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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
May. 30, 2001
Applicants:
Shawn R. Gettemy, San Jose, CA (US);
Lawrence Lam, San Jose, CA (US);
William R. Hanson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shawn R. Gettemy, San Jose, CA (US);
Lawrence Lam, San Jose, CA (US);
William R. Hanson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
palmOne, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M011/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic device is formed at least partially from a deflectable material that generates an electrical signal in response to contact. The first material is integrated with a display module to provide a shaped feature on the exterior surface of the display module. The shaped feature detects contact with an external object on one or more contact points, where contact with the contact points corresponds to a defined input for a processor of the electronic device.