Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Portable electronic device having a haptic button assembly
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Application No.: US16904409Application Date: 2020-06-17
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Publication No.: US11024135B1Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Jared P. Ostdiek , Jesse P. Harris , Richard H. Koch
- 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: G08B6/00
- IPC: G08B6/00

Abstract:
A haptic button assembly may be used for detecting inputs and providing haptic outputs at an electronic device. The haptic outputs may be provided in response to detected inputs or in response to other conditions at the electronic device. The haptic button assembly may define an input surface along an exterior of the electronic device. Inputs may be provided to the input surface of the haptic button assembly. An input may include a touch input on or along the input surface and/or a force input directed substantially perpendicularly to the input surface. The haptic button assembly may provide a haptic output by moving an input member of the haptic button assembly laterally (e.g., substantially parallel to the input surface).
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