Stylus-based touch-sensitive area for UI control of computing device
First Claim
1. A system for performing a function in response to receiving input from a stylus, the system comprising:
- an electronic device having a display for displaying content to a user and a stylus detection surface for allowing user input via the stylus; and
a user interface executable on the device and configured to perform a function in response to a stylus-based touch-sensitive control feature input, the input comprising a swipe gesture received on a touch-sensitive area deployed on a pen-like housing of the stylus;
wherein the function includes presenting via the display a first display state of the electronic device in response to a first swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus, and presenting via the display a second display state in response to a second swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus, wherein the first display state is visually different from the second display state.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for interacting with a computing device using a stylus. The stylus is configured with a touch-sensitive control feature that can be activated to perform various actions while the stylus is touching or otherwise sufficiently proximate to a stylus detection surface of the device. The swipe function can be associated with a variety of tasks on the computing device such as: adjusting variables, executing a particular command, switching between tools, modifying a particular tool'"'"'s settings, and launching an application. In some embodiments, the stylus-based touch-sensitive control feature is configured to allow for both forward and backward swiping actions, tapping actions, and various combinations of such touch-types on the touch-sensitive control feature to uniquely identify a corresponding function to be carried out on the computing device.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for performing a function in response to receiving input from a stylus, the system comprising:
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an electronic device having a display for displaying content to a user and a stylus detection surface for allowing user input via the stylus; and a user interface executable on the device and configured to perform a function in response to a stylus-based touch-sensitive control feature input, the input comprising a swipe gesture received on a touch-sensitive area deployed on a pen-like housing of the stylus; wherein the function includes presenting via the display a first display state of the electronic device in response to a first swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus, and presenting via the display a second display state in response to a second swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus, wherein the first display state is visually different from the second display state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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an electronic device having a display for displaying content to a user and a stylus detection surface for allowing user input; a stylus having an elongated body and a tip, wherein the tip is configured for interacting with the stylus detection surface and a touch-sensitive area is deployed on the elongated body, and wherein the stylus is configured to communicate with the electronic device; and a user interface executable on the device and configured to perform a function in response to input provided using the touch-sensitive area of the stylus; wherein the function includes presenting via the display a first available option for a given operating parameter of the electronic device in response to a first swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus, and presenting via the display a second available option for the given operating parameter in response to a second swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A non-transitory computer program product encoded with instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause a process to be carried out, the process comprising:
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display content to a user via an electronic device having a stylus detection surface for allowing user input via a stylus; and perform a function in response to a stylus-based touch-sensitive control feature input, the input comprising a swipe gesture received on a touch-sensitive area deployed on a pen-like housing of the stylus; wherein the function includes presenting via the display a first display state of the electronic device in response to a first swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus, and presenting via the display a second display state in response to a second swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus, wherein the first display state is visually different from the second display state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer program product encoded with instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause a process to be carried out, the process comprising:
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display content to a user via an electronic device having a stylus detection surface for allowing user input via a stylus; and perform a function in response to a stylus-based touch-sensitive control feature input, the input comprising a swipe gesture received on a touch-sensitive area deployed on a pen-like housing of the stylus; wherein the function includes presenting via the display a first available option for a given operating parameter of the electronic device in response to a first swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus, and presenting via the display a second available option for the given operating parameter in response to a second swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive area deployed on the housing of the stylus.
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