Patent ID: 6771254
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for designing a nib for a stylus for use with a computer having a writing surface to provide a desired amount of firmness and friction between the stylus and the writing surface of the computer, the method comprising steps of:selecting a desired firmness of a combination of the nib and the writing surface, wherein the selected desired firmness approximates an amount of firmness experienced while writing with an ink-dispensing pen on paper; selecting a nib substrate material that approximates the selected desired firmness; selecting a desired amount of friction between the nib and the writing surface, wherein the selected desired amount of friction between the nib and the writing surface approximates an amount of friction experienced while writing with an ink-dispensing pen on paper; determining whether a secondary material should be added to the nib substrate material for producing the selected desired amount of friction between the nib and the writing surface; and adding the secondary material to the nib substrate when the secondary material should be added to the nib substrate material for producing the selected desired amount of friction between the nib and the writing surface.