Input devices incorporating biometric sensors
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a set of keys extending at least partially through at least one aperture defined by the housing;
a touch-sensitive display disposed at least partially within an opening defined by the housing and along a side of the set of keys; and
a power button disposed at least partially within the opening and abutting the touch-sensitive display, wherein;
the power button is configured to capture a biometric input when a user of the portable electronic device presses the power button; and
the power button is configured to depress in a cantilevered manner such that the power button does not transfer a load to the touch-sensitive display.
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Abstract
A button assembly for an electronic device is disclosed. The button assembly integrates a biometric sensor below a top surface of the button. The button assembly is positioned relative to a secondary display of an electronic device. The secondary display can be positioned relative to a keyboard, such as above a top row of keys of the keyboard.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a set of keys extending at least partially through at least one aperture defined by the housing; a touch-sensitive display disposed at least partially within an opening defined by the housing and along a side of the set of keys; and a power button disposed at least partially within the opening and abutting the touch-sensitive display, wherein; the power button is configured to capture a biometric input when a user of the portable electronic device presses the power button; and the power button is configured to depress in a cantilevered manner such that the power button does not transfer a load to the touch-sensitive display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A laptop computing device comprising:
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a housing defining an aperture comprising a sidewall; a touch-sensitive display disposed within the aperture opposite the sidewall; a pivoting button extending at least partially through the aperture adjacent to the touch-sensitive display, the pivoting button configured to pivot against the housing and toward the sidewall of the aperture away from the touch-sensitive display when the pivoting button is pressed by a user; and a biometric sensor positioned below an exterior surface of the pivoting button. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A button assembly for a laptop computing device, the button assembly comprising:
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a button cap comprising; a frame; a cover attached to the frame and forming an external surface of the button cap; a bumper extending from an edge of the frame and configured to pivot against a housing of the laptop computing device in response to a button press; a spring plate coupled to an interior surface of the housing below a through-hole in the housing, the spring plate coupled to a standoff extending from the button cap through the through-hole; and a biometric sensor coupled to a bottom surface of the cover. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
detecting one or more inputs to a button operable in; an unrestricted mode in which a first function of the electronic device is executed in response to each detected input to the button; and a restricted mode in which a second function of the electronic device, different from the first function, is executed in response to the each detected input to the button only if the each detected input is provided by one of a limited set of users; in response to the each detected input when the button is in the unrestricted mode, executing the first function after the each detected input; and in response to the each detected input when the button is in the restricted mode; obtaining biometric data from a biometric sensor positioned below the button; upon determining that the obtained biometric data matches template data associated with at least one user of the limited set of users, executing the second function; and upon determining that the obtained biometric data does not match any template data associated with the limited set of users, rejecting the input. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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