| CPC G06F 3/03545 (2013.01) [G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/04162 (2019.05); G06F 3/0441 (2019.05); G06F 3/0442 (2019.05); G06F 3/046 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04164 (2019.05); G06F 2203/0381 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
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1. A stylus, comprising:
a body including an outer body having a modified surface area with at least one physical characteristic that is different from at least one physical characteristic of a remainder of the outer body;
a pen tip;
an accelerometer in the body and operable to detect a plurality of accelerations based on a plurality of touches to the modified surface area of the outer body of the body; and
a controller in the body and operable, in response to receiving a plurality of measurement signals from the accelerometer indicating that the accelerations based on the touches to the modified surface area of the outer body of the body are detected, to cause a plurality of signals to be transmitted to a device to initiate a plurality of functions to be performed by the stylus or the device,
wherein the plurality of functions respectively correspond to a plurality of gestures,
wherein a first gesture of the plurality of gestures includes sliding a first object across the modified surface area, and
wherein a second gesture of the plurality of gestures includes sliding a second object different from the first object across the modified surface area.
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