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| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
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| 101 | Multi-functional keypad module for a mobile phone | US12219082 | 2008-07-16 | US20090065335A1 | 2009-03-12 | Wen-Chin Yao; Ming-Yu Hua; Hsien-Kuo Kao |
| A multi-functional keypad module for a mobile phone includes a circuit board, a light-emitting element, a soft light-guiding rubber layer, an optical touch layer, and a key layer. The soft light-guiding rubber layer is provided on the circuit board and has a plurality of protrusions each corresponding to the circuit board; thereby a feedback feeling from a pressing action and a light-guiding effect can be obtained. The optical touch layer is provided on the soft light-guiding rubber layer, in order to continue the optically enhanced touch-control and the feedback feeling. The key layer is provided on the optical touch layer, with a plurality of keys respectively corresponding to one of the protrusion, thereby completes and achieves the optically enhanced touch-control effect and feedback feeling. Via the above arrangement, the keypad module of a mobile phone has multiple functions of light guiding, touch-control, and feedback feeling from a pressing action. | ||||||
| 102 | Variable thickness EL lamp | US10834591 | 2004-04-29 | US07294966B2 | 2007-11-13 | Rodney T. Eckersley |
| An EL panel on a rigid substrate is thinned in selected areas, or overall, to provide a backlight for keypads and other applications that would otherwise require a more flexible panel or additional structure. Lamp materials are deposited on one side of a rigid substrate and then substrate material is ablated with a suitable tool, working from the opposite side of the substrate as the lamp materials. The depth of cut can be constant or variable, enabling one to tailor the flexibility of an area to the desired tactile response for a keypad or to provide clearance in close quarters. The invention is compatible with known process for making an EL panel. | ||||||
| 103 | Keypad and button mechanism having enhanced tactility | US11027268 | 2004-12-31 | US20060146027A1 | 2006-07-06 | James Tracy; James Zollo |
| A keypad assembly for an electronic device where characters are displayed on the buttons has a flexible display laminate (105). The flexible display laminate has a driver layer (106) on which button regions of conductor (300) are formed. Surrounding the button regions are conductorless regions (312). The lack of conductor in the surrounding regions allows appropriate tactile feedback to a user when the user depresses an actuating member (112), through which character formed by the flexible display laminate may be seen, actuating a popple switch circuit which allows the device to detect the button press. | ||||||
| 104 | Apparatus exhibiting tactile feel | US10108112 | 2002-03-27 | US06740832B2 | 2004-05-25 | Raymond P. Johnston; Brian E. Spiewak; Jennifer R. Yi |
| A switch apparatus includes a first layer and a second layer attached to one another via sets of fastening elements formed on the layers. The fastening elements may comprise hook-like elements that engage one another in an interlocking arrangement to attach the layers, or alternatively, the fastening elements may take other forms. The fastening elements may include flexible portions that flex when the first layer and second layer are forced together. The apparatus may be used within switch arrays, and can eliminate the need for dome spring elements. | ||||||
| 105 | Depression switch and multidirectional input device | US10643869 | 2003-08-20 | US20040040826A1 | 2004-03-04 | Tsuyoshi Kitagawa |
| To obtain a comfortable feeling of click at the time of depression operation and to provide a depression switch and a multidirectional input device with excellent operability. A depression switch 700 in a multidirectional input device A comprises a key top 710 which is provided below an operating member 400 so as to penetrate a bottom plate portion 211 of a lower case 220 and to be movable in a vertical direction, an elastically deformable dome-shaped movable contact piece 720 abutting the key top 710 moved downward, one fixed electrode 731 provided below an end portion 721 of the movable contact piece 720 on a substrate 100, the other fixed electrode 732 provided at the position of contacting a central portion 722 of the elastically deformed movable contact piece 720 on the substrate 100 and a spacer 740 for electrically connecting the end portion 721 of the movable contact piece 720 to the one fixed electrode 731. | ||||||
| 106 | Input devices and their use | US09862948 | 2001-05-22 | US20020025837A1 | 2002-02-28 | David H. Levy |
