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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Erik A. Uttermann, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rico Zorkendorfer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Lauder, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sean S. Corbin, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 1/1613 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0338 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract
A portable input device is described. The portable input device can wirelessly send control signals to an external circuit. The control signals can derive from touch or gestures applied to a touch sensitive surface. The control signals can also include a mouse click equivalent control signal generated by mechanical manipulation of the portable input device.