公开(公告)号：US20180018057A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15650512

申请日：2017-07-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. BUSHNELL ,  Steven CARDINALI ,  Katherine E. TONG

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/046 ,  G06F3/048

CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/043 ,  G06F3/046 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: Content can be using an input device without a touch-sensitive surface. In some examples, touch-down and lift-off on a non-touch-sensitive surface can be monitored by a force sensor of the input device. The position and/or motion of the input device can be tracked according to various methods including one or more of a motion and orientation sensor, a camera, or an electromagnetic- or sound-based triangulation scheme. The force data and position/motion data can be processed to generate content, including textual character input and three-dimensional objects. In some examples, the content can be generated based on tracking position and/or motion of the input device without requiring contact with a surface.