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Electronic device having a touch sensor, force sensor, and haptic actuator in an integrated module

US11054932B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2018
Grant dateJul 6, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04105
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device includes an input device. The input device has an input/output module below or within a cover defining an input surface. The input/output module detects touch and/or force inputs on the input surface, and provides haptic feedback to the cover. In some instances, a haptic device is integrally formed with a wall or structural element of a housing or enclosure of the electronic device.

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