Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Force-sensitive fingerprint sensing input
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Application No.: US14775563Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US10209148B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Benjamin B. Lyon , Dale Setlak , Michael B. Wittenberg , Shin John Choi
- Applicant: Apple, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/032683 WO 20130315
- International Announcement: WO2014/143065 WO 20140918
- Main IPC: G01L1/14
- IPC: G01L1/14 ; H03K17/975

Abstract:
An object can depress an input device, such as, for example, a function button in an electronic device. A resistive element having a mechanically resistive force can be disposed to resist the depression or movement of the input device. One or more electrodes can be disposed to provide a measure of capacitance based on the depression of the input device. A shield can be disposed to reduce the parasitic capacitance between the one or more electrodes and the object. The electronic device can include a fingerprint sensor operably connected to at least one of the one or more electrodes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160033342A1 Force-Sensitive Fingerprint Sensing Input Public/Granted day:2016-02-04
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