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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Qiliang Xu, Livermore, CA (US);
Alex J. Lehmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ming Yu, Saratoga, CA (US);
Xianwei Zhao, Fremont, CA (US);
Xiaonan Wen, San Jose, CA (US);
Shan Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Xiaofan Niu, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/045 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/045 (2013.01); G06F 3/0443 (2019.05); G06F 3/0448 (2019.05); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes an input device. The input device has an input/output module below or within a cover defining an input surface. The input/output module detects touch and/or force inputs on the input surface, and provides haptic feedback to the cover. In some instances, a haptic device is integrally formed with a wall or structural element of a housing or enclosure of the electronic device.