| A keypad in which output keystrokes are determined both from individual switch activation and from the combined activation of adjacent switches. The keypad has a substrate carrying an array of sense elements arranged to change state in response to keypad operation, a flexible cover disposed above the substrate and having an exposed surface defining an array of independent key regions, with combination key regions defined in interstices between adjacent independent key regions. Snap elements provide tactile feedback. Some versions have a touch-sensitive grid rather than a switch matrix. A method of dialing a telephone includes generating a corresponding sequence of numerals by transposing alpha character input into one of the numerals 2 through 9 according to standard telephone keypad letter-number correspondence | ||||||
| 107 | Touch screen | US916400 | 1997-08-22 | US6072475A | 2000-06-06 | Johan Richard van Ketwich |
| A touch screen 1111 having an active surface area 1112 which extends in three physical dimensions (x-, y- and z-dimensions) is provided. In the figure the active surface area has an U-shaped form. When a user slides his finger over the active surface area the tactile feedback gives him information about the position of the finger. The touch screen is activated when the active surface area senses a certain pressure from the finger. The use of the touch screen is facilitated especially when the user is on the move or when the touch screen is out of sight. Such use is common when operating hand-held terminals. | ||||||
| 108 | Membrane dome switch with tactile feel regulator shim | US149859 | 1993-11-10 | US5399823A | 1995-03-21 | David R. McCusker |
| A membrane dome switch is disclosed which includes a tactile feel regulator shim to provide an enhanced and consistent tactile feedback in response to fingertip switch depression. The membrane dome switch includes a conductive domed spring member mounted in a sandwich or laminant array between an underlying circuit layer having a conductive circuit pattern thereon and an overlying shield layer. Fingertip pressure applied to the shield layer is effective to deform the spring member to momentarily close a circuit path on the circuit layer. The tactile feel shim is interposed between the spring member and the overlying shield layer, and functions to provide improved tactile feedback sensation during switch operation. In the preferred form, a plurality of domed spring members are provided for selective fingertip depression to control and/or program an electronic device such as a medication infusion pump, and the regulator shim comprises a multi-legged web having individual legs defining a plurality of foot pads positioned for respectively overlying the domed spring members. | ||||||
| 109 | Calculator apparatus with electronically alterable key symbols | US12441880 | 1980-02-25 | USRE32040E | 1985-11-26 | |
| 110 | Multiple key with invisible hinge | US586383 | 1984-03-05 | US4554426A | 1985-11-19 | Thomas K. Caste |
| A printed circuit keyboard of the type comprising a face plate (10) having apertures through which keys (11) project, a resilient silicone rubber pad (12) having convex dimples (15) which engage the bases (14) of the keys, and a printed circuit board (13) having key pad contacts (16) which are bridged by the electrically conductive concave inner surface of a corresponding dimple when a key is depressed is improved by joining two or more keys together with a common base. When one key is depressed the others act as a hinge. This improves key pad contact since the hinge action causes the key to always come down the same way. This also improves the key "feel" since the hinge action will not allow the key to wobble on its descent. Embodiments of two, three and four keys joined with a common base are disclosed. | ||||||
| 111 | Calculator apparatus with electronically alterable key symbols | US716867 | 1976-08-23 | US4078257A | 1978-03-07 | Alan S. Bagley |
| A calculator system having a transparent keyboard includes an apparatus for electronically labeling the keyboard by displaying alphanumeric symbols through the keyboard. The apparatus comprises a keyboard selection device and a liquid crystal keyboard display device having a predetermined number of display planes each containing preselected symbols. The keyboard selection device operates both as a selection device and as an annunciator-feedback device, for selecting the symbols or legends of a given plane to label or configure the keyboard, and for feeding back to a user of the system the status of the selection device when it is activated. An alternative embodiment of the invention utilizes light-emitting diodes (LED's) for labeling the keyboard. | ||||||
| 112 | Keyboard panel for an electric switch contact | US49217074 | 1974-07-26 | US3930083A | 1975-12-30 | PINKHAM PHILIP C |
| A keyboard panel having a rigid panel board with a plurality of apertures and a resilient material filling the apertures. The resilient material has a force transmitting and concentrating projection at each of the apertures so that the resilient material develops a tactile feel as it resists deformation.
