| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | CONTROL PANEL WITH RESISTIVE KEYS AND PRESTRESSED SENSORS | US13816496 | 2011-08-02 | US20130342307A1 | 2013-12-26 | Stephane Auberger; Roland Lobstein |
| A control panel comprising a cover that is equipped with at least one zone for detecting tactile contact forming a control button, in which a force sensor comprising a pressure-sensitive zone is arranged between the cover and the support so as to detect actuation of the control button, the force of the tactile contact being transmitted axially to the sensitive zone via a spacer plate made of an elastically compressible material that is inserted between the sensor and the cap, characterized in that the internal surface of the cap comprises a series of protruding elements that are distributed over the internal surface of the cap opposite the sensitive zone so as to form a number of regularly distributed zones of localized overpressure. | ||||||
| 122 | Device and technique for assigning different inputs to keys on a keypad | US12395535 | 2009-02-27 | US08525794B2 | 2013-09-03 | Peter Skillman |
| Embodiments of the invention provide an effective keypad assembly and keypad layout for mobile computing devices. In particular, embodiments of the invention provide keyboard layouts and designs. Additionally, embodiments described herein provide for stack components to make keyboards operable on small-form factor devices. | ||||||
| 123 | MULTIPLE FUNCTION INLINE CONTROLLER WITH BUTTONS EXTENDING ALONG DIFFERENT AXES | US13735539 | 2013-01-07 | US20130118877A1 | 2013-05-16 | Christopher Prest; Kurt Stiehl; Cameron Frazier; Wim Crooijmans; Michelle Yu |
| Methods, apparatus and systems which provide buttons oriented at angles relative to each other as a part of a multiple function switch are described. In one embodiment, the multiple function switch is part of an inline controller that is suitable for use to control features or functions of a portable electronic device. A multiple function switch may be incorporated in a cable associated with an earpiece arranged to be interfaced with a portable electronic device. | ||||||
| 124 | Multiple function inline controller with buttons extending along different axes | US12239500 | 2008-09-26 | US08350167B2 | 2013-01-08 | Christopher Prest; Kurt Stiehl; Cameron Frazier; Michelle Yu; Wim Crooijmans |
| Methods, apparatus and systems which provide buttons oriented at angles relative to each other as a part of a multiple function switch are described. In one embodiment, the multiple function switch is part of an inline controller that is suitable for use to control features or functions of a portable electronic device. A multiple function switch may be incorporated in a cable associated with an earpiece arranged to be interfaced with a portable electronic device. | ||||||
| 125 | CONTROL DEVICE HAVING A NIGHT LIGHT | US13465305 | 2012-05-07 | US20120286940A1 | 2012-11-15 | Lawrence R. Carmen, JR.; Timothy Mann; Matthew Philip McDonald; Joel S. Spira |
| A battery-powered remote control for radiating wireless signals to control a controlled device has a night light that glows whereby it is visible in a darkened room and the battery lasts at least about three years. It also includes a wireless transmitter, a controller, a battery and a control element. The control element generates a signal when activated to cause the controller to operate the wireless transmitter to transmit a wireless signal to control the controlled device. The night light comprises a light emitting diode and a light pipe having a textured front surface. A power supply circuit for the LED provides an LED current from the battery. The LED has a normal operating current range and the LED current is several orders of magnitude below the normal operating current range. | ||||||
| 126 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BUTTON MECHANISM | US13172850 | 2011-06-30 | US20120160644A1 | 2012-06-28 | HAI-PENG GAO; JIE-YI SHU; SHOU-JI LIU; JIAN-HUI DAI; TE-SHENG JAN; YU-TAO CHEN; CHUN-CHE YEN |
| An electronic device includes a housing defining an opening, a button mechanism, and a fixing portion. The button mechanism includes a button cap depressibly received in the opening, a light guiding plate with the button cap mounted on a first side thereof, and a connecting portion. The connecting portion is mounted on an opposite second side of the light guiding plate, and includes a resisting member, and a tab protruding from the resisting member. The fixing portion is received in the housing, and includes a block defining a slot with with the tab extending therethrough, an light source for illuminating the light guide plate, a switch to switch on or off the light source and the electronic device. The switch is configured to switch on or off the light source and the electronic device. The button mechanism is depressible so as to enable the resisting member to actuate the switch. | ||||||
| 127 | OPERATION KEY AND TERMINAL DEVICE | US13383095 | 2010-07-02 | US20120103772A1 | 2012-05-03 | Yoshihiro Iwaki |
