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US 2012/0268380 A1Published application
Touch sensor keypad with tactile feedback mechanisms and electronic device with the same
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorsYun Long TAN, Yien Chun KUO
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Abstract
An electronic device includes an input module, which has a plurality of first keys, a plurality of second keys, a first vibration element and a second vibration element. When any one of the first keys is pressed or touched, the first vibration element vibrates accordingly; and when any one of the second keys is pressed or touched, the second vibration element vibrates accordingly thereby providing a tactile feedback to a user.
Claims10
An electronic device, comprising:
- a display;
- and
- an input module for entering characters on the display, the input module comprising:
- an input device having a plurality of first keys and a plurality of second keys;
- a touch sensing element disposed under the input device, wherein the touch sensing element is configured for detecting a touch on one of the first and second keys;
- a first vibration element disposed under the input device, wherein the first vibration element vibrates when the touch sensing element detects the touch on one of the first keys;
- and
- a second vibration element disposed under the input device, wherein the second vibration element vibrates when the touch sensing element detects the touch on one of the second keys.
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An input module, comprising:
- an input device having a plurality of first keys and a plurality of second keys;
- a touch sensing element disposed under the input device, wherein the touch sensing element is configured for detecting a touch on one of the first and second keys;
- a first vibration element disposed under the input device, wherein the first vibration element vibrates when the touch sensing element detects the touch on one of the first keys;
- and
- a second vibration element disposed under the input device, wherein the second vibration element vibrates when the touch sensing element detects the touch on one of the second keys.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.