Apple Patents Apple Pencil That Can Sample Colors From Real-World Surfaces

Just go to the patents:

Late 2021-2022

These patents that focus on the stylus will do well for the next generation and protect against some patent liability as Apple has patented all the interactions for it's implementations.

U.S. Patent for Dynamic user interface adaptable to multiple input tools Patent (Patent # 11,481,073 issued October 25, 2022) - Justia Patents Search

A computing device having a touch-sensitive surface and a display, detects a stylus input on the touch-sensitive surface while displaying a user interface. A first operation is performed in the user interface in accordance with a determination that the stylus input includes movement of the...
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U.S. Patent for Shield electrode for input device Patent (Patent # 11,460,933 issued October 4, 2022) - Justia Patents Search

In some examples, a stylus can include a conductive shield. In some examples, the conductive shield can include a plurality of traces along an edge of a printed circuit board (PCB) including the stylus circuitry. In some examples, the conductive shield can include a shield can coupled to the PCB...
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U.S. Patent for Electronic drawing with handwriting recognition Patent (Patent # 11,380,028 issued July 5, 2022) - Justia Patents Search

Aspects of subject technology provide systems and methods for electronic drawing with handwriting recognition. An electronic device may include one or more processors configured to receive a drawing stroke input, generate a bitmap of values that represent the drawing stroke input, render the...
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U.S. Patent for Stylus with touch input and compressive force sensors Patent (Patent # 11,360,616 issued June 14, 2022) - Justia Patents Search

A stylus or other tactile-based input device can receive different types of tactile input from a user. The tactile input sensing functions can be performed by a touch input sensor, such as a capacitive sensing device, and a compressive force sensor, such as a capacitive gap sensor. A touch input...
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U.S. Patent for Dynamic visual indications for input devices Patent (Patent # 11,353,969 issued June 7, 2022) - Justia Patents Search

An input device for providing input to a computing device. The input device includes a body, a visual element, and a processing element in communication with the visual element. The processing element dynamically changes a graphic displayed by the visual element to correspond to presentation...
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U.S. Patent for Character recognition on a computing device Patent (Patent # 11,221,752 issued January 11, 2022) - Justia Patents Search

In some embodiments, a device performs character recognition based on spatial and temporal components of touch input detected on a touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, a device provides feedback about handwritten input and its recognition by the device. In some embodiments, a device...
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U.S. Patent for Pencil haptics Patent (Patent # 11,221,677 issued January 11, 2022) - Justia Patents Search

According to some embodiments, an accessory device for interacting with an electronic device having a touch sensitive surface, is described. The accessory device can include a housing having walls suitable for carrying a processor capable of providing instructions and an interface unit extending...
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U.S. Patent for Stylus for electronic devices Patent (Patent # 11,169,628 issued November 9, 2021) - Justia Patents Search

A user input system including a stylus and an electronic device. A user may manipulate the stylus across an input surface of the electronic device and the movement may be detected using axially-aligned electric fields generated by the stylus. The stylus may also include a force-sensitive...
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U.S. Patent for Event recognition Patent (Patent # 11,163,440 issued November 2, 2021) - Justia Patents Search

An electronic device, in response to detecting an input on a touch-sensitive surface: processes the input with a first gesture recognizer for an operating system application; and processes the input with a second gesture recognizer for a first software application, distinct from the operating...
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And there I was using the eyedropper tool for the last twenty five years, feel so stupid now...
1/. Pantone make a a scanning device for just this purpose and have done since wayback that is extremely accurate
2/. There is an Adobe iOS app that can produce a colour swatch from a photo you take on your phone or iPad
3/. Every graphics app has an eyedropper tool, even the native apple colour picker has an eyedropper tool, just what technological problem is this supposed to be solving ?
 
This is something to be excited about! Too bad there will be a subscription called Apple Colour, not to mention Apple Colour+ for the Pantone colours double the price!
 
ocnitsa said:
As a teacher that uses my iPad Pro for basic graphic design, I would love this. There are other ways to match real world colors, but this would make it much easier. Love the Apple Pencil 2, btw...It's been entirely worth the cost for my use case (notes, scribbles, meme-making, and basic graphic design).
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Just take a photo with your camera and use an app with a color sampler. Voilá, Apple Pencil 3.
 
ponzicoinbro said:
Actually saw this story elsewhere yesterday by someone on social media who was hunting for likes.
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Ah, so you saw it yesterday AND read it today. Yet still missed the part where this is in addition to the patents filed a couple of years back? 😂😂
 
haydn! said:
Ah, so you saw it yesterday AND read it today. Yet still missed the part where this is in addition to the patents filed a couple of years back? 😂😂
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Actually it was a predicable addition so no surprise to me. Already imagined the addition when I saw the first patent. I think quite a few people chimed in the first thread with ideas of their own.
 
Cool! Now, if only Apple would make the Apple Pencil work with the iPhone…
 
vercordio said:
There have been several products released in the last decade that had this functionality. For example: https://www.nixsensor.com/nix-mini/
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Yeah... Now put that massive device in a tip of Pencil. That's kind of bonkers. I have no idea how that would be possible, but that ability could be a game changer for designers. Pencil 2 + iPad min 6 have been so eye-opening for me. Within hours, they completely revamped my creative workflow. I've never been more interested in Pencil and iPad evolution.
 
vercordio said:
There have been several products released in the last decade that had this functionality. For example: https://www.nixsensor.com/nix-mini/
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I was looking at that about a month ago. I came to the conclusion that they make a $899 one for a reason.

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