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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
May. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Omar S. Leung, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David T. Amm, Sisters, OR (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); F21V 11/14 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); F21V 11/14 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract
An input device is operable to detect input. The input device is a deflection based capacitive sensing input device. Deflection of a metal frame of the input device causes a change in capacitance that is used to control a function of an electrical device. The input device appears invisible because it is made of the same material as the housing it is contained in. Invisible backlit holes may make the input selectively visible or invisible to the user.