Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device housing as acoustic input device
- Patent Title (中): 电子设备外壳作为声输入设备
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Application No.: US12542386Application Date: 2009-08-17
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Publication No.: US08441790B2Publication Date: 2013-05-14
- Inventor: Aleksandar Pance , Nicholas Vincent King , Duncan Kerr , Brett Bilbrey
- Applicant: Aleksandar Pance , Nicholas Vincent King , Duncan Kerr , Brett Bilbrey
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agent David C. Kellogg
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; H05K5/00 ; H05K7/00 ; G06T17/00

Abstract:
There are provided systems, devices and methods for related to an electronic device housing having input functionality. Specifically, in one embodiment, the electronic device includes a housing and one or more acoustic transducers positioned within the housing each operative to generate an electrical signal in response to detecting a sound resulting from an impact with the housing. Additionally, the electronic device includes a microprocessor coupled to the one or more acoustic transducers and configured to receive the electrical signals generated by the one or more acoustic transducers. The microprocessor operative to interpret the generated electrical signals as input to the electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110037734A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING AS ACOUSTIC INPUT DEVICE Public/Granted day:2011-02-17
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