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Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2017
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ryan J. Garrone, San Francisco, CA (US);

Sean A. Mayo, San Francisco, CA (US);

Scott A. Mullin, San Leandro, CA (US);

Gordon C. Cameron, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H04M 1/72 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); H04M 1/72563 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods for operating a computing device including determining an amount of pressure exerted on a touch-sensitive surface of the computing device. According to the various embodiments, a touch input is received by the touch-sensitive surface. The amount of pressure exerted by the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface is then determined. The computing device operates in a first manner when a first amount of pressure is received and operates in a second manner when a second amount of pressure is received.


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