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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 02, 2022
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Tushar Agrawal, West Fargo, ND (US);

Thomas Jefferson Sandridge, Tampa, FL (US);

Martin G. Keen, Cary, NC (US);

Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to in-air control regions. Communication between an electronic pen and a device can be established. Two or more in-air control regions above the device can be defined, each in-air control region specifying a set of functions that can be performed by the electronic pen. A determination can be made that the electronic pen is within a first in-air control region of the two or more in-air control regions, the first in-air control region specifying a first set of functions that can be performed by the electronic pen. In response to input received from the electronic pen within the first in-air control region, at least one function of the first set of functions can be executed.


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