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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2009
Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, CA (US);
Alex J. Crumlin, San Jose, CA (US);
Nicholas Vincent King, San Jose, CA (US);
Duncan Kerr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
James E. Orr, Iv, Cupertino, CA (US);
Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, CA (US);
Alex J. Crumlin, San Jose, CA (US);
Nicholas Vincent King, San Jose, CA (US);
Duncan Kerr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
James E. Orr, IV, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that provide increased control of backlit keys for a keyboard. Some embodiments may include controllers within the keyboard that are capable of dynamically programming illumination of the keyboard based upon interaction, where each key of the keyboard may be individually programmed in a dynamic manner. For example, a spell checking function may be executing on a computer system, and as the user types various words, the keyboard may dynamically program the illumination of keyboard controllers such that the next letter of the word being typed is illuminated by the keyboard. Also, different keyboard illumination schemes may be generated based upon mouse movements by the user and/or based upon which application is currently executing.