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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2005
Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Matthew R. Lerner, Seattle, WA (US);
John Stoddard, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Matthew R. Lerner, Seattle, WA (US);
John Stoddard, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An input device is provided that has tactile features for assisting a user with locating an actuator and/or that has features for avoiding inadvertent actuation of an actuator. The input device may include a digital pen having an actuator disposed along a shaft of the pen at a location generally beyond the grip region, and/or an actuator recessed within an outer diameter of the pen shaft. The digital pen may include tactile features for indicating the actuator region of the pen within which the actuator is located. A method is also provided for identifying an actuator or actuator region of an input device.