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Granted Patent B2
US 12,001,619 · App. 17/587,786 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Electronic device for performing correction for stylus, and operation method therefor

Inventors: Inhyung Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Banghyun Kwon (Suwon-si, KR); Sangheon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyunwoong Kwon (Suwon-si, KR); Jongwu Baek (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G06F3/0383G06F3/03545
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Patent No.
US 12,001,619
App. No.
17/587,786
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a first sensor, a communication circuit, a processor operatively coupled to the first sensor and the communication circuit, and a memory operatively coupled to the processor. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: determine whether calibration is required for a second sensor of a stylus pen, based on a specified condition; identify that the stylus pen is aligned to a specified position of the electronic device; in response to identifying that the stylus pen is aligned to the specified position of the electronic device and determining that the calibration is required, collect situation information by using the first sensor; and transmit a calibration command to the stylus pen through the communication circuit, based on the situation information.

Claims (44)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first sensor;

a communication circuit;

a processor; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:

receive, from a stylus pen, a first pen sensing data detected previously by a second sensor of the stylus pen, wherein the first pen sensing data include information related to an impact to the stylus pen;

identify whether a specified condition related to the impact to the stylus pen is satisfied, based on the first pen sensing data;

determine that a calibration is required for the second sensor of the stylus pen, based on the specified condition being satisfied;

identify whether the stylus pen is inserted into the electronic device;

in response to identifying that the stylus pen is inserted into the electronic device and determining that the calibration is required, obtain situation information by collecting both a second sensing data of the first sensor of the electronic device and a second pen sensing data of the second sensor of the stylus pen, according to the electronic device in which the stylus pen is inserted being moved;

compare the second sensing data to the second pen sensing data;

identify at least one directional axis which requires calibration among a plurality of directional axes identifiable by the second sensor of the stylus pen, based on a result of comparing the second sensing data to the second pen sensing data;

wherein the plurality of directional axes includes a first directional axis and a second directional axis,

identify a state of the electronic device, based on third sensing data detected through the first sensor of the electronic device, in response to determining the identified at least one directional axis indicates the first directional axis;

transmit, through the communication circuit, a calibration command for the identified the first directional axis to the stylus pen, in response to determining the identified state of the electronic device is a stationary state;

identify a state of the electronic device, based on fourth sensing data detected through the first sensor of the electronic device, in response to determining the identified at least one directional axis indicates the second directional axis; and

transmit, through the communication circuit, a calibration command for the identified second directional axis to the stylus pen, in response to determining the state of the electronic device is identified as a moving state.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:

identify an altitude of the electronic device, based on first sensing data previously sensed by the first sensor of the electronic device; and

identify that the specified condition is satisfied, upon identifying that the identified altitude of the electronic device is higher than or equal to a set altitude.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to identify that the specified condition is satisfied when a current time elapses by a predetermined calibration time from a time at which a calibration command is transmitted most recently to the stylus pen.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:

obtain the situation information by collecting information indicating whether a current time elapsed a predetermined input time from a time at which a user input is most recently input to the electronic device; and

transmit, through the communication circuit, a calibration command to the stylus pen, based the situation information indicating that the current time elapsed the predetermined input time from the time at which the user input is most recently input.

5. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, from a stylus pen, a first pen sensing data detected previously by a second sensor of the stylus pen, wherein the first pen sensing data include information related to an impact to the stylus pen;

identifying whether a specified condition related to the impact to the stylus pen is satisfied, based on the first pen sensing data;

determining that a calibration is required for the second sensor of the stylus pen, based on the specified condition being satisfied;

identifying whether the stylus pen is inserted into the electronic device;

in response to identifying that the stylus pen is inserted into the electronic device and determining that the calibration is required, obtaining situation information by collecting both a second sensing data of a first sensor of the electronic device and a second pen sensing data of the second sensor of the stylus pen, according to the electronic device in which the stylus pen is inserted being moved;

comparing the second sensing data to the second pen sensing data;

identifying at least one directional axis which requires calibration among a plurality of directional axes identifiable by the second sensor of the stylus pen, based on a result of comparing the second sensing data to the second pen sensing data;

wherein the plurality of directional axes includes a first directional axis and a second directional axis,

identifying a state of the electronic device, based on third sensing data detected through the first sensor of the electronic device, in response to determining the identified at least one directional axis indicates the first directional axis;

transmitting a calibration command for the identified first directional axis to the stylus pen, in response to determining the identified state of the electronic device is a stationary state;

identifying a state of the electronic device, based on fourth sensing data detected through the first sensor of the electronic device, in response to determining the identified at least one directional axis indicates the second directional axis; and

transmitting a calibration command for the identified second directional axis to the stylus pen, in response to determining the state of the electronic device is identified as a moving state.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the determining of the calibration is required comprises:

identifying an altitude of the electronic device, based on first sensing data previously sensed by the first sensor of the electronic device; and

identifying that the specified condition is satisfied, upon identifying that the identified altitude of the electronic device is higher than or equal to a set altitude.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising identifying that the specified condition is satisfied when a current time elapses by a predetermined calibration time from a time at which a calibration command is transmitted most recently to the stylus pen.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

obtain the situation information by collecting information indicating whether a current time elapsed a predetermined input time from a time at which a user input is most recently input to the electronic device; and

transmitting, through a communication circuit, a calibration command to the stylus pen, based the situation information indicating that the current time elapsed the predetermined input time from the time at which the user input is most recently input.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2022
From: JUNG, INHYUNG; KWON, BANGHYUN; KIM, SANGHEON; KWON, HYUNWOONG; BAEK, JONGWU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 058814/0741 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0092186 · Jul 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2020010049 · Jul 30, 2020
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