Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clickable and tactile buttons for a touch surface
- Patent Title (中): 用于触摸表面的可点击和触觉按钮
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Application No.: US12240559Application Date: 2008-09-29
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Publication No.: US08462133B2Publication Date: 2013-06-11
- Inventor: Stephen Brian Lynch , John Benjamin Filson , Fletcher R. Rothkopf
- Applicant: Stephen Brian Lynch , John Benjamin Filson , Fletcher R. Rothkopf
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/045
- IPC: G06F3/045 ; G06F3/041

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for provide physical buttons for use on a touch surface are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus includes a display arrangement and a first button attachment structure. The display arrangement includes a first surface which has a first touch-sensitive area. The first touch-sensitive area is capable of sensing touch. The first button attachment structure includes a first attachment area and a first button actuation area. The first attachment area is mounted on the first surface such that the first button actuation is aligned at least partially over the first touch-sensitive area. The first button actuation area is arranged to deform when a force is applied to the first button actuation area to engage the first touch-sensitive area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100079403A1 Clickable and Tactile Buttons for a Touch Surface Public/Granted day:2010-04-01
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