US 12,242,308 B2
Remote capacitive interface
Adam T. Garelli, Morgan Hill, CA (US); Senem E. Emgin, Mountain View, CA (US); Terrence L. Van Ausdall, Boulder Creek, CA (US); and Antonio Clarke, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,278.
Application 17/929,278 is a continuation of application No. 17/207,329, filed on Mar. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,435,840.
Application 17/207,329 is a continuation of application No. 16/444,938, filed on Jun. 18, 2019, granted, now 10,955,934, issued on Mar. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/727,391, filed on Sep. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0413633 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01); H01H 13/702 (2006.01); H01R 13/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1669 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 3/0231 (2013.01); G06F 3/0393 (2019.05); H01H 13/702 (2013.01); H01R 13/22 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1639 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0383 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960725 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device and electronic accessory assembly, comprising:
an electronic accessory having a contact section configured to at least partially cover a rear surface of a computing device, wherein an attachment device is positioned in the contact section, the attachment device including a magnet;
wherein the computing device comprises:
a housing having a display screen visible through a front surface of the housing;
a coupling section positioned on the rear surface, the coupling section being removably attachable to the contact section of the electronic accessory via the magnet of the attachment device; and
a sensor configured to wirelessly detect the contact section of the electronic accessory through the rear surface and to cause the computing device to execute software instructions stored in a memory device in response to detecting the electronic accessory.