Passive pen with ground mass state switch
A passive pen includes a pen body, and a tip disposed at a first end of the pen body. The tip capacitively couples to the pen body, and the capacitive coupling is configured to change the tip from a first ground mass state to a second ground mass state.
1. A passive pen comprising:
a pen body; and
a tip disposed at a first end of the pen body, wherein the tip capacitively couples to the pen body and the capacitive coupling is configured to change and switch the tip from a first ground mass state to a second ground mass state; and
a compressible non-conductive substance between the tip and the pen body, wherein the compressible non-conductive substance is compressed, relative to a compression level of tip in a first position, when the tip is in a second position.
2. The passive pen of claim 1 , wherein the tip is further configured to switch to a third ground mass state due to a change in the capacitive coupling.
3. The passive pen of claim 1 , wherein the first ground mass state has a higher ground mass than the second ground mass state.
4. A passive pen comprising:
a pen body;
a tip disposed at a first end of the pen body; and
a mechanical switch for controlling a capacitive coupling of the tip to the pen body, the capacitive coupling configured to switch from a first ground mass state to a second ground mass state upon activation of the mechanical switch, the mechanical switch comprising a selectable button located on a second end of the pen body, the selectable button configured to activate the mechanical switch to alter the capacitive coupling.
5. The passive pen of claim 4 , wherein the mechanical switch is a double action mechanical switch configured to switch the capacitive coupling from the first ground mass state to the second ground mass state and back to the first ground mass state upon a single activation of the double action mechanical switch.
6. A passive pen comprising:
a pen body;
a tip disposed at an end of the pen body; and
a selectable button located on an outer surface of the pen body proximate to the tip, the selectable button configured to control a capacitive coupling of the tip to the pen body, the capacitive coupling configured to switch from a first ground mass state to a second ground mass state upon selection of the selectable button.
7. The passive pen of claim 6 , wherein the tip is configured to switch from a first position relative to the pen body to a second position relative to the pen body, and wherein the tip switching from the first position to the second position switches the tip from the first ground mass state to the second ground mass state.
8. The passive pen of claim 7 , wherein the tip is mechanically connected to a mechanical switch for switching the capacitive coupling, the mechanical switch comprising the selectable button.
9. The passive pen of claim 8 , wherein the mechanical switch comprises a magnet.
10. The passive pen of claim 6 , further comprising:
a double action mechanical switch configured to switch the tip from the first ground mass state to the second ground mass state and back to the first ground mass state upon a single activation of the double action mechanical switch, wherein the tip is configured to stay in the second ground mass state for a duration of time.
11. The passive pen of claim 10 , further comprising:
an input control located on the pen body and configured to adjust the duration of time that the tip is configured to stay in the second ground mass state.
12. The passive pen of claim 6 , further comprising:
a single action mechanical switch configured to:
switch the tip from the first ground mass state to the second ground mass state upon a first activation of the single action mechanical switch and change in the capacitive coupling, and
switch the tip from the second ground mass state to the first ground mass state upon a second activation of the single action mechanical switch and change in the capacitive coupling.