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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Joel Bernard Jacobs, Seattle, WA (US);
Bryan Anthony Sparks, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kae-Ling Jacquline Gurr, Seattle, WA (US);
Chad Michael Roberts, Snohomish, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Examples of the disclosure enable a docking station to provide various capabilities. In some examples, the docking station includes a sidewall at least partially defining a cavity, a charge module configured to charge a digital pen positioned within the cavity, and an authentication module configured to associate a digital pen with one or more user settings such that the digital pen is configured to operate in accordance with the user settings. Examples of the disclosure enable one or more digital pens to be placed in or retrieved from the docking station in a user-friendly manner.