Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multifunction input device with an embedded capacitive sensing layer
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Application No.: US15615806Application Date: 2017-06-06
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Publication No.: US10353485B1Publication Date: 2019-07-16
- Inventor: Chang Zhang , Dayu Qu , Golnaz Abdollahian , Paul X. Wang , Ray L. Chang , John Buckmaster
- 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
- Main IPC: G06F3/02
- IPC: G06F3/02 ; G06F3/044

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a multifunction input device, such as, a keyboard. The multifunction input device has a capacitive sensing layer that enables a user to use the multifunction input device as standard keyboard and also as a touch sensitive surface such as, for example, a trackpad.
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