Patent SG-11201807043R-A (SG)
Title: Soft touch detection of a stylus
Inventor: WINEBRAND AMIL
IPC: G06F3/044
Filed: 2017-02-28
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 1111111101111 0 11101 HOE HO 11111 0 11101111011100111110111001111101111 HE International Bureau ... .. ...... .Y1 2d .......,./ (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/155723 Al 14 September 2017 (14.09.2017) WIP0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: ent Group Docketing (Bldg. 8/1000), One Microsoft Way, G06F 3/041 (2006.01) G06F 3/0354 (2013.01) Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US). BIRENBERG, G06F 3/044 (2006.01) Dmitry; MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Attn: Patent Group Docketing (Bldg. 8/1000), One (21) International Application Number: Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US). PCT/US2017/019794 (74) Agents: MINHAS, Sandip et al.; MICROSOFT COR- (22) International Filing Date: PORATION, Attn: Patent Group Docketing (Bldg. 28 February 2017 (28.02.2017) 8/1000), One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington (25) Filing Language: English 98052-6399 (US). (26) Publication Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (30) Priority Data: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, 15/062,127 6 March 2016 (06.03.2016) US BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (71) Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENS- DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, ING, LLC [US/US]; Attn: Patent Group Docketing (Bldg. HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 8/1000), One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, 98052-6399 (US). MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (72) Inventors: WINEBRAND, Amil; MICROSOFT TECH- RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, NOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Attn: Patent Group Docket- TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ing (Bldg. 8/1000), One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Wash- ZA, ZM, ZW. = ington 98052-6399 (US). ORLOVSKY, Michael; MI- CROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Attn: Pat- [Continued on next page] (54) Title: SOFT TOUCH DETECTION OF A STYLUS - (57) : A method includes de- 100 tecting a signal emitted by a stylus with \11, a digitizer sensor, determining coordin- = ates of the stylus, identifying a hover operational mode based on input re- 45 ceived by the stylus, detecting a capa- 58 citive effect of a tip of the stylus on the = 50 digitizer touch 120 sensor and reporting a 25 based = 30 \" I IIII* Nit..s..%,444ip = ®~ ma Am. i Wal. 0 ...4.q.§4.1 3 .4 momim sky 1, 1 4 , ..is Ls.. mow p.4:40.4 o 4 22 operational mode of the stylus on () the capacitive effect detected. The ca- pacitive effect of the tip of the stylus on = 35 40 = 15 _ 20 * F.1 ral :trAti4i ,s,\"..c., 410!,1f So 1 i ea. C . 4'M rail 4 am vie% O Xi %hat ON M I M I.. ril 4'41 1 I 1 1 it in ' 26 i I I li ► i 23 the digitizer sensor is based on mutual capacitive detection and is performed in a defined area around the coordin- = — witalarip me NB OE 10 ,RIPIP; , ora 1 .4. IMI 041 0 00 Ilt cra . 114. r4a 27 ates determined. = — — 58 = ci ozawee. d1 't S 3 N OMM* , 0 4.4r :4# rf ' n 4s. i 41 W .4. , 1 - 1 59 140 M ei 142 IN ir) ir) ,-1 FIG. 1 IN ,-1 © ei O WO 2017/155723 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIR010131101100HEIMOVON (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Declarations under Rule 4.17: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). GH, SZ, DE, — LT, SE, GA, as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))