Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Keyboard with position sensing mechanism
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Application No.: US13723033Application Date: 2012-12-20
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Publication No.: US09779888B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Craig C. Leong , James J. Niu , Keith J. Hendren , John M. Brock , Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. , Brad Patton , Omar Sze Leung
- 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: H01H9/26
- IPC: H01H9/26 ; H01H13/72 ; H01H13/76 ; H01H3/12 ; H01H13/7065 ; H01H13/88 ; H03K17/98 ; H01H13/02 ; H01H13/703

Abstract:
An input device configured to communicate with a computing device includes at least one keycap, a support mechanism operably connected to the keycap and configured to move the keycap from a first position to a second position, a feature plate operably connected to the support mechanism, and a sensing member. The sensing member is configured to detect at least one of a change of position of the at least one keycap, a speed of the at least one keycap, an amount of force applied to the at least one keycap, or a location of a finger. The sensing member may be a capacitive sensor. In some embodiments, the input device may not include the support mechanism and the sensing member may be configured to detect the location of a finger regardless whether or not the keycap moves.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130161172A1 Keyboard with Position Sensing Mechanism Public/Granted day:2013-06-27
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