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| 113 | INPUT DEVICES AND THEIR USE | PCT/US0116461 | 2001-05-22 | WO0195358B1 | 2003-02-06 | LEVY DAVID |
| A keypad has a substrate carrying an array of sense elements arranged to change state in response to keypad operation, a flexible cover disposed above the substrate and having an exposed surface defining an array of independent key regions, with combination key regions defined in interstices between adjacent independent key regions, and an array of discrete snap elements extending between the cover and the substrate and spacing the cover from the substrate. | ||||||
| 114 | VARIABLE THICKNESS EL LAMP | PCT/US2005013978 | 2005-04-25 | WO2005112065A3 | 2006-12-21 | ECKERSLEY RODNEY T |
| An EL panel (40) is thinned in selected areas, or overall, to provide a backlight for keypads and other applications that would otherwise require a more flexiblepanel or additional structure. Lamp materials (42) are deposited on one side of a rigid substrate (41) and then substrate material is ablated with a suitable tool (44), working from the opposite side of the substrate as the lamp materials. The depth of cut (d) can be constant or variable, enabling one to tailor the flexibility of an area to the desired tactile response for a keypad or to provide clearance in close quarters.The invention is compatible with known process for making an EL panel. | ||||||
| 115 | HANDBETÄTIGTE GEBEREINHEIT | EP15181390.4 | 2015-08-18 | EP2987714B1 | 2017-11-29 | Hujer, Joachim; Neutsch, Christian; Penazzi, Richard |
| 116 | Key system for communication device | EP10178446.0 | 2005-05-16 | EP2273522B1 | 2012-05-09 | Griffin, Jason; Rak, Roman; Fyke, Steven; Ladoucer, Norman |
| 117 | Key System for Communication Device | EP08155970.0 | 2005-05-16 | EP1953781B1 | 2011-08-17 | Griffin, Jason; Rak, Roman; Fyke, Steven; Ladouceur, Norman |
| 118 | ELECTROSURGICAL PENCIL INCLUDING IMPROVED CONTROLS | EP09727303.1 | 2009-03-31 | EP2268221A1 | 2011-01-05 | FRY, Monte; KERR, Duane; RESCHKE, Arlan, J.; HEARD, David, N.; ALLEN, James, D.; HORNER, Glenn, A. |
| The present disclosure relates to electrosurgical devices having a plurality of hand-accessible variable controls. An electrosurgical device configured for connection to a source of electrosurgical energy is provided and includes a housing; an electrical circuit supported within the housing, the electrical circuit being connectable to the source of electrosurgical energy; and a controller slidably supported on the housing, wherein the controller is configured to exert a force on the electrical circuit to affect a change in the electrical circuit and to provide a tactile feedback to a user of the electrosurgical device as the controller is moved relative to the housing. | ||||||
| 119 | Key System for Communication Device | EP08155970.0 | 2005-05-16 | EP1953781A1 | 2008-08-06 | Griffin, Jason; Rak, Roman; Fyke, Steven; Ladouceur, Norman |
A key activation system for use in an electronic device, such as a handheld communication device is provided. The system comprises an activation mechanism associated with a key in the system, a first feedback system and a second feedback system. The activation mechanism is associated with the key activation system and provides a first feedback sense when the activation mechanism has triggered the first activation condition. The second feedback system provides a second feedback sense indicating when the key triggers the second activation condition. In the system, the second feedback system operates independently from the activation mechanism and the first activation condition is triggered before the second activation condition when the activation mechanism is initially engaged. An activation mechanism may be centrally located for a set of keys.
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| 120 | Mobile terminal with touch screen providing haptic feedback and corresponding method | EP06016840.8 | 2006-08-11 | EP1752860A1 | 2007-02-14 | Cheon, Jee Young; Park, Yeon Woo; Lee, Sang Hyuck |
A terminal is disclosed. The terminal includes a touch screen type display part for displaying key buttons used for a user to input information to the terminal, a speaker part for outputting an audio signal, when the user has correctly touched the key buttons, to inform the user that the key buttons have been correctly touched and inputted, and a control part for controlling the display part and the speaker part. According to the present invention, when a user of the terminal correctly touches the key buttons on the touch screen of the terminal, the user of the terminal can perceive, in the form of visual sensation, hearing sensation, and/or vibration sensation, that the key buttons have been correctly touched, and therefore, it is possible to more easily and conveniently manipulate the key buttons on the terminal having the touch screen.
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