Electronic pen
AssigneeAnoto IP LIC Handelsbolag
InventorsChrister Fahraeus, Johan Lindgren, Stefan Burstrom
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Abstract
An electronic pen has a body, a cap and an actuation device. The actuation device comprises a sensor arrangement for sensing presence or absence of the cap on the body. The actuation device is operable to activate the electronic pen in response to removal of the cap from the body or in response to placement of the cap on a portion separated from a front end portion of the body. The actuation device is further operable to deactivate the electronic pen in response to placement of said cap on said body. Methods for activating and deactivating an electronic pen are also described.
Claims29
An electronic pen having a body, a cap and an actuation device, said actuation device comprising a sensor arrangement for sensing presence or absence of said cap on said body, said actuation device being operable to activate said electronic pen in response to removal of said cap from said body.
An electronic pen having a body, a cap and an actuation device, said actuation device comprising a sensor arrangement for sensing presence or absence of said cap on said body, said actuation device being operable to deactivate said electronic pen in response to placement of said cap on said body.
An electronic pen having a body, a cap arranged to protect a front end portion of said body and an actuation device, said actuation device comprising a sensor arrangement for sensing presence or absence of said cap on a portion of said body separated from said front end portion of said body, said actuation device being operable to activate said electronic pen in response to placement of said cap on said portion separated from said front end portion of said body.
An electronic pen according to claim 31, wherein said portion separated from said front end portion is a portion opposite to said front end portion.
A method of activating an electronic pen having a body and a cap, comprising the steps of
- removing said cap from said body,
- detecting the absence of said cap;
- and
- activating said electronic pen.
A method of deactivating an electronic pen having a body and a cap, comprising the steps of
- placing said cap on said body,
- detecting the presence of said cap;
- and
- deactivating said electronic pen.
A method of activating an electronic pen having a body, said body having a front end portion, and a cap, comprising the steps of
- placing said cap on a portion of said body separated from said front end portion,
- detecting the presence of said cap;
- and
- activating said electronic pen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.