Texture Capture Stylus and Method
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1. A stylus comprising:
- a housing,a tip portion on said housing to transmit an image of a surface adjacent to said tip portion;
an image sensing device associated with said tip portion to capture said image; and
a storage device electromagnetically connected to said image sensing device.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to a stylus for texture capture. The stylus includes an image sensing and capture device to permit a surface to be scanned using the stylus and an image may be stored and displayed on an electronic device to represent the texture of the scanned surface.
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1. A stylus comprising:
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a housing, a tip portion on said housing to transmit an image of a surface adjacent to said tip portion; an image sensing device associated with said tip portion to capture said image; and a storage device electromagnetically connected to said image sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an electronic device; a display screen associated with said electronic device; a stylus electromagnetically connected to said electronic device, said stylus including; a tip portion at one end of said stylus; an image sensing device associated with said tip portion to capture an image of a surface adjacent to said tip portion; a transmitting device electromagnetically connected to said image sensing device; and whereby said image is displayed on said screen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for displaying an image of a surface on an electronic device comprising the steps of:
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scanning a stylus over said surface; sensing an image of said surface in said stylus; capturing said image in said stylus; and transmitting said image to said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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