Electronically controllable pen device
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1. A pen, including:
- a user interface for placing the pen into a select mode;
a marking device operable to mark a visible path onto a surface in accordance with at least one current attribute value, a visible appearance of the marked path being electronically controllable on the basis of the at least one current attribute value;
a memory for storing at least one set of the attribute values; and
a switch for controlling the marking device, the switch being activated by sensing a compression force when a uses used the pen to mark a visible path on the surface;
wherein, in the select mode, the pen is configured to;
(a) determine, using the switch, that the user has used, the pen to mark a visible path;
(b) for each of a plurality of sequential visible paths marked using the pen, selecting a different one of the attribute values from the memory and making it the current attribute value.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a pen which includes a marking device, the pen being operative to mark a visible path onto a surface, the marking device being electronically controllable to change an attribute of the path, the pen including a user interface whereby a user may modify the attribute, the pen including at least one sensing device for sensing images or colors or both.
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17 Claims
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1. A pen, including:
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a user interface for placing the pen into a select mode;
a marking device operable to mark a visible path onto a surface in accordance with at least one current attribute value, a visible appearance of the marked path being electronically controllable on the basis of the at least one current attribute value;
a memory for storing at least one set of the attribute values; and
a switch for controlling the marking device, the switch being activated by sensing a compression force when a uses used the pen to mark a visible path on the surface;
wherein, in the select mode, the pen is configured to;
(a) determine, using the switch, that the user has used, the pen to mark a visible path;
(b) for each of a plurality of sequential visible paths marked using the pen, selecting a different one of the attribute values from the memory and making it the current attribute value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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