发明名称 Keyboard integrated with trackpad
摘要 An apparatus includes a processor and a keyboard having multiple, separately moveable keys. The keyboard is configured to function as both a keyboard and a trackpad.
申请公布号 US8754854(B1) 申请公布日期 2014.06.17
申请号 US201012973577 申请日期 2010.12.20
申请人 Google Inc. 发明人 Hamburgen William;Murphy Glen;Bowers Andrew;Lee Ji;Tom Kevin;Jitkoff John Nicholas;Han Amy
分类号 G09G5/00;G06F3/045 主分类号 G09G5/00
代理机构 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP 代理人 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP
主权项 1. An apparatus, comprising: a processor; and a keyboard comprising a plurality of separately moveable keys, the keyboard being configured to function as both a keyboard and a trackpad, wherein each of the separately moveable keys comprises: a key surface,a tracking layer disposed beneath the key surface, the tracking layer comprising a capacitive surface,a keystroke sensor for each of the separately moveable keys disposed beneath the tracking layer, anda support layer disposed beneath the keystroke sensor and the tracking layer; wherein the processor is configured to characterize and process typing gestures, click gestures and tracking gestures, wherein the click gestures include click-type functions, and the processor is configured to: determine if a keyboard input activates one of the keystroke sensors on one of the separately moveable keys,responsive to determining a keystroke sensor activation, register a typing gesture for a key associated with the activated keystroke sensor,responsive to determining no keystroke sensor activation, determine if the keyboard input is a gesture over multiple keys or a gesture on a single key, andresponsive to determining if the keyboard input is a gesture over multiple keys or a gesture on a single key, characterize and process the keyboard input as one of a typing gesture, a click gesture or a tracking gesture.
地址 Mountain View CA US