Patent attributes
In some implementations, a stylus having a variable capacitive coupling mechanism may include a conductive stylus tip and a conductive stylus body. A spacer of resilient material may be positioned between the stylus body and the stylus tip. The spacer may be compressed when a user presses the stylus tip against a contact surface an electronic device having of a capacitive touch sensor. The compression of the spacer moves the stylus body closer to a proximal portion of the tip, which increases the capacitive coupling of the stylus with the touch sensor and provides an indication of the amount of pressure applied to the stylus tip by the user. In some examples, the stylus may further include a magnet, and the electronic device may include at least one magnetic field sensor to detect the orientation and/or angle of the magnet and, thus, the orientation and/or angle of the stylus.
