Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Accessory controller for electronic devices
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Application No.: US13681162Application Date: 2012-11-19
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Publication No.: US08658926B2Publication Date: 2014-02-25
- Inventor: Jahan C. Minoo , Christopher D. Prest , Claudio V. Di Leo
- 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: H01H5/18
- IPC: H01H5/18

Abstract:
Accessories such as headsets for electronic devices are provided. A headset may be provided with a button controller assembly that has user-actuated buttons and a microphone. The microphone may be formed by mounting a microphone transducer on a printed circuit board. A housing may be mounted over the transducer to form a sealed cavity for the transducer. Circuitry may be mounted on portions of the printed circuit board that extend beyond the edges of the microphone housing. The button controller assembly may have dome switches. The dome switches may have a housing that encloses dome switch components and that forms a structural internal part for the button controller. The dome switch housing structure may have tabs or other engagement features that mate with corresponding engagement features in a button member. The button member may be pressed by a user to actuate a desired dome switch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130075241A1 ACCESSORY CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Public/Granted day:2013-03-28
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