公开(公告)号：US20210375564A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17445056

申请日：2021-08-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John A. Porcella ,  Daniel A. Greenberg ,  Thomas R. Matzinger

IPC: H01H13/85

Abstract: Keyboards, input devices, and related systems include key mechanisms with keycaps and actuators that provide adjustable feedback in response to user input. The actuators are controllable to provide variable tactile force or audible feedback that is dependent upon the user input. Encoders are able to transduce a location or relative position of a keycap as it is being pressed over time, and a signal is provided to actuators to cause them to provide feedback corresponding to the position of the keycap as it moves. The feedback can change the feel or sound of the keycap based on the keycap positions, time of operation, velocity, user identity, and other factors. Thus, the feel or sound of a keyboard or related input device can be adjusted electronically for efficient testing and increased user customization and feedback modes.

公开(公告)号：US10296093B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15451041

申请日：2017-03-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David L. Christensen ,  Daniel A. Greenberg ,  Thomas R. Matzinger

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: The embodiments described herein generally relate to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device can include a processor and a sensor coupled with the processor, the sensor capable of detecting a stimulus, and responding to the stimulus by providing a detection signal to the processor. The portable electronic device can further include an interface unit capable of interacting with a user. The portable electronic device can further include a feedback unit in communication with the interface unit and the processor, the feedback unit providing a feedback response that is perceptible to the user during the interaction, where when the sensor detects the stimulus, the detection signal provided to the processor by the sensor causes the processor to respond by instructing the feedback unit to alter the feedback response.

公开(公告)号：US11094483B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16446239

申请日：2019-06-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John A. Poncella ,  Daniel A. Greenberg ,  Thomas R. Matzinger

IPC: H01H13/85 ,  H01H19/00 ,  H01H19/02 ,  H01H19/03

Abstract: Keyboards, input devices, and related systems include key mechanisms with keycaps and actuators that provide adjustable feedback in response to user input. The actuators are controllable to provide variable tactile force or audible feedback that is dependent upon the user input. Encoders are able to transduce a location or relative position of a keycap as it is being pressed over time, and a signal is provided to actuators to cause them to provide feedback corresponding to the position of the keycap as it moves. The feedback can change the feel or sound of the keycap based on the keycap positions, time of operation, velocity, user identity, and other factors. Thus, the feel or sound of a keyboard or related input device can be adjusted electronically for efficient testing and increased user customization and feedback modes.

公开(公告)号：US20200303140A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16446239

申请日：2019-06-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John A. Porcella ,  Daniel A. Greenberg ,  Thomas R. Matzinger

IPC: H01H13/85

Abstract: Keyboards, input devices, and related systems include key mechanisms with keycaps and actuators that provide adjustable feedback in response to user input. The actuators are controllable to provide variable tactile force or audible feedback that is dependent upon the user input. Encoders are able to transduce a location or relative position of a keycap as it is being pressed over time, and a signal is provided to actuators to cause them to provide feedback corresponding to the position of the keycap as it moves. The feedback can change the feel or sound of the keycap based on the keycap positions, time of operation, velocity, user identity, and other factors. Thus, the feel or sound of a keyboard or related input device can be adjusted electronically for efficient testing and increased user customization and feedback modes.

公开(公告)号：US11848166B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17445056

申请日：2021-08-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John A Porcella ,  Daniel A. Greenberg ,  Thomas R. Matzinger

IPC: H01H13/85

CPC classification number: H01H13/85 ,  H01H2215/03 ,  H01H2231/002

Abstract: Keyboards, input devices, and related systems include key mechanisms with keycaps and actuators that provide adjustable feedback in response to user input. The actuators are controllable to provide variable tactile force or audible feedback that is dependent upon the user input. Encoders are able to transduce a location or relative position of a keycap as it is being pressed over time, and a signal is provided to actuators to cause them to provide feedback corresponding to the position of the keycap as it moves. The feedback can change the feel or sound of the keycap based on the keycap positions, time of operation, velocity, user identity, and other factors. Thus, the feel or sound of a keyboard or related input device can be adjusted electronically for efficient testing and increased user customization and feedback modes.