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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Xianwei Zhao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael Vosgueritchian, Cupertino, CA (US);
Qiliang Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zheng Gao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic input device is disclosed. The input device includes an adaptive input surface allowing for controllably definable input regions and frictional feedback indicating a location of the input regions. The input device generates an electrostatic charge at the adaptive input surface to provide frictional feedback. The input device may be connectable to or integrated with another electronic computing device.