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US 6,275,193 B1Granted
Antenna providing a touch screen stylus
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsRyan M. Nilsen, Thomas A. Murray, Alessandro Perrotta
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, an antenna (104) includes an antenna cavity used for receiving a removable stylus (108). A retention feature such as a snap (112) helps retain the stylus (108) to the antenna (104) when not in use. In an alternate embodiment, the stylus (504) is an inlay to the outer wall of antenna (506). In still another embodiment of the invention, a removable antenna stylus (300) serves as an antenna when attached to radio (404) and as a stylus when removed from the radio (404).
Claims6
A communication device, comprising:
- an antenna;
- and
- a stylus removably attached to the antenna;
- wherein the antenna has an exterior wall having a recess, the stylus being inlaid into the recess, the stylus having no conducting element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.