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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2015
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Randal J. Marsden, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Steve Hole, Edmonton, CA;

Daniel Closson, Edmonton, CA;

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2013.01); G06F 3/0231 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960775 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying and intuitively interacting with keyboards on a touch-sensitive surface are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors, memory, a touch-sensitive display, and one or more touch sensors coupled to the touch-sensitive display. The method includes: displaying a plurality of keys on a keyboard on the touch-sensitive display and detecting, by the one or more touch sensors, a first contact at a first key of the plurality of keys on the keyboard. The method further includes: determining a value of a signal corresponding to the first contact. When the value is above a first non-zero threshold, the method includes actuating the first key. When the value is between a second non-zero threshold and the first non-zero threshold, the method includes forgoing actuating the first key.


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