US 12,456,439 B2
Position sensors for system with overlapped displays
Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US); Tianjia Sun, Santa Clara, CA (US); Chang Zhang, San Jose, CA (US); Dominic P. McCarthy, Los Altos Hills, CA (US); Eric Shyr, San Francisco, CA (US); John B. Morrell, Los Gatos, CA (US); and John P. Ternus, Los Altos Hills, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/959,193.
Application 17/959,193 is a continuation of application No. 16/049,643, filed on Jul. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,462,194.
Prior Publication US 2023/0029049 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. G09G 5/12 (2006.01); G01D 5/241 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G09G 5/14 (2006.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01)
CPC G09G 5/12 (2013.01) [G01D 5/2412 (2013.01); G06F 1/165 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/1423 (2013.01); G09G 5/14 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01); G09G 2370/16 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a laptop computer comprising:
a processor configured to produce content;
a trackpad that receives trackpad input;
a keyboard that receives keyboard input; and
a touch-insensitive display configured to display the content and a pointer; and
a tablet computer comprising a touch-sensitive display, wherein the laptop computer and the tablet computer are configured to operate in a linked mode in which the trackpad input and the keyboard input are used to control the touch-insensitive display and the touch-sensitive display and wherein the pointer moves the content between the touch-insensitive display and the touch-sensitive display in response to the trackpad input.