| Provided is an operation key in which power of a finger is efficiently transmitted and a terminal device equipped with the operation key.The operation key is equipped with a first surface which protrudes upwards in an entire region and has an upper side which is smoothly curved part having a maximum point between both corners and a second surface which overlays the curved part and the opposing side of the first surface, protrudes upwards in the entire region in a direction of the opposing side, has the maximum point between the both corners, and is a curved surface which is descended in a direction crossing at right angles with the opposing side, wherein a length of a line from the maximum point of the first surface to a bottom side of the first surface perpendicularly to the bottom side along the first surface is shorter than a length of a line from the maximum point to a side which is opposing the first surface perpendicularly to the opposing side along the second surface. | ||||||
| 128 | Qwerty-keyboard for mobile communication devices | US12133680 | 2008-06-05 | US08125355B2 | 2012-02-28 | Marcus Soderlund |
| The invention relates to a mobile communication device, with a casing and a keypad comprising a plurality of keys and a plurality of rotatable key elements comprising a protrusion. Each key element is adapted to depress a first key in a first direction, when rotated in a first rotating direction, and depress a second key in said first direction, when rotated in a second rotating direction. Each key element is adapted to be rotated in said first rotating direction upon application of a force onto the protrusion in a second direction. Each key element is adapted to be rotated in said second rotating direction upon application of a force onto the protrusion in a third direction. The second and third direction is opposite to each other, and the first direction is perpendicular to said second and said third direction. | ||||||
| 129 | PUSH-BUTTON SWITCH | US13127376 | 2009-02-13 | US20110209974A1 | 2011-09-01 | Eiji Yuasa |
| In a push-button switch, a mark for conveying information to a user is disposed on a portion of a front surface of a push-button for operating a switch main body. A light-guiding plate is disposed between the switch main body and the push-button. A mark diffusing portion that diffuses injected light is disposed on a portion of the light-guiding plate that faces the mark. A mark light source portion injects light into the light-guiding plate so as to be directed toward the mark diffusing portion. | ||||||
| 130 | SWITCH DEVICE | US12969717 | 2010-12-16 | US20110180376A1 | 2011-07-28 | Keiyu Takewaka |
| A switch device includes an operation body and a switch contact. The operation body includes an operation surface, and a display part formed on the operation surface. The switch contact is brought into or out of conduction according to the movement or rotation of the operation body. The operation body further includes first ribs on both sides of the display part on the operation surface. The first ribs extend in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the operation body moves or rotates, and are higher in height than the display part. | ||||||
| 131 | SPECIALIZED KEYS AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | US12616768 | 2009-11-11 | US20110110697A1 | 2011-05-12 | Harriss C.N. Ganey; David W. Hill; Go Osaki; Hisashi Shima; Aaron M. Stewart; John D. Swansey; Tomoyuki Takahashi |
| Embodiments of the invention provide an electronic device, such as a laptop PC, with a keyboard having specialized keys. The specialized keys according to embodiments of the invention are chamfer-less, configured with a larger, “D” shaped striking surface having a concavity therein. | ||||||
| 132 | SPECIALIZED KEYS AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | US12691980 | 2010-01-22 | US20110109556A1 | 2011-05-12 | Harriss C.N. Ganey; David W. Hill; Go Osaki; Hisashi Shima; Aaron M. Stewart; John D. Swansey; Tomoyuki Takahashi |
| Embodiments of the invention provide an electronic device, such as a laptop PC, with a keyboard having specialized keys. The specialized keys according to embodiments of the invention are chamfer-less, configured with a larger, “D” shaped striking surface having a concavity therein. | ||||||
| 133 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE TACTILE FEEL FOR KEYBOARDS AND BUTTON ASSEMBLIES | US12814215 | 2010-06-11 | US20100243421A1 | 2010-09-30 | Michael A. Yurochko; Peter N. Skillman |
| A keyboard for an electronic device that incorporates a flexible carrier for the keys. The flexible carrier has cutouts or slots that aid in decoupling the actions of one from its neighbors. Moreover, in addition to or instead of cutouts or slots, the flexible carrier optionally has cutouts around its outer perimeter. In some embodiments, the keys are molded as part of the flexible carrier. In other embodiments, the keys are attached to or inserted in the flexible carrier during manufacture. Various embodiments of the invention employ various key shapes to aid the user's tactile experience while typing. | ||||||
