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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Kishore Sundara-Rajan, San Jose, CA (US);
Zachary Lawrence Brand, Mountain View, CA (US);
Piotr Pawel Blaszczak, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ann Yuhui Yun, Mountain View, CA (US);
Timothy Michael Vanderet, San Francisco, CA (US);
Miguel Angel Morales, Mountain View, CA (US);
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for monitoring use of a tip of a stylus, determining an amount of wear of or life remaining in the tip, and notifying a user when to replace the tip are disclosed. The tip should be replaced to avoid an abrasive material of the tip from being exposed and contacting a touch screen or other surface of a computing device to avoid scratching or otherwise damaging the touch screen or other surface of the computing device. The computing device or the stylus device may perform one or more of the monitoring, determining, or prompting steps.