US 12,307,050 B2
Spurious hand signal rejection during stylus use
Douglas James Stockwell, Sydney (AU)
Assigned to GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/494,409.
Application 18/494,409 is a continuation of application No. 17/870,231, filed on Jul. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,836,320.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/290,937, filed on Dec. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0061530 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/04186 (2019.05) [G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/03546 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); G06F 3/0441 (2019.05); G06F 3/0442 (2019.05)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stylus, comprising:
a tip at a first end;
a body extending from the tip to a second end, the body including an exterior surface; and
a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end,
wherein:
the stylus is configured to transmit a first electrical signal through the exterior surface of the body based at least in part on a determination of an orientation of the longitudinal axis in relation to a capacitive touch sensor; and
the first electrical signal is usable to determine whether a portion of a user's hand is in contact with the capacitive touch sensor.