Force-sensitive fingerprint sensing input

    公开(公告)号:US10209148B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US14775563

    申请日:2013-03-15

    Applicant: Apple, Inc.

    Abstract: An object can depress an input device, such as, for example, a function button in an electronic device. A resistive element having a mechanically resistive force can be disposed to resist the depression or movement of the input device. One or more electrodes can be disposed to provide a measure of capacitance based on the depression of the input device. A shield can be disposed to reduce the parasitic capacitance between the one or more electrodes and the object. The electronic device can include a fingerprint sensor operably connected to at least one of the one or more electrodes.

    Invisible light transmission via a display assembly

    公开(公告)号:US09619195B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-11

    申请号:US14070002

    申请日:2013-11-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/14 G09G3/3406 G09G2370/16 G09G2370/18

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for transmitting data using invisible light via a display assembly of an electronic device are provided. This may enable more data to be transmitted simultaneously via a single display assembly of a limited size. For example, a single display assembly may simultaneously transmit a first type of data using visible light that may be comprehensible to a user (e.g., textual information that may be legible to a human) as well as a second type of data using invisible light that may be machine-readable (e.g., a barcode that may be detected by a scanner device but that may not be seen by a human).

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