Pulse- or frame-based communication using active stylus

US8933899B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8933899-B2
Application numberUS-201213363043-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 31, 2012
Priority dateOct 28, 2011
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors in or on a stylus, the stylus including one or more electrodes and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic for wirelessly transmitting signals to a device through a touch sensor of the device. The method includes generating a carrier signal and modulating the carrier signal to communicate the sensor data and wirelessly transmitting from the stylus to the device the carrier signal as modulated through the touch sensor of the device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving sensor data from one or more sensors in or on a stylus, the stylus comprising one or more electrodes and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic for wirelessly transmitting signals to a device through a touch sensor of the device; modulating a carrier signal to communicate the sensor data; and wirelessly transmitting from the stylus to the device the carrier signal as modulated through the…

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What does patent US8933899B2 cover?
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors in or on a stylus, the stylus including one or more electrodes and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic for wirelessly transmitting signals to a device through a touch sensor of the device. The method includes generating a carrier signal and modulating the carrier signal to …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Shahparnia Shahrooz, Pant Vivek, Yilmaz Esat, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/044. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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