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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Colin M. Ely, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

John B. Morrell, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Duncan Kerr, San Francisco, CA (US);

Camille Moussette, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 27/00 (2006.01); G04G 21/08 (2010.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 9/16 (2006.01); H01H 25/00 (2006.01); H01H 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 27/002 (2013.01); G04G 21/08 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H01H 3/122 (2013.01); H01H 9/16 (2013.01); H01H 25/008 (2013.01); H01H 25/06 (2013.01); H01H 2209/006 (2013.01); H01H 2215/006 (2013.01); H01H 2221/01 (2013.01); H01H 2223/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic watch may include a tactile switch and/or one or more sensors for detecting rotational and translational inputs. The watch may include a display configured to produce graphical outputs that may change in response to rotational inputs, translational inputs, and/or touch inputs received at the display. The watch include a crown positioned along an exterior of the watch enclosure and a shaft coupled to the crown and extending into the enclosure. The tactile switch and/or the one or more sensors may be used to detect rotational and/or translational inputs provided at the crown.


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