Patent ID: 7233321

Claim:
A system comprising: a stylus comprising: a housing having a first end to provide physical contact with a touch screen of a personal digital assistant; a microphone to detect speech and to output electronic voice signals; and a transmitter located in the housing to transmit the electronic voice signals from the microphone to either a personal computer or the personal digital assistant; the personal computer (PC) having a processor, speech recognition software to instruct the processor to translate the electronic voice signals into translated voice data, a wireless receiver to receive the electronic voice signals from the transmitter, and a wireless transmitter to transmit the translated voice data; and the personal digital assistant (PDA) having a touch screen display to enter information in response to physical contact and to display the translated voice data, the PDA further comprising a wireless receiver to receive the transmitted translated voice data from the personal computer and to receive electronic voice signals from the stylus.