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Devices and methods for manipulating user interfaces with a stylus

US9658704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateSep 21, 2015
Grant dateMay 23, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0442
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device: detects a positional state of the stylus, the positional state of the stylus corresponding to a distance, a tilt, and/or an orientation of the stylus relative to the touch-sensitive display; determines a location on the touch-sensitive display that corresponds to the detected positional state of the stylus; displays, in accordance with the positional state of the stylus, an indication on the touch-sensitive display of the determined location prior to the stylus touching the touch-sensitive display; detects a change in the distance, the tilt, and/or the orientation of the stylus, prior to the stylus touching the touch-sensitive display; and in response to detecting the change, updates the displayed indication on the touch-sensitive display.

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