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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Interlink Electronics, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Chee Wai Lu, Singapore, SG;
Hock Cheng Ng, Singapore, SG;
Cheng Seong Lee, Singapore, SG;
Wai Jye Chan, Singapore, SG;
INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Abstract
A handheld device includes an electronic display having an active area for presenting visual content and a bezel disposed around the electronic display. The bezel may have an opening allowing a person to view the active area. The handheld device also includes a force sensing system having a force sensing element that is disposed below an external surface of the bezel. The force sensing system may be configured to a sense a force on the bezel and to generate a sensor signal indicative of the force. The handheld device may further include a processor operable to receive the sensor signal and to execute a function based on the sensor signal.