Stylus with intermittent voltage driving and sensing
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorRan SAHAR
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Abstract
A stylus device for interacting with a computer is disclosed. The stylus device can comprise an operational circuit, an operational switch for activating and deactivating the operational circuit, and a driving and sensing circuit configured for driving a voltage supply to the operational circuit and sensing a state of the operational switch, wherein the driving and the sensing are executed intermittently on an electrical conductor.
Claims20
A stylus device for interacting with a computer, the stylus device comprising, an operational circuit, an operational switch for activating and deactivating the operational circuit, and a driving and sensing circuit configured for driving a voltage supply to the operational circuit and sensing a state of the operational switch,
- wherein the driving and the sensing are executed intermittently via an electrical conductor.
A method of operating an electronic circuit requiring a voltage drive, the electronic circuit being associated with an operational switch for activating and deactivating the electronic circuit, the method comprising:
- driving a voltage supply to the electronic circuit via an electrical conductor;
- and
- sensing a state of the operational switch via said electrical conductor.
A method of communicating with a computer having a touch screen, the method comprising forming a pattern over the touch screen using a stylus device, the stylus device having an operational circuit, an operational switch for activating and deactivating the operational circuit, and a driving and sensing circuit configured for driving a voltage supply to the operational circuit and sensing a state of the operational switch, the driving and the sensing being executed intermittently on an electrical conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.