Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input devices incorporating biometric sensors
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Application No.: US15239977Application Date: 2016-08-18
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Publication No.: US10402617B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: Robert Y. Cao , Michael K. McCord , Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque
- 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: G06F21/32
- IPC: G06F21/32 ; G06F1/16 ; G06K9/00 ; H01H13/14 ; H01H13/52 ; H01H13/86 ; H05K5/00 ; G06F3/02 ; G06F3/041 ; G06F3/01
Abstract:
A button assembly for an electronic device is disclosed. The button assembly integrates a biometric sensor below a top surface of the button. The button assembly is positioned relative to a secondary display of an electronic device. The secondary display can be positioned relative to a keyboard, such as above a top row of keys of the keyboard.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170091436A1 INPUT DEVICES INCORPORATING BIOMETRIC SENSORS Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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