Track pad with interior bezel
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1. A two-zone track pad for controlling a two-zone display, comprising:
- a first track pad section;
a second track pad section; and
a bezel disposed between the first track pad section and the second track pad section,a two-zone display, including;
a first display section; and
a second display section,wherein the first track pad section controls operations on the first display section and the second track pad section controls operations on the second display section,wherein at least one of the first track pad section and the second track pad section forms part of a depression having a curved surface with a radius of curvature about a point centered over the at least one track pad section or about a line bisecting the at least one track pad section and running parallel to the bezel,wherein the first and second track pad sections together form part of the depression and a center of the radius of curvature is located halfway between a leftmost edge of the first track pad section and a rightmost edge of the second track pad section; and
wherein the bezel is provided as part of the depression.
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Abstract
A two-zone track pad and a system including a two-zone track pad and corresponding display are disclosed herein. An example two-zone track pad for controlling a two-zone display includes a first track pad section, a second track pad section, and a bezel disposed between the first track pad section and the second track pad section.
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13 Claims
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1. A two-zone track pad for controlling a two-zone display, comprising:
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a first track pad section; a second track pad section; and a bezel disposed between the first track pad section and the second track pad section, a two-zone display, including; a first display section; and a second display section, wherein the first track pad section controls operations on the first display section and the second track pad section controls operations on the second display section, wherein at least one of the first track pad section and the second track pad section forms part of a depression having a curved surface with a radius of curvature about a point centered over the at least one track pad section or about a line bisecting the at least one track pad section and running parallel to the bezel, wherein the first and second track pad sections together form part of the depression and a center of the radius of curvature is located halfway between a leftmost edge of the first track pad section and a rightmost edge of the second track pad section; and wherein the bezel is provided as part of the depression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A two-zone track pad for controlling a two-zone display, comprising:
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a first track pad section; a second track pad section; and a bezel disposed between the first track pad section and the second track pad section, a two-zone display, including; a first display section; and a second display section, wherein the first track pad section controls operations on the first display section and the second track pad section controls operations on the second display section, wherein at least one of the first track pad section and the second track pad section forms part of a depression having a curved surface with a radius of curvature about a point centered over the at least one track pad section or about a line bisecting the at least one track pad section and running parallel to the bezel, wherein the first track pad section is disposed at a different height than the second track pad section; wherein the bezel forms an inclined surface between the first track pad section and the second track pad section; and wherein the bezel is a tactilely responsive portion of one of the first track pad and the second track pad to control one or more functions displayed on the display.
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5. A system comprising:
- a two-zone track pad, including;
a first track pad section; a second track pad section; and a bezel disposed between the first track pad section and the second track pad section; and a two-zone display, including; a first display section; and second display section, wherein the first track pad section controls operations on the first display section and the second track pad section controls operations on the second display section, wherein the first track pad section includes a raised lip along an edge adjacent the bezel, and in a non-depressed condition of the first track pad section the raised lip has a height above the bezel, wherein the first track pad section further includes a notch spaced outward toward the bezel and downward from the raised lip; and wherein the bezel includes an outwardly extending flange configured to interface with the notch. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
- a two-zone track pad, including;
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8. A two-zone track pad for controlling a two-zone display, the two-zone track pad comprising:
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a first track pad section configured to control operations on a first display section of a two-zone display; a second track pad section configured to control operations on a second display section of the two-zone display, the first track pad section larger than the second track pad section; and a bezel disposed between the first track pad section and the second track pad section, wherein the first track pad section forms part of a first depression having a first curved surface with a first radius of curvature about a first point centered over the first track pad section or about a first line bisecting the first track pad section and running parallel to the bezel; wherein the second track pad section forms part of a second depression having a second curved surface with a second radius of curvature about a second point centered over the second track pad section or second line bisecting the second track pad section and running parallel to the bezel; and wherein the first point or first line is different than the second point or second line, and wherein the bezel forms a third curved surface that is raised in comparison to the first surface of the first display section and the second surface of the second display section, the third surface curved in an opposite direction of the first and second curved surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A two-zone track pad for controlling a two-zone display, comprising:
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a first track pad section; a second track pad section; and a bezel disposed between the first track pad section and the second track pad section, a two-zone display, including; a first display section; and a second display section, wherein the first track pad section controls operations on the first display section and the second track pad section controls operations on the second display section, wherein at least one of the first track pad section and the second track pad section forms part of a depression having a curved surface with a radius of curvature about a point centered over the at least one track pad section, and wherein at least one of the track pad sections is bowl-shaped with a singular depression point. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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