| 134 | KEY SHEET | US12668898 | 2008-07-11 | US20100164870A1 | 2010-07-01 | Tedi Kunthady; Masami Arai; Kengo Nishi; Yutaka Takezawa; Atsushi Hikita |
| Provided is a key sheet which has a soft touch feeling and in which elaborate and highly visible display portions can be provided. In a key sheet including: a translucent base sheet; and a soft-feel layer which is laminated on a front surface side of the base sheet, includes a plurality of display portions representing key types such as letters, numerals, and symbols, and has a soft touch feeling, the soft-feel layer includes a translucent skin layer having the soft touch feeling and decorative portions which are provided on a back surface of the skin layer and are visible through the skin layer. Further, light emitted from an inside of a device transmits through the base sheet so as to reach the decorative portions, and hence it is possible to obtain an illumination-type key sheet excellent in illumination property and of wider variety. | ||||||
| 135 | Actuation mechanism for use with keyboards on mobile computing devices | US11114941 | 2005-04-25 | US07623118B2 | 2009-11-24 | Peter Skillman; Michael Yurochko; Arthur Zarnowitz |
| Embodiments of the invention provide an effective keypad assembly and keypad layout for mobile computing devices. In particular, embodiments of the invention provide keyboard layouts and designs. Additionally, embodiments described herein provide for stack components to make keyboards operable on small-form factor devices. | ||||||
| 136 | KEYPAD ASSEMBLY | US12334647 | 2008-12-15 | US20090277767A1 | 2009-11-12 | CHIH-WEI CHENG; CHIA-HSIN CHANG |
| A keypad assembly (10) is described. The keypad assembly (10) includes a press layer (11) made of transparent material and a pattern layer (12) arranged under the transparent press layer (11). The transparent press layer (11) forms a plurality of buttons (111). The pattern layer (12) is aligned with and attached to the transparent press layer (11). The pattern layer (12) is made of translucent material. An ink is screen-printed to the pattern layer (12) to form keypad numerals/symbols (123). | ||||||
| 137 | Multiple Function Inline Controller with Varying Oriented Buttons | US12239500 | 2008-09-26 | US20090242364A1 | 2009-10-01 | Christopher Prest; Kurt Stiehl; Cameron Frazier; Wim Crooijmans; Michelle Yu |
| Methods, apparatus and systems which provide buttons oriented at angles relative to each other as a part of a multiple function switch are disclosed. In one embodiment, the multiple function switch is part of an inline controller that is suitable for use to control features or functions of a portable electronic device. | ||||||
| 138 | KEY BUTTON STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | US12141233 | 2008-06-18 | US20090236207A1 | 2009-09-24 | ZHENG SHI; CHIH-CHIANG CHANG |
| A key button structure (10) for using in a portable electronic device (100) is provided. The key button structure (10) include a housing (14) having a joining portion (1428) formed on the outer wall (1422) of the housing (14) and a key body (124) have a mating portion (1245) formed thereon corresponding with the joining portion (1428). | ||||||
| 139 | Switch assembly having non-planar surface and activation areas | US11241199 | 2005-09-30 | US07569781B2 | 2009-08-04 | Lawrence Lam; Chrome Cebe |
| A switch assembly includes a central first switch with a concave surface, a plurality of second switches adjacent to and surrounding the central switch in an elliptical or circular shape, where the second switches form a convex surface, and a plurality of third switches adjacent to the second switches in an outer side of the elliptical or circular shape of the second switches, where the third switches include activation areas with concave surfaces and with flat surfaces outside the activation areas. The third switches can include two switches, one of which is located at one end and the other one of which is located at the opposite end of the elliptical or circular shape of the second switches. The non-planar surfaces of the switch assembly enable one to easily feel the locations of the switches and to get tactile feedback when the finger moved to another switch area. | ||||||
| 140 | Decorative sheet, decorative molded body, decorative key sheet, and decorative sheet manufacturing method | US12081887 | 2008-04-23 | US20080268202A1 | 2008-10-30 | Tedi Kunthady; Masami Arai |
| Provided are a decorative sheet which is enhanced in durability of an edge portion of a soft feel layer thereof and which is unlikely to suffer breakage, a method of manufacturing such a decorative sheet, a decorative molded body, and a decorative key sheet. A compressed portion formed by crushing a foam layer in a thickness direction is provided at a side surface of an edge portion of a decorative sheet with a soft touch feeling. | ||||||
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