Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Keystroke tactility arrangement on a smooth touch surface
- Patent Title (中): 按键触觉布置在光滑的触摸表面
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Application No.: US12550280Application Date: 2009-08-28
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Publication No.: US07920131B2Publication Date: 2011-04-05
- Inventor: Wayne Carl Westerman
- Applicant: Wayne Carl Westerman
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041

Abstract:
Disclosed are four arrangements for providing tactility on a touch surface keyboard. One approach is to provide tactile feedback mechanisms, such as dots, bars, or other shapes on all or many keys. In another embodiment, an articulating frame may be provided that extends when the surface is being used in a typing mode and retracts when the surface is used in some other mode, e.g., a pointing mode. The articulating frame may provide key edge ridges that define the boundaries of the key regions or may provide tactile feedback mechanisms within the key regions. The articulating frame may also be configured to cause concave depressions similar to mechanical key caps in the surface. In another embodiment, a rigid, non-articulating frame may be provided beneath the surface. A user will then feel higher resistance when pressing away from the key centers, but will feel a softer resistance at the key center.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090315830A1 KEYSTROKE TACTILITY ARRANGEMENT ON A SMOOTH TOUCH SURFACE Public/Granted day:2009-12-24
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