Use of sensors in electronic pens to execution functions
In one aspect, a device may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive, from a stylus, at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus. The instructions may also be executable to take, based on the at least one transmission, at least one action at the device. The stylus itself may include one or more motion sensors to sense the movement.
1. A device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
storage accessible to the at least one processor and comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
receive, from a stylus, at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus; and
take, based on the at least one transmission, at least one action at the device;
wherein the instructions are executable to:
responsive to the at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus, one or more of: close a first application that uses input from the stylus to execute a function, revert to a previously-presented display screen.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one transmission is at least one first transmission, and wherein the instructions are executable to:
launch at least the first application at the device based on at least one second transmission from the stylus.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the first application is an application that uses input from the stylus to perform at least one function at the device, the first application being different from an operating system executable at the device.
4. The device of claim 1 , comprising a touch-enabled display accessible to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one transmission is at least one first transmission, and wherein the instructions are executable to:
determine, based on at least one second transmission from the stylus, that a portion of the stylus is being twisted; and
based on the determination, change from presenting ink on the touch-enabled display based on future input from the stylus to erasing already-presented ink based on future input from the stylus.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one transmission is at least one first transmission, and wherein the instructions are executable to:
based on at least one second transmission from the stylus, play or pause presentation of media at the device.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
responsive to the at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus for at least a threshold non-zero amount of time, one or more of: close the first application that uses input from the stylus to execute a function, revert to a previously-presented display screen.
7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the threshold non-zero amount of time is configured by an end-user of the device.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
responsive to the at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus, present a prompt on a display, the prompt indicating that the first application is being closed based on no movement of the stylus.
9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
responsive to the at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus, present the prompt on the display, the prompt indicating via text that stylus motion is no longer being detected by the device and that the first application is being closed.
10. The device of claim 1 , comprising the stylus.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the stylus comprises one or more buttons that are respectively selectable to command the device to launch respective different particular applications that are associated with the respective buttons.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
responsive to the at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus, close the first application that uses input from the stylus to execute a function.
13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
responsive to the at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus, revert to a previously-presented display screen.
14. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a device and from an electronic pen, at least one signal indicating movement of the electronic pen; and
executing, based on the at least one signal, at least one function at the device;
wherein the method comprises:
determining, based on the at least one signal, that a portion of the electronic pen is being twisted; and
based on the determination, changing from presenting ink on the display based on future input from the electronic pen to erasing already-presented ink based on future input from the electronic pen.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one signal is at least one first signal, and wherein the method comprises:
launching at least a first application at the device responsive to at least one second signal, the first application associated with processing input from the electronic pen.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one signal is at least one first signal, and wherein the method comprises:
responsive to at least one second signal indicating movement of the electronic pen and then no movement of the electronic pen, closing an application that uses input from the electronic pen to execute a function.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one signal is at least one first signal, and wherein the method comprises:
responsive to at least one second signal indicating movement of the electronic pen and then no movement of the electronic pen, reverting to a previously-presented display screen.
18. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a stylus, at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus; and
based on receiving the at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus, taking one or more actions at a device, the one or more actions comprising one or more of: closing a first application that uses input from the stylus to execute a function, reverting to a previously-presented display screen.
19. The method of claim 18 , comprising:
based on receiving the at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus, closing the first application that uses input from the stylus to execute a function.
20. The method of claim 18 , comprising:
based on receiving the at least one transmission indicating movement of the stylus and then no movement of the stylus, reverting to a previously-presented display screen.