Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tactile switch for an electronic device
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Application No.: US15637949Application Date: 2017-06-29
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Publication No.: US09836025B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Colin M. Ely , John B. Morrell , Duncan Kerr , Camille Moussette
- 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: G04B27/00
- IPC: G04B27/00 ; G04G21/08 ; G06F1/16 ; G06F3/0362 ; H01H25/00 ; G06F3/0488

Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to a watch having a touch-sensitive display and a switch assembly positioned along or within an enclosure. The switch assembly includes a shaft extending into an opening of the enclosure and is configured to receive rotational and translational input. A first sensor, positioned within the enclosure, is configured to detect the rotational input. A second sensor, positioned within the enclosure, is configured to detect the translational input. The watch also includes a touch-sensitive display configured to receive touch input and to depict a graphical output of the watch. The graphical output may be responsive to various inputs, including a touch input provided at the display, the translational input provided at the switch assembly, and the rotational input provided at the switch assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170308039A1 TACTILE SWITCH FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-10-26
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