Attaching a stylus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9575579-B2
Application number	US-201615009230-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2016
Priority date	Jul 27, 2012
Publication date	Feb 21, 2017
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017

Abstract

In some examples, a stylus holder comprises a connector to attach to a port of a computing device and create an electrical connection to the computing device port, and a fastener to attach a stylus to the holder and provide at least one of a data and power connection to the stylus. The fastener includes a first inductive element formed in an internal cavity area of the fastener, the first inductive element to inductive couple to a second inductive element of the stylus, the second inductive element longer than the first inductive element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stylus holder comprising:
a connector to attach to a port of a computing device and create an electrical connection to the computing device port; and
a fastener to attach a stylus to the holder and provide at least one of a data or power connection to the stylus, wherein the fastener includes a first inductive element formed in an internal cavity area of the fastener, the first inductive element to inductive couple to a second inductive element of the stylus, the second inductive element longer than the first inductive element.

2. The stylus holder of claim 1 , wherein the first inductive element is to inductively couple with the second inductive element when the stylus is placed in near physical contact with the fastener.

3. The stylus holder of claim 1 , wherein inductive coupling between the first and second inductive elements enables transfer of both data and power between the stylus and the computing device.

4. The stylus holder of claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a flexible pen clip.

5. The stylus holder of claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a C-clip, and the first inductive element extends along a curved profile of the C-clip.

6. The stylus holder of claim 1 , wherein the fastener is shaped to hold only a portion of the stylus.

7. The stylus holder of claim 1 , further comprising a processor to communicate with machine-readable instructions executing in the computing device, wherein removal of the stylus holder from the port of the computing device is to cause the machine-readable instructions to provide a notification of the removal.

8. The stylus holder of claim 1 , wherein the connector is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug for connecting with a USB port of the computing device.

9. A stylus comprising:
a housing to fasten to a stylus clip that is connected to a port of a computing device; and
an elongate inductive element within the housing and to inductive couple to an inductive element of the stylus clip that has a fastener to hold the stylus in a fixed position and a connector to connect to the port of the computing device, wherein the elongate inductive element is longer than the inductive element of the stylus clip.

10. The stylus of claim 9 , wherein the elongate inductive element in the stylus is to inductively couple with the inductive element of the stylus clip when the stylus is placed in physical contact with the fastener of the stylus clip.

11. The stylus of claim 9 , wherein inductive coupling between the elongate inductive element in the stylus and the inductive element of the stylus clip enables transfer of both data and power between the stylus and the computing device.

12. An assembly comprising:
a stylus comprising a first inductive element; and
a stylus holder comprising:
a connector to electrical connect to a port of a computing device; and
a fastener to hold the stylus in a fixed position when attached to the fastener, wherein the fastener includes a second inductive element formed in an internal cavity area of the fastener, and

wherein the first inductive element is longer than the second inductive element.

13. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein inductive coupling between the first and second inductive elements enables transfer of power from the computing device to the stylus.

14. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein inductive coupling between the first and second inductive elements enables transfer of data between the stylus and the computing device.

15. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the fastener is shaped to hold only a portion of the stylus.

16. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the stylus holder includes a processor to communicate with machine-readable instructions executing in the computing device.

17. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the stylus holder includes a memory coupled to the processor.

18. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the connector is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug for connecting with a USB port of the computing device.

19. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the fastener is a flexible pen clip.

20. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the fastener is shaped C-clip.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co Lp

Inventors

• Ashcraft Britt C
• Song Ki Bok
• Chen Eric

Classifications

• G06F3/039 Primary

  Accessories therefor, e.g. mouse pads · CPC title

• G06F1/26

  Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof (for memories G11C) · CPC title

• G06F3/03545

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G06F2200/1632

  Pen holder integrated in the computer · CPC title

• H02J5/005

  Electricity · mapped topic