Patent · US Active

Device having integrated interface system

US11099649B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by

72References

17Claims

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	Aug 24, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2038

Classification

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

Abstract

A device includes a display portion that includes a display housing and a display within the display housing. The device also includes a base portion flexibly coupled to the display portion and comprising a glass member defining a keyboard region configured to receive user input, a first haptic actuator configured to produce a first haptic output at a first area of the keyboard region, and a second haptic actuator configured to produce a second haptic output at a second area of the keyboard region that is different from the first area.

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