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US 9,430,061 B2Granted
Ultrasonic hybrid input device and corresponding tuning method
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorBaruch Eruchimovitch
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Abstract
A hybrid input device is described. The hybrid input device includes a stylus for writing on a touchscreen, a writing instrument and a pressure sensor. The hybrid input device also includes an ultrasonic transmitter that transmits an ultrasonic data pattern. The hybrid input device also includes a control element that toggles ultrasonic functionality of the hybrid input device.
Claims17
A hybrid input device comprising a housing, wherein the housing comprises:
- a touchscreen stylus configured to selectively protrude from the housing;
- a writing instrument configured to selectively protrude from the housing;
- an ultrasonic transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic data pattern;
- and
- a control element configured to toggle ultrasonic functionality of the hybrid input device and configured to switch between the touchscreen stylus and the writing instrument to protrude from the housing based upon a calculated position of the hybrid input device relative to a wireless communication device.
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A method for using a hybrid input device, comprising:
- writing on a touchscreen with a touchscreen stylus in the hybrid input device;
- turning on or off ultrasonic functionality based on a control element status associated with the hybrid input device;
- transmitting an ultrasonic data pattern based on whether ultrasonic functionality is turned on or off;
- and
- switching between the touchscreen stylus and a writing instrument to protrude from a housing of the hybrid input device based upon a calculated position of the hybrid input device relative to a wireless communication device.
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A hybrid input device, comprising:
- means for writing on a touchscreen;
- means for writing off the touchscreen;
- means for turning on or off ultrasonic functionality of the hybrid input device;
- means for transmitting an ultrasonic data pattern based on whether ultrasonic functionality is turned on or off;
- and
- means for switching between a touchscreen stylus and a writing instrument to protrude from a housing of the hybrid input device based upon a calculated position of the hybrid input device relative to a wireless communication device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.