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Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2012
Applicants:

Jacek S. Idzik, Kenilworth, CA;

Rohan Michael Nandakumar, Kitchener, CA;

Cornel Mercea, Waterloo, CA;

Inventors:

Jacek S. Idzik, Kenilworth, CA;

Rohan Michael Nandakumar, Kitchener, CA;

Cornel Mercea, Waterloo, CA;

Assignee:

BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01);
Abstract

A stylus, configured for interactive use with a surface such as but not limited to a display, includes a stylus housing that supports a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to selectively effect at least two different non-passive location modalities wherein each of the non-passive location modalities imparts location-determination information. The plurality of non-passive location modalities can be selectively used in combination with one another or in a singular fashion as desired.


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