Invention Application
- Patent Title: FLEXIBLE KEYBOARD ACCESSORY FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Patent Title (中): 用于便携式电子设备的灵活键盘附件
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Application No.: PCT/US2016/048081Application Date: 2016-08-22
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Publication No.: WO2017040093A1Publication Date: 2017-03-09
- Inventor: SMITH, Samuel Gilkison , COSTER, Daniel J. , CORBIN, Sean S. , KUNA, Melody L. , HEGDE, Siddhartha , COUSINS, Benjamin A. , MURPHY, Robert Sean
- Applicant: APPLE INC.
- Applicant Address: 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 US
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 US
- Agency: FERRAZANO, Michael J. et al.
- Priority: US62/214,671 20150904
- Main IPC: G06F3/02
- IPC: G06F3/02
Abstract:
An accessory device for use with an electronic device is disclosed. The accessory device may include a cover configured to overlay an electronic device (or device) or fold to form a support structure for the electronic device. The cover may include an attachment feature that electrically couples with the device, and a keyboard foldable with respect to the cover. Further, the keyboard may include a retention feature designed to receive the attachment feature in a folded configuration of the cover. The accessory device may further include an electrically conductive fabric that folds with the cover. The accessory device may include an array of magnets throughout the attachment feature, the cover, and the keyboard. The magnets may be used to magnetically couple together 1) segments of the cover, 2) the cover and the keyboard assembly, 3) and/or the device with the cover.
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