MULTIPLE CONTROLLER COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR ACTIVE STYLUS DATA ACQUISITION
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a first controller associated with some channels of a digitizer having channels configured to receive a signal from a stylus, each channel having a direction;
a second controller associated with channels of the digitizer not associated with the first controller;
the first controller configured to;
scan for the signal at each channel associated with the first controller,based on acquisition of the signal at a given channel associated with the first controller, calculate a property of the signal, andsend the calculated property and the direction of the given channel to the second controller; and
the first controller and the second controller configured to;
scan for the signal at each channel having the direction of the given channel, at acquisition intervals based upon the calculated property.
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Abstract
An electronic device may include a first controller associated with some channels of a digitizer having channels configured to receive a signal from a stylus, and with each channel having a direction. A second controller may be associated with channels of the digitizer not associated with the first controller. The first controller may scan for the signal at each channel associated with the first controller, and based on acquisition of the signal at a given channel associated with the first controller, calculate a property of the signal. The first controller may send the calculated property and the direction of the given channel to the second controller. The first controller and the second controller may scan for the signal at each channel having the direction of the given channel, at acquisition intervals based upon the calculated property.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a first controller associated with some channels of a digitizer having channels configured to receive a signal from a stylus, each channel having a direction; a second controller associated with channels of the digitizer not associated with the first controller; the first controller configured to; scan for the signal at each channel associated with the first controller, based on acquisition of the signal at a given channel associated with the first controller, calculate a property of the signal, and send the calculated property and the direction of the given channel to the second controller; and the first controller and the second controller configured to; scan for the signal at each channel having the direction of the given channel, at acquisition intervals based upon the calculated property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device comprising:
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a stylus configure to transmit a signal; a digitizer having channels, each channel being associated with one of a first direction and a second direction; a first controller associated with some channels of a digitizer in the first direction and some channels of the digitizer in the second direction; a second controller associated with channels of the digitizer not associated with the first controller; and wherein the first and second controller are configured to; synchronize with each other in the first direction based upon a property of the signal as received at a channel associated with the first direction, scan for the signal at each channel associated with the first direction, synchronize with each other in the second direction, and scan for the signal at each channel associated with the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating an electronic device comprising:
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scanning for a signal from a stylus to each channel of a digitizer associated with a first controller, each channel having a corresponding direction; calculating a property of the signal based on the signal as acquired at a given channel associated with the first controller, using the first controller; sending the calculated property and the direction of the given channel to a second controller having channels of the digitizer associated therewith, using the first controller; and scanning for the signal at each channel having the direction of the given channel, at acquisition intervals based upon the calculated property, using the first controller and the second controller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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