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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Wacom Co., Ltd., Kazo-shi, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Thomas Bell, Hampshire, GB;
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a processor of a stylus, a tilt direction of the stylus based on respective first signal strengths at a plurality of receivers. The tilt direction comprises a direction of the stylus along an axis of a touch-sensing device. The method further includes generating, by the processor of the stylus, a response signal comprising information indicative of the tilt direction of the stylus.