Apple Inc.

Antonio Clarke

Dinesh C Mathew

Keith J Hendren

Adam T Garelli

Mikael M Silvanto

John Raff

Houtan R Farahani

Robert Y Cao

Kevin M Robinson

Simon R Lancaster-Larocque

Matthew Theobald

Ari P Miller

William A Counts

Robert J Lockwood

Senem E Emgin

Terrence Lee Van Ausdall

Simon J Trivett

Francesco Ferretti

Genie Kim

Gurshan Deol

Prabhu Sathyamurthy

Paul Xiaopeng Wang

Karan Bir

Joshua L Daigle

Matthew S Theobald

Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.

Remote capacitive interface

An electronic device includes an enclosure formed of a plurality of layers cooperating to define an interior volume. The enclosure includes a first layer formed of a first material and defining a user input surface of the enclosure and a first portion of a side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a second layer, formed of a second material different from the first material, positioned below the first layer and defining a second portion of the side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a third layer, formed of a third material different from the first and second materials, positioned below the second layer and defining a bottom surface of the enclosure and a third portion of the side surface of the enclosure.

Multi-part device enclosure

This application relates to a laptop computer. The laptop computer includes a base portion pivotally coupled to a lid portion is described. The laptop computer includes a display assembly carried by the lid portion, where the display assembly includes a light-transmissive cover, a display layer overlaid by the light-transmissive cover, a display stack electrically coupled to and overlaid by the display layer, and a light pattern recognition module adjacent to the display stack and overlaid by the display layer. The light pattern recognition module includes (i) a light pattern projector that projects a light pattern directly through the display layer.

Light recognition module for determining a user of a computing device

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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Antonio Clarke