公开(公告)号：WO2019050865A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：PCT/US2018/049406

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： XU, Qiliang ,  MATHEW, Dinesh, C. ,  GARELLI, Adam, T. ,  HUIZAR, Richard, G. ,  KIM, Genie ,  LOCKWOOD, Robert, J. ,  CAO, Robert, Y.

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an electronic device having an illuminated body that defines a virtual or dynamic trackpad. The electronic device includes a translucent layer defining a keyboard region and a dynamic input region along an external surface. A keyboard may be positioned within the keyboard region and including a key surface and a switch element (e.g., to detect a keypress). A light control layer positioned below the translucent layer and within the dynamic input region may have a group of illuminable features. The electronic device may also include a group of light-emitting elements positioned below the optical diffuser. One or more of the light control layer or the group of light-emitting elements may be configured to illuminate the dynamic input region to display a visible boundary of an active input area. At least one of a size or a position of the visible boundary may be dynamically variable.

公开(公告)号：EP3688557A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-05

申请号：EP18786625.6

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： SILVANTO, Mikael M. ,  MATHEW, Dinesh C. ,  LANCASTER-LAROCQUE, Simon R. ,  CAO, Robert Y. ,  THEOBALD, Matthew S. ,  RAFF, John ,  LOCKWOOD, Robert J. ,  MILLER, Ari P. ,  ROBINSON, Kevin M. ,  FARAHANI, Houtan R. ,  FERRETTI, Francesco ,  KIM, Genie ,  BIR, Karan ,  TRIVETT, Simon J. ,  HENDREN, Keith J. ,  DEOL, Gurshan ,  CLARKE, Antonio ,  SATHYAMURTHY, Prabhu ,  COUNTS, William A.

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  B32B38/00 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/00