Active stylus

• US 8,836,674 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2011
• Issued: 09/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: E Ink Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: E Ink Holdings Incorporated
• Inventors: Hsu, Suei-Shih
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne
• Assistant Examiner(s): MARTINEZ QUILES, IVELISSE
• Application Number:
  US13/277,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20120218232A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-184, 178 1801- 2004
• US Class Current: 345/179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

An active stylus includes a tube, a signal emitting module, a power module, an electrical energy storage device, a movable element and an energy transformation module. The signal emitting module, the power module, the electrical energy storage device and the energy transformation module are disposed in the tube. The power module is electrically coupled to the signal emitting module, and the electrical energy storage device and the energy transformation module are electrically coupled to the power module. The movable element is movable in the tube. The energy transformation module is configured for transforming energy generated by motion of the movable element into electrical energy. The electrical energy transformed by the energy transformation module is stored in the electrical energy storage device by the power module.

Claims

1. An active stylus, comprising:

a tube;

a signal emitting module disposed in the tube;

a power module disposed in the tube and electrically coupled to the signal emitting module;

an electrical energy storage device disposed in the tube and electrically coupled to the power module;

a movable element movably disposed in the tube;

an energy transformation module disposed in the tube and electrically coupled to the power module, wherein the movable element is configured for directly impacting the energy transformation module, and the energy transformation module is configured for directly transforming kinetic energy generated by the motion of the movable element into electrical energy, the electrical energy is not produced by electromagnetic induction, and the electrical energy transformed by the energy transformation module being stored in the electrical energy storage device by the power module; and

a fixed sleeve disposed in the tube, wherein the energy transformation module is fixed in the fixed sleeve, and the movable element is movably disposed in the fixed sleeve.

2. The active stylus according to claim 1, wherein the electrical energy storage device is a rechargeable battery.

3. The active stylus according to claim 1, wherein the signal emitting module is an electromagnetic signal emitting module.

4. An active stylus, comprising:

a tube;

a signal emitting module disposed in the tube;

a power module disposed in the tube and electrically coupled to the signal emitting module;

an electrical energy storage device movably disposed in the tube and electrically coupled to the power module; and

an energy transformation module disposed in the tube and electrically coupled to the power module, wherein the electrical energy storage device is adapted to move forward and back in a straight path to directly impact the energy transformation module, the energy transformation module is configured for transforming energy generated by motion of the electrical energy storage device into electrical energy, the electrical energy is not produced by electromagnetic induction, and the electrical energy transformed by the energy transformation module is stored in the electrical energy storage device by the power module,

wherein the signal emitting module, the power module and the energy transformation module are fixed in the tube.

5. The active stylus according to claim 4, wherein the electrical energy storage device is a rechargeable battery.

6. The active stylus according to claim 4, wherein the signal emitting module is an electromagnetic signal emitting module.