Apple has patented a "communicating stylus" on Tuesday at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The pen has the capability to digitally capture drawings and handwritten notes on a range of everyday surfaces, including the ordinary paper and the whiteboard.
According to the patent, the Apple stylus will utilize wireless transmission, internal storage and accelerometer sensors in order to transfer the captured notes to a digital display.
The Apple stylus would let a user write or draw on a supported surface and view the user's work on an Apple device. It also supports different writing tips such as a marker, pen or a pencil, Mashable reports.
Apple is not the first to invent a "smart" stylus. For instance, the Livescribe 3 Smartpen can also digitally capture notes, but only if it is written on a special type of paper. It is also compatible with some iOS7 devices.
One feature that would set the Apple stylus apart is its capability to capture notes on any surface because of the pen's 3D motion sensors. In theory, a user can write on a wall or even in thin air, and it would still capture and transfer the input into an Apple device.
According to The Register, the iPhone maker would be going against Steve Job's criticism of the stylus.
During the introduction of the very first iPhone model in 2007, Jobs said that "nobody wants a stylus."
However, the patent was already filed before Jobs passed away in 2011. Mac Rumors reports that the patent was filed in January 2010.
There has been no comment from the Cupertino firm whether the Apple stylus will be pushed through creation.