STYLUS FOR A TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY
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1. A system comprising:
- a touchscreen display;
a processor coupled to the touchscreen display and configured to detect the presence of an object within a display area of the touchscreen display; and
a stylus having a housing and tip portion;
wherein the stylus is configured to transmit pressure information of the tip portion and orientation information of the housing to the processor.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a stylus 110 for use with a system having a touchscreen display 105 coupled to a processor 120. According to one embodiment, the touchscreen display 105 is configured to determine positional information of an object positioned within a display area of the touchscreen display 105. Furthermore, the stylus 110 includes a tip portion and housing, and is configured to transmit pressure and orientation information of the housing to the processor 120.
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15 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a processor coupled to the touchscreen display and configured to detect the presence of an object within a display area of the touchscreen display; and a stylus having a housing and tip portion; wherein the stylus is configured to transmit pressure information of the tip portion and orientation information of the housing to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for interfacing a stylus with a computer system having a processing engine, the method comprising:
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detecting, via the processing engine, presence of the stylus within a display area of a touchscreen display coupled to the processing engine; and determining, via the processing engine, the location of a tip portion of the stylus, transmitting pressure information and orientation information from the stylus to the processing engine of the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A stylus for use with a computer system having touchscreen display and a processing engine, the stylus comprising:
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an elongated housing having a front end and a back end opposite the front end, wherein the housing accommodates electrical components; a tip portion that protrudes from the front end along a horizontal axis of the housing passing through the front end and the back end; and a wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly communicate pressure information and orientation information with the processing engine of the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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