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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Qiuming Li, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nicholas M. Mcdonnell, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael J. Newman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Xiaoyu Cheng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Swapnil S. Jain, Union City, CA (US);
Hardik Joshi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Neeraj Gupta, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohit Narang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An input device, such as a stylus, can include a main body comprising a main body connector for connecting to a charger to charge a power source of the stylus. A separate functional end module is removable from the main body to expose the main body connector. The functional end module includes a functional component and a module connector that communicates with the main body via the main body connector. Various different functional end modules can be interchangeable to provide a variety of distinct features to the stylus.