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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Craig C. Leong, San Jose, CA (US);
James J. Niu, San Jose, CA (US);
John M. Brock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Keith J. Hendren, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas W. Wilson, Jr., Saratoga, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mikael Silvanto, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dinesh C. Mathew, Fremont, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Multi-functional keyboard assemblies include an array of keys formed from stacked component layers. A top portion of the key may be capable of travelling vertically with respect to a base of the key. The top portion can include a keycap and a circuitry module coupled to the keycap. The keys may be capable of receive at least two distinct types of inputs and/or receiving at least one type of input and providing at least one type of output. Such output may include use of one or more light sources, displays, and/or haptic feedback devices.