公开(公告)号：US20220413633A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17929278

申请日：2022-09-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Senem E. Emgin ,  Terrence L. Van Ausdall ,  Antonio Clarke

IPC: G06F3/039 ,  G06F3/023 ,  H01H13/702 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01R13/22

Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US10955934B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16444938

申请日：2019-06-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Senem E. Emgin ,  Terrence L. Van Ausdall ,  Antonio Clarke

IPC: G06F3/023 ,  H01H13/702 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01R13/22 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US11435840B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US17207329

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Senem E. Emgin ,  Terrence L. Van Ausdall ,  Antonio Clarke

IPC: G06F3/039 ,  G06F3/023 ,  H01H13/702 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01R13/22 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US20200081485A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16390505

申请日：2019-04-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Senem E. Emgin

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An electronic device may have an elongated sensing strip. Control circuitry may use the sensing strip to gather air gesture input from the fingers or other body part of a user. The electronic device may have a housing. The housing may have portions such as upper and lower portions that rotate relative to each other about an axis. A hinge may be used to couple the upper and lower portions together. The sensing strip may extend parallel to the axis and may be located on the lower portion between keys on the lower portion and the axis or on the upper portion between the edge of a display in the upper portion and the axis. The sensing strip may have a one-dimensional array of sensor elements such as capacitive sensor elements, optical sensor elements, ultrasonic sensor elements, or radio-frequency sensor elements.

公开(公告)号：US20200073484A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16444938

申请日：2019-06-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Senem E. Emgin ,  Terrence L. Van Ausdall ,  Antonio Clarke

IPC: G06F3/023 ,  H01H13/702

Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US12216833B1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US18355006

申请日：2023-07-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michele Stoppa ,  Waleed Abdulla ,  Henning Tjaden ,  Sree Harsha Kalli ,  Senem E. Emgin ,  John B. Morrell ,  Seung Wook Kim

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A physical keyboard can be used to collect user input in a typing mode or in a tracking mode. To use a tracking mode, first movement data is detected for a hand of a user in relation to a physical keyboard at a first location. A determination is made that the first movement data is associated with a tracking movement. In response to determining that the movement type is associated with the tracking movement, a tracking mode is initiated. User input is provided based on the movement data and in accordance with the tracking mode. Contact data and non-contact data is used to determine a user intent, and a user instruction is processed based on the user intent.

公开(公告)号：US20210208694A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17207329

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Senem E. Emgin ,  Terrence L. Van Ausdall ,  Antonio Clarke

IPC: G06F3/023 ,  H01H13/702 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01R13/22

Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US20210149445A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17162905

申请日：2021-01-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Senem E. Emgin

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An electronic device may have an elongated sensing strip. Control circuitry may use the sensing strip to gather air gesture input from the fingers or other body part of a user. The electronic device may have a housing. The housing may have portions such as upper and lower portions that rotate relative to each other about an axis. A hinge may be used to couple the upper and lower portions together. The sensing strip may extend parallel to the axis and may be located on the lower portion between keys on the lower portion and the axis or on the upper portion between the edge of a display in the upper portion and the axis. The sensing strip may have a one-dimensional array of sensor elements such as capacitive sensor elements, optical sensor elements, ultrasonic sensor elements, or radio-frequency sensor elements.

公开(公告)号：US20190095009A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16143382

申请日：2018-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alan Kleiman-Schwarsctein ,  Senem E. Emgin ,  Terrence L. Van Ausdall ,  Xianwei Zhao ,  Yuxi Zhao ,  Soyoung Kim

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: A transparent high-conductivity layer for providing electrostatic feedback to a user of an electronic device. The transparent high-conductivity layer is positioned over a capacitive input sensor and has a resistivity sufficiently high to prevent interference with the capacitive input sensor. As one example, the transparent high-conductivity layer can be formed from a layer of geometrically-separated regions of high-conductivity material. The average distance between geometrically-separated regions can substantially define the resistivity of the transparent high-conductivity layer.

公开(公告)号：US11269442B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-08

申请号：US16901933

申请日：2020-06-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alan Kleiman-Schwarsctein ,  Senem E. Emgin ,  Terrence L. Van Ausdall ,  Xianwei Zhao ,  Yuxi Zhao ,  Soyoung Kim

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A transparent high-conductivity layer for providing electrostatic feedback to a user of an electronic device. The transparent high-conductivity layer is positioned over a capacitive input sensor and has a resistivity sufficiently high to prevent interference with the capacitive input sensor. As one example, the transparent high-conductivity layer can be formed from a layer of geometrically-separated regions of high-conductivity material. The average distance between geometrically-separated regions can substantially define the resistivity of the transparent high-conductivity layer.