STYLUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20110285671A1
• Filed: 04/08/2011
• Published: 11/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Unihan Corp (Pegatron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Unihan Corp (Pegatron Corporation)
• Inventors: Chang, Chia-Wei, Wu, Chia-Hsien, Cheng, Wen-Chung
• Application Number:
  US13/082,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20110285671A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser

Abstract

This invention provides a stylus and an electronic device. The electronic device includes a stylus and a main body. The main body includes a display screen and at least one sensing element. The stylus is detachably connected with the main body. The stylus includes a penholder and a movable element. The movable element is disposed at the penholder and allowed to pivot around or slide along the penholder which is used as an axis. The sensing element senses the pivoting or sliding of the movable element to generate a control signal. The main body controls a display frame of the display screen according to the control signal.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a main body including a display screen and at least one sensing element; and

a stylus detachably connected with the main body, the stylus including;

a penholder; and

a movable element disposed at the penholder and allowed to pivot around or slide along the penholder which is used as an axis,

wherein the sensing element senses the pivoting or sliding of the movable element to generate a control signal, and the main body controls a display frame of the display screen according to the control signal.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the main body further comprises a containing groove, and the penholder of the stylus is detachably contained in the containing groove.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the movable element is fastened to the penholder, and when the movable element pivots around or slides along the axis, the penholder is linked to roll or slide in the containing groove.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the sensing element comprises two triggered elements, the triggered elements correspond to two ends of the penholder, respectively, and are adjacent to the containing groove, and the penholder triggers one of the triggered elements to allow the corresponding triggered element to generate the control signal when the penholder slides in the containing groove.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the movable element is pivotally disposed at the penholder to allow the movable element to pivot around or slide along the axis relative to the penholder.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the sensing element comprises a gear, and when the stylus is connected with the main body, the movable element contacts the gear thus to drive the gear to generate the control signal when the movable element pivots around or slides along the axis.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the sensing element comprises a wireless receiving unit, the stylus further comprises a signal generating unit and a wireless transmitting unit, the signal generating unit outputs a moving signal to the wireless transmitting unit according to the pivoting or sliding of the movable element along the axis, and the wireless transmitting unit transmits the moving signal to the wireless receiving unit to allow the control signal to be generated.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the main body controls the display frame of the display screen to move, roll, turn over a page, or return according to the control signal.

9. A stylus for being detachably connected with a main body and controlling a display frame provided by the main body, the main body including a display screen and at least one sensing element, the stylus comprising:

a penholder; and

a movable element disposed at the penholder and allowed to pivot around or slide along the penholder which is used as an axis,

wherein the sensing element senses the pivoting or sliding of the movable element to generate a control signal, and the main body controls the display frame of the display screen according to the control signal.

10. The stylus according to claim 9, wherein the penholder of the stylus is detachably contained in a containing groove of the main body.

11. The stylus according to claim 10, wherein the movable element is fastened to the penholder, and when the movable element pivots around or slides along the axis, the penholder is linked to roll or slide in the containing groove.

12. The stylus according to claim 11, wherein the sensing element comprises two triggered elements, the triggered elements correspond to two ends of the penholder, respectively, and are adjacent to the containing groove, and the penholder triggers one of the triggered elements to allow the corresponding triggered element to generate the control signal when the penholder slides in the containing groove.

13. The stylus according to claim 9, wherein the movable element is pivotally disposed at the penholder to allow the movable element to pivot around or slide along the axis relative to the penholder.

14. The stylus according to claim 9, wherein the sensing element comprises a gear, and when the stylus is connected with the main body, the movable element contacts the gear thus to drive the gear to generate the control signal when the movable element pivots around or slides along the axis.

15. The stylus according to claim 9, wherein the sensing element comprises a wireless receiving unit, the stylus further comprises a signal generating unit and a wireless transmitting unit, the signal generating unit outputs a moving signal to the wireless transmitting unit according to the pivoting or sliding of the movable element along the axis, and the wireless transmitting unit transmits the moving signal to the wireless receiving unit to allow the control signal to be generated.

16. The stylus according to claim 9, wherein the main body controls the display frame of the display screen to move, roll, turn over a page, or return according to the control signal.