Spacebar integrated with trackpad

摘要

An apparatus includes a keyboard and a trackpad, where a spacebar for the keyboard is integrated as a part of the trackpad.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a keyboard without a key for a spacebar; a trackpad, wherein any portion of the trackpad is configurable to function as the spacebar; and a processor, wherein the processor is operably connected to the keyboard and the trackpad and the processor is configured to:
determine if an input to the trackpad includes a key press motion or a sliding motion,responsive to determining the input is a key press motion, register the input as a spacebar keystroke, andresponsive to determining the input is a sliding motion, register the input as a tracking gesture.