Granted Patent B2

US 10,725,563 · App. 13/356,122 · Granted Jul 28, 2020

Inventors: Kishore Sundara-Rajan (San Jose, CA); Vemund Kval Bakken (Menlo Park, CA); Martin John Simmons (Southampton, GB)

Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.

G06F3/03545

Abstract

Claims (54)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a stylus from a device, data comprising a customization of the device for a particular user, the customization comprising a time point of an application on the device;

accessing, by the stylus associated with the particular user, the data comprising the customization of the device for the particular user, the stylus being configured to transmit signals wirelessly to the device through a capacitive interaction with one or more electrodes of a touch sensor of the device, the data comprising the customization being stored in a memory of the stylus;

synchronizing the stylus to the touch sensor of the device by the stylus synchronizing according to a predetermined bit sequence received from the touch sensor of the device, and the touch sensor of the device initiating the synchronizing by transmitting the predetermined bit sequence to the stylus; and

wirelessly transmitting, by the stylus to the device through the capacitive interaction with the touch sensor of the device, the data comprising the customization of the device for the particular user to affect the customization of the device for the particular user,

wherein the stylus includes an external component which, when actuated for a first time, inputs data uniquely identifying the particular user to the stylus and, when actuated for a second time, triggers the wireless transmission of the data by the stylus to the device,

wherein the wireless transmission of the data by the stylus includes adjusting, by the stylus, a timing of the wireless transmission of the data stored in the memory of the stylus according to the synchronizing to the touch sensor performed based on the predetermined bit sequence provided by the touch sensor,

wherein the customization of the device comprises resuming, on the device, the application at the time point stored in the memory of the stylus, and

wherein:

the application on the device comprises a game played on the device;

the data comprises characteristics of a game character of the particular user; and

the time point of the application on the device comprises a time point of the game on the device such that affecting the customization comprises resuming, on the device, the game on the device at the time point of the game stored in the memory of the stylus using the game character of the particular user in response to the wireless transmission of the data by the stylus to the device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the stylus, the data comprising the customization through a wired communication link.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in addition to the customization of the device for the particular user, the data further comprises information uniquely identifying the particular user.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the information uniquely identifying the user is used to authorize a financial transaction associated with the particular user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises information for customization of a user interface, desktop theme, or customized menu of the device for the particular user, the information for customization adapted to cause the device to change from a first user interface, desktop theme, or customized menu to a second user interface, desktop theme, or customized menu that is customized for the particular user according to the information.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising initiating transmitting the data in response to contacting the stylus to the touch sensor.

7. A stylus system comprising:

a stylus associated with a particular user, the stylus being configured to transmit signals wirelessly to a device through a capacitive interaction with one or more electrodes of a touch sensor of the device; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the stylus and embodying logic, the logic configured to, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the stylus from the device, data comprising a customization of the device for the particular user, the customization comprising a time point of an application on the device;

accessing the data comprising the customization of the device for the particular user, the data comprising the customization being stored in a memory of the stylus;

synchronizing the stylus to the touch sensor of the device by the stylus synchronizing according to a predetermined bit sequence received from the touch sensor of the device, and the touch sensor of the device initiating the synchronizing by transmitting the predetermined bit sequence to the stylus; and

wirelessly transmitting to the device through the capacitive interaction with the touch sensor of the device, the data comprising the customization of the device for the particular user to affect the customization of the device for the particular user,

wherein the stylus includes an extern al component which, when actuated for a first time, inputs data uniquely identifying the particular user to the stylus and, when actuated for a second time, triggers the wireless transmission of the data by the stylus to the device,

wherein the wireless transmission of the data to the device includes adjusting, by the stylus, a timing of the wireless transmission of the data stored in the memory of the stylus according to the synchronizing to the touch sensor performed based on the predetermined bit sequence provided by the touch sensor,

wherein the customization of the device comprises resuming, on the device, the application at the time point stored in the memory of the stylus, and

wherein:

the application on the device comprises a game played on the device;

the data comprises characteristics of a game character of the particular user; and

the time point of the application on the device comprises a time point of the game on the device such that affecting the customization comprises resuming, on the device, the game on the device at the time point of the game stored in the memory of the stylus using the game character of the particular user in response to the wireless transmission of the data by the stylus to the device.

8. The stylus system of claim 7 , wherein the logic is further configured to receive the data comprising the customization through a wired communication link.

9. The stylus system of claim 7 , wherein, in addition to the customization of the device for the particular user, the data further comprises information uniquely identifying the particular user.

10. The stylus system of claim 9 , wherein the information uniquely identifying the user is used to authorize a financial transaction associated with the particular user.

11. The stylus system of claim 7 , wherein the data comprises information for customization of a user interface, desktop theme, or customized menu of the device for the particular user, the information for customization adapted to cause the device to change from a first user interface, desktop theme, or customized menu to a second user interface, desktop theme, or customized menu that is customized for the particular user according to the information.

12. The stylus system of claim 7 , wherein the external component of the stylus is a button or a slider.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying logic, the logic configured to, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by a stylus from a device, data comprising a customization of the device for a particular user, the customization comprising a time point of an application on the device;

accessing, by the stylus associated with the particular user, the data comprising the customization of the device for the particular user, the stylus being configured to transmit signals wirelessly to the device through a capacitive interaction with one or more electrodes of a touch sensor of the device, the data comprising the customization being stored in a memory of the stylus;

synchronizing the stylus to the touch sensor of the device by the stylus synchronizing according to a predetermined bit sequence received from the touch sensor of the device, and the touch sensor of the device initiating the synchronizing by transmitting the predetermined bit sequence to the stylus; and

wirelessly transmitting, by the stylus to the device through the capacitive interaction with the touch sensor of the device, the data comprising the customization of the device for the particular user to affect the customization of the device for the particular user,

wherein the stylus includes an extern al component which, when actuated for a first time, inputs data uniquely identifying the particular user to the stylus and, when actuated for a second time second, triggers the wireless transmission of the data by the stylus to the device,

wherein the wireless transmission of the data by the stylus includes adjusting, by the stylus, a timing of the wireless transmission of the data stored in the memory of the stylus according to the synchronizing to the touch sensor performed based on the predetermined bit sequence provided b y the touch sensor,

wherein the customization of the device comprises resuming, on device, the application at the time point stored in the memory of the stylus, and

wherein:

the application on the device comprises a game played on the device;

the data comprises characteristics of a game character of the particular user; and

the time point of the application on the device comprises a time point of the game played on the device such that affecting the customization comprises resuming, on the device, the game on the device at the time point of the game stored in the memory of the stylus using the game character of the particular user in response to the wireless transmission of the data by the stylus to the device.

14. The medium of claim 13 , wherein, in addition to the customization of the device for the particular user, the data further comprises information uniquely identifying the particular user.

15. The medium of claim 14 , wherein the information uniquely identifying the user is used to authorize a financial transaction associated with the particular user.

16. The medium of claim 13 , wherein the data comprises information for customization of a user interface, desktop theme, or customized menu of the device for the particular user, the information for customization adapted to cause the device to change from a first user interface, desktop theme, or customized menu to a second user interface, desktop theme, or customized menu that is customized for the particular user according to the information.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the application on the device comprises a game;

the time point of the application on the device comprises a current stage of a game played on the device such that affecting the customization comprises resuming, on the device, the current stage of the game on the device.

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