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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022011885-A1
Application number	US-201917295519-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 21, 2019
Priority date	Nov 23, 2018
Publication date	Jan 13, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A writing instrument having at least one retraction mechanism for actuating a retractable writing tip, the retraction mechanism being configured to produce a predetermined sound that communicates a command to an electronic device.

First claim

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, each retraction mechanism being configured to produce a different predetermined sound that is suitable for being detected by an electronic device.

2 . The writing instrument according to claim 1 , wherein each of the different predetermined sounds is configured to communicate a different command to the electronic device.

3 . The writing instrument according to claim 1 , 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.

4 . (canceled)

5 . The writing instrument according to claim 1 , wherein each retraction mechanism is provided with a different shock absorber in order to produce different predetermined sounds.

6 . A method for commanding an electronic device with a 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 predetermined sound to command the electronic device by actuating at least one of the plurality of retraction mechanisms.

7 . A system comprising a 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 predetermined sound and to execute a predetermined action in the electronic device.

8 . The writing instrument according to claim 1 , comprising four retraction mechanisms.

9 . The system according to claim 7 , 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.

10 . The method according to claim 6 , 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.

Assignees

• SOCIéTé BIC

Inventors

• Folgoas Loic
• Bez Arnaud
• Oger Myriam

Classifications

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• B43K24/163

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

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F3/03545 Primary

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G06F3/02

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