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Stylus-based touch-sensitive area for UI control of computing device

  • US 9,261,985 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2013
  • Issued: 02/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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