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AssigneeQorvo US, Inc.
InventorsBryan Low, Julius Minglin Tsai, Omar Leung
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The present disclosure relates to a button input structure of an electronic device, which can achieve a binary function and detect an external force applied to the button input structure. The disclosed button input structure includes a button component, mechanical switches, strain-based sensors, a substrate underneath the button component to accommodate the mechanical switches and the strain-based sensors, and a holding basket configured to provide mechanical support to the substrate, the strain-based sensors, the mechanical switches, and the button component. Herein, depression of the button component caused by the external force can produce strain on the substrate. Each of the strain-based sensors attached to the substrate is configured to detect the external force applied to the button component by sensing the strain on the substrate and configured to provide an output indicating information of a touch point of the external force and an amount of the external force.
A button input structure of an electronic device comprising:
A method of operations of an electronic device with a button input structure, which includes a button component, a substrate, mechanical switches, and strain-based sensors, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.