Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Haptic notifications utilizing haptic input devices
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Application No.: US14325410Application Date: 2014-07-08
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Publication No.: US09886090B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Mikael M. Silvanto , Christiaan A. Ligtenberg
- 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: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G06F3/0354

Abstract:
An electronic device may include a haptic input device, such as a haptic trackpad, that provides tactile feedback when receiving input. The electronic device may determine that one or more system level events occurs and utilize the haptic input device to provide one or more haptic notifications via one or more surfaces other than the haptic input device, such as a portion of a housing of the electronic device. In some cases, the electronic device may be configurable between a first position where the haptic input device is exposed and a second configuration where the haptic input device is covered but the surface via which the haptic notification may be provided is still exposed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160011664A1 HAPTIC NOTIFICATIONS UTILIZING HAPTIC INPUT DEVICES Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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