Pressure sensitive stylus
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1. A stylus comprising:
- a housing that extends along a longitudinal direction and includes an opening on one end;
a tip that extends along the longitudinal direction and through the opening; and
a sensor configured to detect displacement of the tip with respect to the housing, wherein the displacement is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the sensor includes compressible material configured to compress with the displacement of the tip and wherein the compressible material is configured to vary its level of conductivity in response to the compression.
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Abstract
A stylus includes a housing that extends along a longitudinal direction and includes an opening on one end, a tip that extends along the longitudinal direction and through the opening and a sensor configured to detect displacement of the tip in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
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1. A stylus comprising:
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a housing that extends along a longitudinal direction and includes an opening on one end; a tip that extends along the longitudinal direction and through the opening; and a sensor configured to detect displacement of the tip with respect to the housing, wherein the displacement is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the sensor includes compressible material configured to compress with the displacement of the tip and wherein the compressible material is configured to vary its level of conductivity in response to the compression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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