Patent · US Active

Device having integrated interface system

US10656714B2 · kind B2 · utility

26Cited by

39References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Christiaan A. Ligtenberg · Redwood City, US
Brett W. Degner · Menlo Park, US
Ron A. Hopkinson · Campbell, US
Asif Hussain · San Jose, US
Dinesh C. Mathew · Fremont, US
Mikael Silvanto · San Francisco, US
Chang Zhang · Santa Clara, US
Zheng Gao · Cupertino, US
Robert Y. Cao · San Francisco, US
Keith J. Hendren · San Francisco, US
Bryan W. Posner · La Selva Beach, US
Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque · San Jose, US
Alex J. Lehmann · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2018
Grant date	May 19, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2217/9653
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable computer includes a display portion comprising a display and a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion. The base portion may include a bottom case and a top case, formed from a dielectric material, coupled to the bottom case. The top case may include a top member defining a top surface of the base portion and a sidewall integrally formed with the top member and defining a side surface of the base portion. The portable computer may also include a sensing system including a first sensing system configured to determine a location of a touch input applied to the top surface of the base portion and a second sensing system configured to determine a force of the touch input.

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