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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Alex J. Lehmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zheng Gao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); H01H 13/83 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); H03K 17/967 (2006.01); H03K 17/972 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/0213 (2013.01); G06F 3/0236 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H01H 13/83 (2013.01); H03K 17/96 (2013.01); H03K 17/9618 (2013.01); H03K 17/967 (2013.01); H03K 17/972 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04809 (2013.01); H01H 2209/068 (2013.01); H01H 2209/084 (2013.01); H01H 2215/004 (2013.01); H01H 2215/028 (2013.01); H01H 2217/018 (2013.01); H01H 2219/03 (2013.01); H01H 2219/036 (2013.01); H01H 2223/003 (2013.01); H01H 2223/038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device may include a display portion that includes a display housing and a display at least partially within the display housing. The device may also include a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion and including a bottom case, a top case coupled to the bottom case and defining an array of raised key regions, and a sensing system below the top case and configured to detect an input applied to a raised key region of the array of raised key regions.