Actuation lock for a touch sensitive mechanical keyboard
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1. A keyboard comprising:
- a plurality of keys, one or more of the keys being selectively depressible such that depression of the one or more keys is physically prevented by an actuator of the keyboard in a gesture mode and the actuator moves in a key press mode to physically allow depression of the one or more keys; and
a touch sensor co-located with one or more of the keys for detecting touch events on the one or more keys.
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Abstract
Touch sensitive mechanical keyboards and methods of configuring the depressibility of one or more keys of a keyboard are provided. A touch sensitive mechanical keyboard can accept touch events performed on the surface of the keys. Additionally, the keyboard can accept key depressions as textual input. The keyboard can be placed in a gesture operation mode, which can lock the keys to prevent a user from inadvertently depressing a key while attempting to perform a touch event on the surface of the keys. The keyboard can also be placed in a key press mode, which can allow depression of the keys by a user.
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1. A keyboard comprising:
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a plurality of keys, one or more of the keys being selectively depressible such that depression of the one or more keys is physically prevented by an actuator of the keyboard in a gesture mode and the actuator moves in a key press mode to physically allow depression of the one or more keys; and a touch sensor co-located with one or more of the keys for detecting touch events on the one or more keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for configuring depressibility of one or more keys of a keyboard comprising:
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determining an operation mode of the keyboard as a gesture mode; in response to determining the operation mode as the gesture mode, configuring an actuator of the keyboard to physically prevent depression of the one or more keys that were previously depressible; determining the operation mode of the keyboard as a key press mode; and in response to determining the operation mode as the key press mode, moving the actuator to physically allow depression of the one or more keys. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored therein, which, when executed by an apparatus including a keyboard, configures depressibility of one or more keys of the keyboard by causing the apparatus to perform a method comprising:
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determining an operation mode of the keyboard as a gesture mode; in response to determining the operation mode as the gesture mode, configuring an actuator of the keyboard to physically prevent depression of the one or more keys that were previously depressible; determining the operation mode of the keyboard as a key press mode; and in response to determining the operation mode as the key press mode, moving the actuator to physically allow depression of the one or more keys. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A computing system comprising:
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a processor; a memory; and a keyboard; wherein the keyboard comprises a plurality of actuators, a plurality of keys, one or more of the keys being selectively depressible such that depression of the one or more keys is physically prevented by one or more of the actuators in a gesture mode and the actuator moves in a key press mode to physically allow depression of the one or more keys, and a touch sensor.
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