Stylus for operating a digitizer system

1. A handheld device comprising:

a conductive tip configured to pick up a charge based on a drive signal transmitted on a digitizer sensor over a pre-defined duration;

a first circuit comprising:

an amplifier configured to convert the charge on the conductive tip to voltage; and

a signal detector configured to detect output from the amplifier and to extract parameters of the output;

a second circuit comprising:

a signal generator configured to generate a signal based on the parameters extracted; and

a booster configured to boost the signal generated with an amplitude based on the parameters extracted to be transmitted via the conductive tip;

a switch configured to connect one of the first circuit and the second circuit to the conductive tip; and

a controller configured to toggle position of the switch a plurality of times during the pre-defined duration.

2. The handheld device of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure sensor configured to sense pressure applied on the conductive tip, wherein the controller is configured to modulate the amplitude based on an output from the pressure sensor.

3. The handheld device of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to modulate the amplitude to distinguish between a stylus input and a finger input.

4. The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein the parameters include frequency, phase and amplitude of the signal and wherein the signal generator is configured to generate the signal in a same phase as the output.

5. The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to repeatedly toggle the position of the switch at a defined duty cycle.

6. The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein the amplifier is configured to convert the charge on the conductive tip to a voltage that mimics a finger touch input.

7. The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein the amplifier is configured to convert the charge on the conductive tip to a voltage pattern having a phase opposite to a phase of the charge picked up by the conductive tip.

8. The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein a second switch is configured to connect one of a third circuit or a fourth circuit to the conductive tip based at least on an operating mode of the conductive tip, the operating mode being one of a reflective transmission mode or an active transmission mode.

9. The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein a second switch is configured to connect to a third circuit or a fourth circuit based on a defined tip pressure threshold.

10. The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein a position of a second switch is configured to be controlled by an input received from a host via a wireless communication module.

11. A method for controlling a stylus, the method comprising:

detecting a charge on a conductive tip of the stylus from a driver line;

extracting a signal upon the detected charge being above a defined threshold, amplitude, frequency and phase;

imposing a delay representing a phase shift for a control signal to be transmitted from the conductive tip to a digitizer sensor; and

generating a tip signal based on a frequency and phase of the detected charge, the tip signal transmitted to the conductive tip through a booster.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising adjusting a gain of the booster based at least on an amplitude of the detected charge.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising adjusting a gain of the booster based at least on an output from a tip pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure applied to the conductive tip.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising controlling a switch of the stylus using a timer to generate a pre-defined duty cycle that is repeated a plurality of times during a mutual capacitive detection, the switch being closed after the delay is imposed.