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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Lor, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patrick A. Carroll, San Francisco, CA (US);
Glen A. Rhodes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dustin J. Verhoeve, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 3/002 (2013.01); G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0425 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to a stylus for texture capture. The stylus includes an image sensing and capture device to permit a surface to be scanned using the stylus and an image may be stored and displayed on an electronic device to represent the texture of the scanned surface.