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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Megan M. Sapp, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian T. Gleeson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steven J. Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);
David H. Bloom, San Francisco, CA (US);
Miao He, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Seung Wook Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Evangelos Christodoulou, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kristi E. Bauerly, Los Altos, CA (US);
Geng Luo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Bart K. Andre, Palo Alto, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer system can include an input device having a housing defining an internal volume. The housing can include a grip portion and a base portion defining an aperture. The computer system can also include a tilt sensor disposed in the internal volume, a position sensor disposed at the aperture, and a processor. The processor can be electrically coupled to the position sensor, the tilt sensor, and a memory component storing electronic instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a first input from the tilt sensor, receive a second input from the position sensor, determine, based on the first and second inputs, if the base is in contact with a support surface and an angle of the base relative to the support surface. The processor can also output a signal based on the angle if the base is in contact with the support surface.