Pen/stylus apparatus and method
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJeffrey Lev, Pablo Salazar, Philip Kao
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Abstract
Embodiments of a pen/stylus apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, among others, a pen/stylus apparatus comprises a chamber configured to receive a pen, a holding element having a shaft, the holding element configured to retain the pen in a partially-ejected position, a button having a retainer, the retainer configured to retain the shaft when the pen is completely-inserted in the chamber, and a biasing element adjacent to the holding element, the biasing element configured to eject the holding element to a position corresponding to the partially-ejected position of the pen when the retainer is released from the shaft.
Claims16
A pen/stylus apparatus, comprising:
- a chamber configured to receive a pen;
- a holding element having a shaft, the holding element configured to retain the pen in a partially-ejected position;
- a button having a retainer, the retainer configured to retain the shaft when the pen is completely-inserted in the chamber;
- and
- a biasing element adjacent to the holding element, the biasing element configured to eject the holding element to a position corresponding to the partially-ejected position of the pen when the retainer is released from the shaft.
A pen/stylus apparatus, comprising:
- means for housing a pen;
- means for retaining the pen in a partially-ejected position;
- means for retaining the pen in a completely-inserted position;
- means for releasing the pen from the completely-inserted position;
- and
- means for biasing the pen to the partially-ejected position.
A computer panel, comprising:
- a display screen;
- a panel bezel;
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- a pen/stylus apparatus provided in the panel bezel, the pen stylus apparatus comprising:
- a chamber configured to receive a pen;
- a holding element having a shaft, the holding element configured to retain the pen in a partially-ejected position;
- a button accessible from the panel bezel, the button having a retainer, the retainer configured to retain the shaft when the pen is completely-inserted in the chamber;
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- a spring adjacent to the holding element, the spring configured to eject the holding element to a position corresponding to the partially-ejected position of the pen when the retainer is released from the shaft.
A method for operating a pen/stylus apparatus, comprising:
- retaining a pen in a completely-inserted position;
- responsive to a button depression, releasing the pen;
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- biasing the pen to a secure and partially-ejected position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.