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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Supratik Datta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christiaan A. Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Karan S. Jain, Cupertino, CA (US);
Asif Hussain, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0446 (2019.05); G06F 3/04166 (2019.05); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01);
Abstract
Components associated with receiving user touch input, receiving user force input, and providing haptic output interface are integrated into a unified input/output interface that includes a transducer substrate formed with a monolithic or multi-layer body having a number of electrodes disposed on surfaces thereof. Electrodes are selected by a controller to provide touch input sensing, force input sensing, and haptic output.