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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Joel S. Armstrong-Muntner, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer or other electronic device including a processor and an input device, such as a track pad. The track pad being in communication with the processor and including a movable surface, a light source in communication with the processor, and an optical sensor in selective optical communication with the light source and in communication with the processor. The optical sensor detects movement of the movable surface by receiving light from the light source.
Armstrong-Muntner, Joel. (2018). Optical sensing mechanisms for input devices (U.S. Patent No. 9857892). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9857892
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