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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jeremy D. Bataillou, Cupertino, CA (US);
Keith J. Hendren, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholaus Lubinski, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ryan P. Brooks, Cupertino, CA (US);
John M. Brock, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Wayne W. Huang, Cupertino, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A remote control device includes a housing and an upper element. The top surface of the upper element can be partitioned to include different frictionally engaging surfaces. At least one frictionally engaging surface can be used as an input surface that receives user inputs such as touch or force inputs. An input device, such as a force sensing switch, can be positioned in the housing and used in determining an amount of force applied to the input surface. The bottom surface of the upper element below the second surface can be affixed to the housing in a manner that permits the input surface to bend based on the applied force.