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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Hsu, San Jose, CA (US);
Raja Bose, San Jose, CA (US);
Bjorn Hovden, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Huie, San Jose, CA (US);
Justin Mockler, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohamed Sheik-Nainar, San Jose, CA (US);
Kipling Inscore, San Jose, CA (US);
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An input device includes a plurality of keys, where at least one key of the plurality of keys may include a first surface configured to contact a plurality of input objects, a sensing region of the first surface configured to sense the plurality of input objects, a capacitive sensor configured to determine positional information of the plurality of input objects on the first surface of the key, and a lighting element configured to provide visual feedback to a user interacting with the at least one key.