| 发明名称 | Touch sensor integrated with a keyboard spacebar | ||
| 摘要 | A touch sensor integrated with a keyboard spacebar. A touchpad zone can be defined on a portion of a planar surface of a spacebar. The touchpad zone can be configured to detect movement of a human appendage across the touchpad zone, or above the touchpad zone, and generate a corresponding signal from the keyboard that causes corresponding movement of a cursor presented on a display. In another embodiment, a touchpad can be positioned over the spacebar. The touchpad can be slidably engaged to the keyboard to facilitate user positioning of the touchpad over a desired portion of the spacebar. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8810519(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2014.08.19 |
| 申请号 | US201213561376 | 申请日期 | 2012.07.30 |
| 申请人 | Motorola Mobility LLC | 发明人 | Valentine Mark F.;Cranfill David B.;Olley Michael F. |
| 分类号 | G06F3/02 | 主分类号 | G06F3/02 |
| 代理机构 | Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. | 代理人 | Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. |
| 主权项 | 1. A keyboard comprising: a spacebar configured to receive a user input depressing the spacebar to generate a corresponding first signal from the keyboard, the spacebar comprising a touchpad zone defined on a portion of a planar surface of the spacebar, a surface area of the portion of the planar surface being less than a surface area of an entirety of the planar surface of the spacebar, wherein movement of a human appendage across the touchpad zone is detected, and a corresponding second signal is generated from the keyboard that causes corresponding movement of a cursor presented on a display. | ||
| 地址 | Libertyville IL US | ||