Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Movable track pad with added functionality
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Application No.: US14660800Application Date: 2015-03-17
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Publication No.: US09612674B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Brett William Degner , Patrick Kessler , Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. , Bartley K. Andre , Matthew P. Casebolt
- 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: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041 ; H01H25/04 ; G06F3/0354 ; G06F3/044 ; G06F3/042 ; G06F1/16

Abstract:
An input device is disclosed. The input device includes a movable touch-sensitive track pad capable of detecting an object in close proximity thereto so as to generate a tracking control signal. The input device also includes a movement indicator capable of detecting the movements of the movable track pad so as to generate one or more other control signals (e.g., button signals). The control signals can be used to perform actions in an electronic device operatively coupled to the input device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150193038A1 MOVABLE TRACK PAD WITH ADDED FUNCTIONALITY Public/Granted day:2015-07-09
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