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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Y. Cao, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael K. McCord, San Francisco, CA (US);
Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque, San Jose, 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 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06V 40/13 (2022.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 13/52 (2006.01); H01H 13/86 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/165 (2013.01); G06F 1/1607 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1647 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 1/1671 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 1/1692 (2013.01); G06F 3/021 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/1306 (2022.01); G06V 40/1365 (2022.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 13/52 (2013.01); H01H 13/86 (2013.01); H05K 5/0017 (2013.01); H05K 5/0086 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); H01H 2221/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A button assembly for an electronic device is disclosed. The button assembly integrates a biometric sensor below a top surface of the button. The button assembly is positioned relative to a secondary display of an electronic device. The secondary display can be positioned relative to a keyboard, such as above a top row of keys of the keyboard.