Configurable buttons for electronic devices
    5.
    发明授权
    Configurable buttons for electronic devices 有权
    用于电子设备的可配置按钮

    公开(公告)号:US08456330B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-04

    申请号:US12239652

    申请日:2008-09-26

    IPC分类号: H03M11/00

    摘要: Configurable buttons for electronic devices such as portable electronic devices are provided. A configurable button may have a button member that moves relative to a device housing when it is desired to activate a switch. The button may have an associated touch sensor. The touch sensor may detect when a user's finger touches a particular portion of the button member. Contact with only this portion of the button member is generally inadvertent, so an actuator may be used to prevent or otherwise restrict motion of the button relative to a device housing. This prevents inadvertent activation of the button when a user is manipulating portions of an electronic device such as clip or lid, but does not intend to depress the button.

    摘要翻译: 提供了诸如便携式电子设备之类的电子设备的可配置按钮。 当想要激活开关时,可配置按钮可以具有相对于设备外壳移动的按钮构件。 按钮可以具有相关联的触摸传感器。 触摸传感器可以检测用户的手指何时触摸按钮构件的特定部分。 仅与按钮构件的该部分接触通常是无意的,因此可以使用致动器来防止或以其他方式限制按钮相对于装置壳体的运动。 这防止当用户操纵诸如夹子或盖子的电子设备的部分但是不打算按下按钮时按钮的无意激活。

    Center button isolation ring
    6.
    发明授权
    Center button isolation ring 有权
    中心按钮隔离环

    公开(公告)号:US07880729B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-01

    申请号:US11499360

    申请日:2006-08-04

    IPC分类号: G06F3/041

    摘要: Selection button isolation arrangements for use with electronic devices are presented including: a selection pad forming a substantially planar surface disposed about a first axis, the selection pad having a pad top surface, the pad top surface configured to receive a user input, the selection pad configured to actuate a number of switches; a selection button substantially co-located with and disposed about the first axis for actuating a selection button switch, the selection button configured to receive a user input; and an annular isolation ring disposed about the first axis having a standoff for mechanically isolating the selection button such that the selection button switch is not actuated by the first user input. In some embodiments, the user input indicators are selected from the group consisting of: a menu selection, a play selection, a pause selection, a forward search selection, a backward search selection, and a stop selection.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于电子设备的选择按钮隔离装置,其包括:形成围绕第一轴线布置的基本平坦的表面的选择垫,所述选择垫具有衬垫顶表面,所述衬垫顶表面被配置为接收用户输入,所述选择衬垫 被配置为致动多个开关; 选择按钮,其基本上与所述第一轴线共同定位并围绕所述第一轴设置,用于致动选择按钮开关,所述选择按钮被配置为接收用户输入; 以及围绕所述第一轴布置的环形隔离环,所述环形隔离环具有用于机械地隔离所述选择按钮的支座,使得所述选择按钮开关不被所述第一用户输入致动。 在一些实施例中,从包括菜单选择,播放选择,暂停选择,前向搜索选择,向后搜索选择和停止选择的组中选择用户输入指示符。

    CONFIGURABLE BUTTONS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    7.
    发明申请
    CONFIGURABLE BUTTONS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES 有权
    电子设备的可配置按钮

    公开(公告)号:US20100079309A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-01

    申请号:US12239652

    申请日:2008-09-26

    IPC分类号: H03K17/94

    摘要: Configurable buttons for electronic devices such as portable electronic devices are provided. A configurable button may have a button member that moves relative to a device housing when it is desired to activate a switch. The button may have an associated touch sensor. The touch sensor may detect when a user's finger touches a particular portion of the button member. Contact with only this portion of the button member is generally inadvertent, so an actuator may be used to prevent or otherwise restrict motion of the button relative to a device housing. This prevents inadvertent activation of the button when a user is manipulating portions of an electronic device such as clip or lid, but does not intend to depress the button.

    摘要翻译: 提供了诸如便携式电子设备之类的电子设备的可配置按钮。 当想要激活开关时,可配置按钮可以具有相对于设备外壳移动的按钮构件。 按钮可以具有相关联的触摸传感器。 触摸传感器可以检测用户的手指何时触摸按钮构件的特定部分。 仅与按钮构件的该部分接触通常是无意的,因此可以使用致动器来防止或以其他方式限制按钮相对于装置壳体的运动。 这防止当用户操纵诸如夹子或盖子的电子设备的部分但是不打算按下按钮时按钮的无意激活。

    Structural support for portable electronic devices
    8.
    发明申请
    Structural support for portable electronic devices 有权
    便携式电子设备的结构支持

