INPUT DEVICES INCORPORATING BIOMETRIC SENSORS
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7. A button assembly for a laptop computing device, the button assembly comprising:
- a button cap comprising;
a frame;
a cover attached to the frame and forming an external surface of the button cap; and
a standoff extending from a bottom surface of the frame, configured to insert within a through-hole defined in a housing of the laptop computing device;
a spring plate comprising;
an inner tongue coupled to an interior surface of the housing and adjacent the through-hole; and
an outer tongue coupled to the standoff; and
a biometric sensor abutting a bottom surface of the cover;
whereinthe spring plate is configured to constrain motion of the button cap in at least one direction; and
the button cap is configured to depress downwardly such that the standoff causes the outer tongue of the spring plate to deflect away from the interior surface.
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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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20 Claims
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7. 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; and a standoff extending from a bottom surface of the frame, configured to insert within a through-hole defined in a housing of the laptop computing device; a spring plate comprising; an inner tongue coupled to an interior surface of the housing and adjacent the through-hole; and an outer tongue coupled to the standoff; and a biometric sensor abutting a bottom surface of the cover;
whereinthe spring plate is configured to constrain motion of the button cap in at least one direction; and the button cap is configured to depress downwardly such that the standoff causes the outer tongue of the spring plate to deflect away from the interior surface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. The button assembly of claim 11, wherein the input component comprises a rectilinear display.
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12-1. 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.
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13-1. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the touch-sensitive display includes one or more of:
- a force sensor or a touch sensor.
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19. A method of operating a restricted-access button integrated in a laptop computing device and positioned between a secondary display and a keyboard of the laptop computing device, the method comprising:
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detecting a press of the restricted-access button using one or more of an electrical switch or a biometric sensor within the restricted-access button; obtaining biometric data using the biometric sensor; comparing the obtained biometric data to template data; and upon determining that that obtained biometric data matches the template data, invoking a command associated with the restricted access button press. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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