Microsoft’s Surface Pen a really helpful accent, particularly for many who must take a whole lot of notes or for somebody who loves doing digital artwork or sketching. Besides inking capabilities, the Surface Pen provides another cool options, together with the flexibility to launch OneNote simply by a easy click on on the eraser button, so in that sense, it’s a multi-functional stylus!
The excellent news is Microsoft is exploring methods to develop the capabilities of Surface Pen to make it a very multi-functional stylus. The firm just lately filed a patent titled ‘Multi-functional stylus’ and was first printed by USPTO on July 23. Microsoft’s patented stylus makes use of an optical sensor, which might be configured to trace the motion of the stylus when it’s positioned horizontally on a non-touch floor. It may also detect two-dimensional motion on the floor (palm relaxation space). The optical sensor serves one other goal and that’s to offer improved mouse performance.
The optical sensor might present mouse performance. In some instance embodiments, the optical sensor is configured to trace motion each whereas the stylus is positioned horizontally on a floor and whereas the stylus is positioned in a writing orientation. Optionally, the stylus moreover contains buttons for proper mouse click on and left mouse click on and a sensing strip to regulate scrolling and thereby present full mouse emulation.
Image: USPTO
The optical sensor shouldn’t be the one thrilling factor concerning the patented stylus. Additional buttons for proper mouse click on and left mouse click on, a sensing strip that can be utilized to regulate scrolling to offer full scrolling expertise are what make the stylus extra interesting.
It’s value noting that that is only a patent, that means there’s a risk that the patented stylus won’t ever be materialized. So, this Microsoft patent doesn’t affirm that the corporate will launch a multi-functional stylus for its Surface units.