    公开(公告)号:US20070081318A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-12

    申请号:US11352503

    申请日:2006-02-10

    IPC分类号: H05K7/04 H05K7/02

    摘要: Parallel stacking mid-frame structural supports for use with a portable electronic device are presented including: a first side member; a second side member disposed substantially parallel to the first side member, the first member and the second member each configured with; a support feature for providing structural support when an applied load exceeding a predetermined threshold is exerted on the portable electronic device, and an attachment feature; a third side member mechanically contiguous with and disposed substantially perpendicular to the first side member; and a fourth side member mechanically contiguous with and disposed substantially perpendicular to the first side member. In some embodiments, the mid-frame structural support also includes: a first number of rib supports for supporting a printed circuit board (PCB), and a second number of rib supports for supporting the PCB. In some embodiments, the predetermined threshold is approximately 800 grams.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于便携式电子设备的平行堆叠中框架结构支撑件,包括:第一侧构件; 大致平行于第一侧构件设置的第二侧构件,第一构件和第二构件各自构成; 当在所述便携式电子设备上施加超过预定阈值的施加负载时提供结构支撑的支撑特征和附接特征; 与所述第一侧构件机械地邻接并且基本上垂直于所述第三侧构件设置的第三侧构件; 以及与所述第一侧构件基本垂直的机械连接并且设置成基本上垂直于所述第一侧构件的第四侧构件。 在一些实施例中,中框架结构支撑件还包括:用于支撑印刷电路板(PCB)的第一数量的肋支撑件和用于支撑PCB的第二数量的肋支撑件。 在一些实施例中,预定阈值为大约800克。

    Scrolling input arrangements using capacitive sensors on a flexible membrane
    9.
    发明授权
    Scrolling input arrangements using capacitive sensors on a flexible membrane 有权
    使用柔性膜上的电容式传感器进行滚动输入

    公开(公告)号:US07671837B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-02

    申请号:US11355022

    申请日:2006-02-14

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00

    摘要: Scrolling input arrangements are presented including: a flexible membrane; a number of capacitive sensors mechanically integrated with the flexible membrane, the capacitive sensors radially disposed with respect to a first axis that is perpendicular with respect to the flexible membrane; an integrated circuit mechanically coupled with the flexible membrane and electronically coupled with the capacitive sensors, the integrated circuit configured to process a number of electronic signals from the capacitive sensors to provide a scrolling function; and a connection region on the flexible membrane for electronically coupling the scrolling input arrangement with an electronic device. In some embodiments, the capacitive sensors are configured with a plate element having a first surface area and a trace element having a second surface area such that the first surface area and second surface area comprise a sensor surface area, wherein the sensor surface areas for the capacitive sensors is substantially equal in size.

    摘要翻译: 提供滚动输入布置,包括:柔性膜; 与柔性膜机械地集成的许多电容传感器,相对于相对于柔性膜垂直的第一轴径向设置的电容式传感器; 集成电路,其与所述柔性膜机械耦合并与所述电容传感器电连接,所述集成电路被配置为处理来自所述电容传感器的多个电子信号以提供滚动功能; 以及柔性膜上的用于将滚动输入装置电子耦合到电子装置的连接区域。 在一些实施例中,电容传感器被配置有具有第一表面区域的板元件和具有第二表面区域的微量元件,使得第一表面区域和第二表面区域包括传感器表面区域,其中传感器表面积用于 电容传感器的尺寸基本相等。

    Structural support for portable electronic devices
    10.
    发明授权
    Structural support for portable electronic devices 有权
    便携式电子设备的结构支持

    公开(公告)号:US07554812B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-30

    申请号:US11352503

    申请日:2006-02-10

    IPC分类号: H05K1/14

    摘要: Parallel stacking mid-frame structural supports for use with a portable electronic device are presented including: a first side member; a second side member disposed substantially parallel to the first side member, the first member and the second member each configured with; a support feature for providing structural support when an applied load exceeding a predetermined threshold is exerted on the portable electronic device, and an attachment feature; a third side member mechanically contiguous with and disposed substantially perpendicular to the first side member; and a fourth side member mechanically contiguous with and disposed substantially perpendicular to the first side member. In some embodiments, the mid-frame structural support also includes: a first number of rib supports for supporting a printed circuit board (PCB), and a second number of rib supports for supporting the PCB. In some embodiments, the predetermined threshold is approximately 800 grams.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于便携式电子设备的平行堆叠中框架结构支撑件,包括:第一侧构件; 大致平行于第一侧构件设置的第二侧构件,第一构件和第二构件各自构成; 当在所述便携式电子设备上施加超过预定阈值的施加负载时提供结构支撑的支撑特征和附接特征; 与所述第一侧构件机械地邻接并且基本上垂直于所述第三侧构件设置的第三侧构件; 以及与所述第一侧构件基本垂直的机械连接并且设置成基本上垂直于所述第一侧构件的第四侧构件。 在一些实施例中,中框架结构支撑件还包括:用于支撑印刷电路板(PCB)的第一数量的肋支撑件和用于支撑PCB的第二数量的肋支撑件。 在一些实施例中,预定阈值为大约800克。