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US 2021/0200331 A1Published application
Divots for enhanced interaction with styluses
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsCraig Peter SAYERS, Ian N. ROBINSON
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Abstract
A system for providing input to a computer, the system including: a stylus with a first end, the first end to provide position information to the computer; and a plurality of divots, wherein when the first end of the stylus is in a divot, the system detects an orientation of the stylus.
Claims15
A system for providing input to a computer, the system comprising:
- a stylus with a first end, the first end to provide position information to the computer;
- and
- a plurality of divots, wherein when the first end of the stylus is in a divot, the system detects an orientation of the stylus.
A method of providing information to a computing system, the method comprising:
- detecting a first end of a stylus and providing information into the computing system based on a detected position of the first end of the stylus;
- detecting placement of the first end of the stylus into a divot, wherein a same grip on the stylus is used while placing the stylus into the divot and when detecting the position of the first end of the stylus;
- and
- while the first end of the stylus remains in the divot, detecting manipulation of the stylus and providing information into the computer system based on the manipulation of the stylus.
1 more element
An electronic device, the device comprising:
- a control;
- and
- a divot associated with the control, wherein placing a stylus into the divot allows adjustment of a parameter associated with the control using the stylus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.