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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Brian T. Gleeson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brigit E. Lamberson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Camille Moussette, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Madeleine S. Cordier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Megan A. McClain, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael J. Beyhs, Campbell, CA (US);
Thayne M. Miller, San Jose, CA (US);
Jacob L. Matlick, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre M. Mouilleseaux, San Francisco, CA (US);
David H. Bloom, San Francisco, CA (US);
Miao He, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device with a display, an input region that is distinct from the display, and one or more tactile output generators for generating tactile outputs. The method includes: detecting a press input on the input region with a finger; and in response to detecting the press input on the input region: in accordance with a determination that the input region is not separated from the finger by an interstitial material, generating a first tactile output; and in accordance with a determination that the input region is separated from the finger by a first interstitial material, generating a second tactile output that is different from the first tactile output.