Base station for use with digital pens

A base station comprising:

• a sidewall at least partially defining a cavity, the cavity sized to retain a plurality of digital pens therein;
• a charge module comprising one or more inductive rings coupled to the sidewall such that the inductive rings extend about the cavity, the charge module configured to:
• determine whether a digital pen is positioned within the cavity, and
• upon determining that the digital pen is positioned within the cavity, use the inductive rings to transmit energy towards the cavity such that the charge module charges the digital pen through induction;
• and
• an authentication module configured to:
• determine whether the digital pen is associated with a user account, and
• upon determining that the digital pen is associated with the user account, identify one or more user settings associated with the user account, and associate the digital pen with the user settings such that the digital pen is configured to operate in accordance with the user settings.