US 12,455,629 B1
Haptic feedback system and method for touch function row keyboards
Myungkee Yoon, Cedar Park, TX (US); and Isaac Hsu, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/647,247.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/016 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 3/021 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An Information Handling System (IHS) comprising:
a keyboard comprising a touch function row having a plurality of touch keys;
a mouse pad comprising one or more electro-acoustic transducers; and
at least one memory coupled to at least one processor, the at least one memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the at least one processor, cause the instructions to:
receive a message indicating that one of the touch keys of the touch function row has been pressed; and
in response to the received message, actuate at least one of the electro-acoustic transducers to provide haptic feedback for the one pressed touch key.