Patent ID: 11972062
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A keyboard comprising:
a plurality of keys, each key having a movable key member, wherein a first movable key member for a first key in the plurality of keys is separated from a second movable key member for a second key in the plurality of keys by a gap;
touch sensor electrodes on a touch sensor layer that overlap the first movable key member, the second movable key member, and the gap between the first and second movable key members; and
touch sensor circuitry coupled to the touch sensor electrodes and configured to detect a finger swipe gesture across the first and second movable key members;
a plurality of light sources that illuminate the plurality of keys, wherein the touch sensor layer is formed on a substrate containing the touch sensor electrodes and the plurality of light sources are mounted on the substrate.