Invention Application
- Patent Title: DYNAMIC INPUT SURFACE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
- Patent Title (中): 用于电子设备的动态输入表面
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Application No.: US14867376Application Date: 2015-09-28
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Publication No.: US20160103496A1Publication Date: 2016-04-14
- Inventor: Brett W. Degner , Daniel D. Sunshine , Ron A. Hopkinson , Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , William F. Leggett , Patrick Kessler
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G06F3/0354 ; G06F3/02

Abstract:
A dynamic input surface for an electronic device and a method of reconfiguring the same is disclosed. The input surface has a partially-flexible metal contact portion defining an input area, and a group of indicators. The indicators may be group of holes extending through the contact portion. The group of holes may be selectively illuminated based on a gesture performed on the contact portion. A size of the input area may be dynamically varied based on the gesture. Additionally, the group of indicators indicates a boundary of the input area.
Public/Granted literature
- US10656719B2 Dynamic input surface for electronic devices Public/Granted day:2020-05-19
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