PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TACTILE TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY

摘要

An electronic device including a base, a touch-sensitive display comprising a
display
device and a touch-sensitive overlay connected to a controller and disposed on
the
display device for detecting a touch event thereon, the touch-sensitive
display connected
to and moveable relative to the base, an actuating arrangement including a pad
disposed
between the touch-sensitive display and the base, the pad having an expandable
region
for expanding as a result of compression of the pad due to movement of the
touch-sensitive display toward the base, a switch in communication with the
expandable region
for actuating as a result of expansion of the expandable region, and
operational
components comprising a processor connected to the controller for operation of
the
electronic device.