US 12,253,884 B2
Input devices incorporating biometric sensors
Robert Y. Cao, San Francisco, CA (US); Michael K. McCord, San Francisco, CA (US); and Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/231,896.
Application 18/231,896 is a continuation of application No. 17/842,597, filed on Jun. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,747,860.
Application 17/842,597 is a continuation of application No. 16/951,446, filed on Nov. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,366,493, issued on Jun. 21, 2022.
Application 16/951,446 is a continuation of application No. 16/355,540, filed on Mar. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,853,614, issued on Dec. 1, 2020.
Application 16/355,540 is a continuation of application No. 15/239,977, filed on Aug. 18, 2016, granted, now 10,402,617, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/235,538, filed on Sep. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0384830 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06V 40/13 (2022.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 13/52 (2006.01); H01H 13/86 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/165 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1607 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1647 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 1/1671 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 1/1692 (2013.01); G06F 3/021 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/1306 (2022.01); G06V 40/1365 (2022.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 13/52 (2013.01); H01H 13/86 (2013.01); H05K 5/0017 (2013.01); H05K 5/0086 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); H01H 2221/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laptop computing device comprising:
an upper portion comprising a display;
a lower portion coupled to the upper portion; and
a depressible power button positioned at least partially in the lower portion and comprising:
a cap defining an entirety of an upper exposed surface of the depressible power button, the cap configured to receive a touch input and a press input;
a grounding element positioned below the cap and configured to detect the touch input;
a biometric sensor positioned below the cap and configured to detect the touch input;
a compressible switch positioned below the biometric sensor and configured to detect the press input; and
a spring element positioned below the cap and configured to resist movement of the cap in response to the touch input and deform in response to the press input.