KEYLESS KEYBOARD WITH FORCE SENSING AND HAPTIC FEEDBACK

    公开(公告)号:US20230015526A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17951011

    申请日:2022-09-22

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An input device for an electronic device includes an enclosure and a top member defining an input surface having multiple differentiated input regions. The input device further includes a first force sensing system associated with a first area of the top member and including a first group of the differentiated input regions, and a second force sensing system associated with a second area of the top member and including a second group of the differentiated input regions. The input device further includes a touch sensing system configured to determine which input region from the first group of the differentiated input regions corresponds to the first force input and to determine which input region from the second group of the differentiated input regions corresponds to the second force input.

    Depressible Keys with Decoupled Electrical and Mechanical Functionality
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    发明申请
    Depressible Keys with Decoupled Electrical and Mechanical Functionality 有权
    具有解耦电气和机械功能的可压缩键

    公开(公告)号:US20160306437A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-20

    申请号:US14687743

    申请日:2015-04-15

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/02 G06F3/023 G06F3/01

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0202 G06F1/1662

    摘要: Systems and methods for decoupling the electrical and mechanical functionality of a depressible key are disclosed. The depressible key can include a non-contact proximity sensor, such as an optical sensor, to detect motion of the keycap. The output from the optical sensor is used to determine a distance, velocity, acceleration, and a force applied during a keypress.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于去耦可压键的电和机械功能的系统和方法。 可压下的键可以包括非接触式接近传感器,例如光学传感器,以检测键帽的运动。 来自光学传感器的输出用于确定在按键期间施加的距离,速度,加速度和力。

    Keyless keyboard with force sensing and haptic feedback

    公开(公告)号:US11500538B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US15692810

    申请日:2017-08-31

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An input device for an electronic device includes an enclosure and a top member defining an input surface having multiple differentiated input regions. The input device further includes a first force sensing system associated with a first area of the top member and including a first group of the differentiated input regions, and a second force sensing system associated with a second area of the top member and including a second group of the differentiated input regions. The input device further includes a touch sensing system configured to determine which input region from the first group of the differentiated input regions corresponds to the first force input and to determine which input region from the second group of the differentiated input regions corresponds to the second force input.

    Location-Independent Force Sensing Using Differential Strain Measurement

    公开(公告)号:US20170090655A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-30

    申请号:US15264565

    申请日:2016-09-13

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/041

    摘要: A force sensor for detecting a force on a surface of a device. The force sensor may include a force-receiving layer and a substrate disposed below the force-receiving layer. A first force-sensitive component may be disposed on a surface of the substrate, and a second force-sensitive component may be disposed proximate to the first force-sensitive component. In some embodiments, sensor circuitry may be operatively coupled to the first and second force-sensitive components, and configured to compare a relative electrical response between the first force-sensitive component and the second force-sensitive component to compute a force estimate. The force estimate may compensate for a variation in response based on the location of the components relative to a location of the force.