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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Andrew Gong, San Mateo, CA (US);
Brian Q. Huppi, San Carlos, CA (US);
Christopher H. Krah, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard D. Cappels, Mesa, AZ (US);
Duncan R. Kerr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Culbert, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Andrew Gong, San Mateo, CA (US);
Brian Q. Huppi, San Carlos, CA (US);
Christopher H. Krah, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard D. Cappels, Mesa, AZ (US);
Duncan R. Kerr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Culbert, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A control indication assembly. A first control mounted on a surface of a computer is coupled to a first sensor, to a first sensing circuit to send an electrical signal to the first control when a user-touch occurs to the first sensor, and to a first indicator to indicate an occurrence of said user-touch. A second control mounted on a surface of a display which is coupled to the computer is coupled to a second sensor, to a second sensing circuit to send an electrical signal to said second control when said user-touch occurs to the display, and to a second indicator to indicate an occurrence of the user-touch. The first and second control are configured such that the first and second indicator are synchronized to exhibit identical behaviors when the user-touch occurs to either the first control or the second control.