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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2015
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
John Weldon Nicholson, Cary, NC (US);
Scott Edwards Kelso, Cary, NC (US);
Steven Richard Perrin, Raleigh, NC (US);
John Miles Hunt, Raleigh, NC (US);
Song Wang, Cary, NC (US);
Matthew Lloyd Hagenbuch, Durham, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
A system and method may include a device including a user interface, a detector, and a central processing unit (CPU) in communication with the detector. The CPU controls operation of the device. A stylus is used to input data with respect to the device. The stylus may include a main body and an engagement member operatively coupled to the main body. The engagement member alters a mechanical relationship within the main body in response to engagement by a user. The stylus generates a signal in response to the altered mechanical relationship within the main body. The detector detects the signal generated by the stylus. The CPU performs an action in response to detection of the signal.