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US 12,632,131 B2Granted
Laptop computer with dynamic trackpad region
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorChang Zhang
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Abstract
A laptop computer includes a display portion comprising a primary display and a base portion coupled to the display portion. The base portion includes a keyboard and a light-transmissive cover defining a first touch-sensitive input region along a first side of the keyboard and a second touch-sensitive input region along a second side of the keyboard. The base portion also includes a first display under the first touch-sensitive input region and a second display under the second touch-sensitive input region.
Claims19
A laptop computer comprising:
- a display portion comprising a primary display configured to display a first graphical output;
- and
- a base portion coupled to the display portion, the base portion comprising:
- a keyboard comprising a set of keys;
- a touch-sensitive input region positioned along a side of the keyboard and defining:
- a first portion having a first surface texture;
- and
- a second portion surrounding the first portion and having a second surface texture that is different from the first surface texture;
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- a secondary display positioned under the touch-sensitive input region, and configured to output an image along the first portion and the second portion of the touch-sensitive input region, wherein:
- the first surface texture results in a distortion of a portion of the image that is displayed along the first portion of the touch-sensitive input region;
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- the image is configured to produce a visual appearance, at the second portion of the touch-sensitive input region, that mimics an appearance of the distorted portion of the image at the first portion of the touch-sensitive input region.
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A laptop computer comprising:
- a display portion comprising a primary display configured to display a graphical user interface;
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- a base portion coupled to the display portion, the base portion comprising:
- a keyboard comprising a set of keys;
- a touch-sensitive input region along a bottom side of the keyboard and including a first region having a first surface texture and a second region that at least partially surrounds the first region and has a second surface texture that is different from the first surface texture;
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- a secondary display positioned under the touch-sensitive input region and configured to display a graphical output, the graphical output displayed at the first region and the second region, the first surface texture results in a distortion of a portion of the graphical output that is displayed at the first region, and the graphical output is configured to produce a visual appearance, within the second region, that mimics an appearance of the distorted portion of the graphical output at the first region.
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A laptop computer comprising:
- a display portion comprising a primary display configured to display a graphical user interface associated with an application program;
- a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion, the base portion comprising:
- a keyboard comprising a set of electromechanical keys;
- a light-transmissive cover defining an input region along a side of the keyboard and defining:
- a first portion having a first surface texture;
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- a second portion adjacent the first portion and having a second surface texture different from the first surface texture;
- a touch sensing system configured to detect touch inputs applied to the input region;
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- an additional display positioned under the light-transmissive cover and configured to display a graphical output, the graphical output displayed at the first portion of the light-transmissive cover and the second portion of the light-transmissive cover, the first surface texture results in a distortion of a portion of the graphical output that is displayed at the first portion of the light-transmissive cover, and the graphical output is configured to produce a visual appearance, within the second portion, that mimics an appearance of the distorted portion of the graphical output at the first portion of the light-transmissive cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.