Writing instrument serving as a mechanical remote control for an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11513614-B2
Application number	US-201917295519-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2019
Priority date	Nov 23, 2018
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A writing instrument having a plurality of retraction mechanisms, wherein each of the plurality of retraction mechanisms is configured to actuate a respective retractable writing tip, each retraction mechanism being configured to produce a different predetermined sound that is suitable for being detected by an electronic device, and each of the different predetermined sounds is configured to communicate a different command to the electronic device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A writing instrument comprising a plurality of retraction mechanisms, wherein each of the plurality of retraction mechanisms is configured to actuate a respective retractable writing tip, and the actuation of each retraction mechanism is configured to produce a different predetermined sound that is suitable for being detected by an electronic device,
wherein the plurality of retraction mechanisms comprises a first retraction mechanism and a second retraction mechanism, and
wherein the actuation of the first retraction mechanism is configured to emit a first predetermined sound commanding the electronic device to capture a photo or video, and the actuation of the second retraction mechanism is configured to emit a second predetermined sound commanding the electronic device to send the photo or video via SMS or email.

2. The writing instrument according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of retraction mechanisms comprises a button, and a length of each button and/or a length of the actuating path of each button is different from each other in order to produce the different predetermined sound.

3. The writing instrument according to claim 2 , wherein each retraction mechanism is provided with a different shock absorber in order to produce the different predetermined sound.

4. A method for commanding an electronic device with the writing instrument according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
placing the writing instrument in a sound capture area of the electronic device, and
producing the different predetermined sound to command the electronic device by actuating at least one of the plurality of retraction mechanisms.

5. A system comprising the writing instrument according to claim 1 and an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a sound sensor and a central processing unit configured to identify the different predetermined sound and to execute a predetermined action in the electronic device.

6. A writing instrument comprising a plurality of retraction mechanisms, wherein each of the plurality of retraction mechanisms is configured to actuate a respective retractable writing tip, and the actuation of each retraction mechanism is configured to produce a different predetermined sound that is suitable for being detected by an electronic device,
wherein each of the plurality of retraction mechanisms comprises a button, and a length of each button and/or a length of the actuating path of each button is different from each other in order to produce the different predetermined sound.

7. The writing instrument according to claim 6 , wherein each different predetermined sound is configured to communicate a different command to the electronic device.

8. The writing instrument according to claim 7 , wherein the different commands to the electronic device includes a first command to capture a photo and a second command to capture a video.

9. The writing instrument according to claim 6 , wherein each retraction mechanism is provided with a different shock absorber in order to produce the different predetermined sound.

10. A writing instrument comprising a plurality of retraction mechanisms, wherein each of the plurality of retraction mechanisms is configured to actuate a respective retractable writing tip, each retraction mechanism being configured to produce a different predetermined sound that is suitable for being detected by an electronic device.

11. The writing instrument according to claim 10 , wherein each different predetermined sound is configured to communicate a different command to the electronic device.

12. The writing instrument according to claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of retraction mechanisms comprises a button, the length of each button and/or the length of the actuating path of each button is different from each other in order to produce different predetermined sounds.

13. The writing instrument according to claim 10 , wherein each retraction mechanism is provided with a different shock absorber in order to produce different predetermined sounds.

14. A method for commanding an electronic device with the writing instrument according to claim 10 , the method comprising:
placing the writing instrument in a sound capture area of the electronic device, and
producing the different predetermined sound to command the electronic device by actuating at least one of the plurality of retraction mechanisms.

15. The method according to claim 14 , when the writing instrument has four retraction mechanisms, the method further comprising:
capturing a photo when a first predetermined sound is emitted,
capturing a video when a second predetermined sound is emitted,
sending the captured photo and/or video via email when a third predetermined sound is emitted, and
sending the captured photo and/or video via SMS when a fourth predetermined sound is emitted.

16. A system comprising the writing instrument according to claim 10 and an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a sound sensor and a central processing unit configured to identify the different predetermined sound and to execute a predetermined action in the electronic device.

17. The system according to claim 16 , comprising a writing instrument having four retraction mechanisms, wherein the electronic device is configured to capture a photo when a first predetermined sound is emitted, capture a video when a second predetermined sound is emitted, send the captured photo and/or video via email when a third predetermined sound is emitted, and send the captured photo and/or video via SMS when a fourth predetermined sound is emitted.

18. The writing instrument according to claim 10 , comprising four retraction mechanisms.

19. The writing instrument according to claim 10 , wherein the actuation of each retraction mechanism is configured to produce one of a plurality of different predetermined sounds that is suitable for being detected by the electronic device.

Assignees

• SOCIéTé BIC

Inventors

• Folgoas Loic
• Bez Arnaud
• Oger Myriam

Classifications

• B43K29/08

  with measuring, computing or indicating devices · CPC title

• G06F3/03545 Primary

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G08B3/10

  using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission · CPC title

• B43K24/163

  with one push-button for each writing unit · CPC title

• G06F3/02

  Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials · CPC title