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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chad Austin Phipps, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jeffrey R. DeVries, Chicago, IL (US);
John C. Johnson, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Louis J. Lundell, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Thomas Y. Merrell, Beach Park, IL (US);
Mitul R. Patel, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Jiri Slaby, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device () includes a housing (). A touch sensitive surface () can be disposed along the housing. The touch sensitive surface can include a recessed surface feature () on a portion of the touch sensitive surface. A control circuit (), operable with the touch sensitive surface, can detect a predetermined gesture sequence () when a touch actuation along the touch sensitive surface interacts with the recessed surface feature.