Electronic system, touch stylus and data transmission method between electronic apparatus and touch stylus

• US 9,569,015 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2014
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Lo, Pi-Lin, Li, Yi-Cheng, Chen, Jui-Liang, Hsueh, Yi-Fan, Lin, Yen-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): BALAOING, ARIEL A
• Application Number:
  US14/296,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20150355734A1
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device

Abstract

An electronic system, a touch stylus and a data transmission method between an electronic apparatus and a touch stylus are disclosed herein. The data transmission method, utilized between a first electronic device and a touch stylus, includes steps of: generating movement data according to displacement of the touch stylus.

Claims

1. An electronic system, comprising:

a stylus comprising;

a first sensor, the first sensor generating a first movement data according to displacement of the stylus;

a first storage unit;

a first wireless module, configured to transmit or receive a first data; and

a first processing unit, coupled with the first storage unit, the first sensor and the first wireless module;

a first electronic apparatus wirelessly connected with the stylus, the first electronic apparatus transmitting or receiving the first data according to the first movement data;

wherein the first electronic apparatus further comprises;

a second wireless module, configured for transmitting or receiving the first data; and

a second processing unit, configured for transmitting the first data to the stylus according to the first movement data;

wherein, when the second processing unit determines that a moving pattern of the stylus matches a first setting range according to the first movement data, the second processing unit transmits the first data through the second wireless module, the first processing unit receives the first data through the first wireless module and stores the first data in the first storage unit;

wherein the first setting range corresponds to a predefined acceleration of the stylus in a direction away from the first electronic apparatus.

2. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic apparatus further comprises:

a second storage unit, configured for storing the first data; and

a touch display panel, configured for displaying a first display image;

wherein the second processing unit is coupled with the second wireless module, the touch display panel and the second storage unit, the second processing unit.

3. The electronic system of claim 2, wherein the stylus further comprises a second sensor coupled with the first processing unit, the second sensor generates a signal when the second sensor senses a touch on the stylus, and the first processing unit detects the displacement of the stylus by the first sensor when the first processing unit receives the signal.

4. The electronic system of claim 2, further comprising a third wireless module coupled with the first processing unit, the third wireless module being configured to wirelessly transmit the first movement data.

5. The electronic system of claim 2, wherein the first storage unit is configured for storing second data, when the second processing unit determines that the displacement of the stylus matches a second setting range according to the first movement data, the first processing unit transmits the second data through the first wireless module, the second processing unit receives the second data through the second wireless module and stores the second data in the second storage unit.

6. The electronic system of claim 2, wherein the first storage unit is configured for storing second data, when the first processing unit determines that the moving pattern of the stylus matches a second setting range according to the first movement data, the first processing unit transmits the second data through the first wireless module, the second processing unit receives the second data through the second wireless module and stores the second data in the second storage unit.

7. The electronic system of claim 2, wherein the first display image comprises information from at least part of the first data, when the stylus manipulates the touch display panel to display the information from the first data, the first sensor generates the first movement data according to the displacement of the stylus.

8. The electronic system of claim 2, wherein the second storage unit is configured to store first identification data, the first processing unit transmits second identification data through the first wireless module to the first electronic apparatus, when the second processing unit determines that the second identification data matches the first identification data, the first electronic apparatus transmits the first data to the stylus.

9. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic apparatus further comprises a third sensor, the third sensor generates second movement data according to displacement of the first electronic apparatus, the first electronic apparatus transmits or receives the first data according to the first movement data and the second movement data.

10. A stylus, configured for manipulating an electronic, apparatus, the stylus comprising:

a first processing unit;

a storage unit, coupled with the first processing unit, the storage unit being configured for storing data;

a first sensor, coupled with the first processing unit, the first sensor generating movement data according to displacement of the stylus; and

a first wireless module, coupled with the first processing unit, the first wireless module being configured for transmitting the data,

wherein, when the first processing unit determines that the movement data matches a first setting range, the first wireless module transmits the data to the electronic apparatus;

wherein the first setting range corresponds to a predefined acceleration of the stylus in a direction away from the first electronic apparatus.

11. The stylus of claim 10, further comprising a second sensor coupled with the first processing unit, wherein when the second sensor senses a touch on the stylus, the first processing unit detects displacement of the stylus by the first sensor.

12. A method, utilized between a first electronic apparatus and a stylus, the method comprising:

generating first movement data according to displacement of the stylus;

determining a moving pattern of the stylus according to the first movement data; and

transmitting first data from the first electronic apparatus to the stylus when the first movement data matches a first setting range;

wherein the first setting range corresponds to a predefined acceleration of the stylus in a direction away from the first electronic apparatus.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining whether the moving pattern matches a second setting range according to the first movement data; and

transmitting second data from the stylus to the first electronic apparatus when the first movement data matches the second setting range.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

sensing a touch on the stylus; and

generating the first movement data according to the displacement of the stylus when the touch is sensed.

15. A method, utilized between a first electronic apparatus with a touch display panel and a stylus, the method comprising:

generating first movement data according to displacement of the stylus;

generating second movement data according to displacement of the first electronic apparatus;

determining a moving pattern of the stylus according to the first movement data and the second movement data; and

transmitting first data from the first electronic apparatus to the stylus when the moving pattern of the stylus matches a first setting range.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining whether the moving pattern matches a second setting range according to the first movement data and the second movement data; and

transmitting second data from the stylus to the first electronic apparatus when the first movement data matches the second setting range.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

sensing a touch on the stylus; and

generating the first movement data according to the displacement of the stylus when the touch is sensed.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying information from at least part of the first data on the touch display panel; and

when the stylus manipulates the touch display panel to display the information from the first data, generating the first movement data by the stylus according to the displacement of the stylus.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

storing first identification data within the first electronic apparatus;

transmitting second identification data by the stylus to the first electronic apparatus; and

activating a data transmission between the first electronic apparatus and the stylus when the second identification data is determined to match the first identification data.