ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a base member;
a display member rotatably coupled to the base member; and
a keyboard and a touchpad located on a working surface of the base member;
the touchpad comprising a middle touch area, a left touch area, and a right touch area;
the left touch area and the right touch area being located on two sides of the middle touch area;
wherein the touchpad is configured for selectively working in a full touch mode and a partial touch mode;
when the touchpad works in the full touch mode, the middle touch area, the left touch area, and the right touch area are all enabled to sense and recognize touch gestures input by a user of the electronic device;
when the touchpad works in the partial touch mode, at least one of the middle touch area, the left touch area, and the right touch area is disabled from sensing and recognizing touch gestures input by the user of the electronic device.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a base member and a display member rotatably coupled to the base member. A keyboard and a touchpad are located on a working surface of the base member. The touchpad includes a middle touch area, a left touch area, and a right touch area. When the touchpad works in a full touch mode, the middle touch area, the left touch area, and the right touch area are all enabled to sense and recognize touch gestures input by a user of the electronic device. When the touchpad works in a partial touch mode, at least one of the middle touch area, the left touch area, and the right touch area is disabled from sensing and recognizing touch gestures.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a base member; a display member rotatably coupled to the base member; and a keyboard and a touchpad located on a working surface of the base member;
the touchpad comprising a middle touch area, a left touch area, and a right touch area;
the left touch area and the right touch area being located on two sides of the middle touch area;wherein the touchpad is configured for selectively working in a full touch mode and a partial touch mode;
when the touchpad works in the full touch mode, the middle touch area, the left touch area, and the right touch area are all enabled to sense and recognize touch gestures input by a user of the electronic device;
when the touchpad works in the partial touch mode, at least one of the middle touch area, the left touch area, and the right touch area is disabled from sensing and recognizing touch gestures input by the user of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device, comprising:
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a base member; a display member rotatably coupled to the base member; and a keyboard and a touchpad located on a working surface of the base member;
the touchpad comprising a first touch area, a second touch area, and a third touch area;wherein when the first touch area and the second touch area simultaneously detect a touch gesture, the touchpad is configured for disabling the third touch area to sense or recognize any touch gesture. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic device, comprising:
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a base member; a display member rotatably coupled to the base member; and a keyboard and a touchpad located on a working surface of the base member, wherein the touchpad is located in front of the keyboard and is suitable for two-hand operation by a user of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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