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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Gerhard Lengeling, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jonathan Jake Rubinstein, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gerhard Lengeling, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jonathan Jake Rubinstein, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04H 60/04 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04H 60/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic apparatus, such as an electronic mixing apparatus and an electronic keyboard apparatus, and associated methods are disclosed. The electronic mixing apparatus or the electronic keyboard apparatus is provided on a touch screen that provides user input and display capabilities. In one embodiment, the touch screen is a multipoint touch screen so that multiple user touch inputs can be simultaneously acquired. In another embodiment, surface guides can be provided on the touch screen to assist with user input.