of the interaction with the substrate; and communication means for communicating the indicating data to a computer system, wherein said image sensor is configured to sense said coded data only when said nib is configured in said extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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