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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Timothy Michael Vanderet, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Danel Lemons, San Jose, CA (US);
Miguel Angel Morales, Mountain View, CA (US);
Josue Jean Rodriquez, Santa Clara, CA (US);
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A system for magnetically coupling a stylus device to a computing device is disclosed. The computing device may include a first pair of magnets disposed in or on the computing device, wherein the first pair of magnets include two magnets proximate to each other and of opposite magnetic polarity. The stylus device may include a second pair of magnets disposed in or on the stylus device, wherein the second pair of magnets include two magnets proximate to each other and of opposite magnetic polarity. The first and second pairs of magnets are oriented to align opposite poles of the magnets to couple the stylus device to the computing device, and the magnetic interactions resist rotational and shear forces, and resist the stylus device being placed in an incorrect position on the computing device.