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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Denis G. Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Darya Amin-Shahidi, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Stephanie Moon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vyom Sharma, Newark, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A device includes a button, a set of force sensors coupled with the button, a haptic engine coupled to with the button, and control circuitry, where the control circuitry is configured to control operation of the device according to a first mode of operation during a first time duration to detect user force applied to the button via signals from the set of force sensors, and control the device according to a second mode of operation during a second time duration for closed loop control of haptic feedback to the button via the haptic engine and the set of force sensors.