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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Duck Soo Choi, Georgetown, TX (US);
Nicholas DiLoreto, Georgetown, TX (US);
Joseph McDonald, Austin, TX (US);
Jeff Reed, The Hills, TX (US);
Mark Schwager, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Myungkee Yoon, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/023 (2006.01); H03K 17/78 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0238 (2013.01); H03K 17/78 (2013.01); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); H03K 2217/94026 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960785 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-state keyboard function row is provided. A plurality of representations can be formed on an insert of the multi-state keyboard function row. An assembly of the multi-state keyboard function row can be configured to cause either a first set of the representations or a second set of the representations to be visible to a user. A brightness of the representations may also be controlled based on a brightness of ambient light.