Patent ID: 9323348
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A stylus comprising: a stylus body; a tip extending from an end of the stylus body, wherein the tip is integral with the stylus body; a style selection component configured to receive a selection of a line style associated with inputs of the stylus, wherein the style selection component is integral with the stylus body; a pressure sensor configured to provide pressure data comprising an amount of a pressure applied to the tip; a color sensor configured to provide color data comprising a color in proximity to the tip, wherein the color sensor comprises a camera configured to capture an image; a color selector for receiving from a user a color selection that is to be associated with inputs of the stylus, wherein the color selector comprises a rotary encoder that enables manual color selection from a color spectrum provided around a body of the rotary encoder, the color spectrum comprising discrete predefined colors; a processor configured to receive and process the pressure data, the color data, and the color selection; and a transmitter configured to transmit the processed pressure data, the processed color data, and the processed color selection, using one or more of high-frequency audio signals or radio frequency signals, to a base unit comprising a computing device having a receiver.