Patent ID: 9298324
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A portable computing device, comprising: a processor; a display element configured to display content through a cover glass; a pre-disposed recess in the cover glass above the display element, the recess and a minima point of the recess disposed in the cover glass in a manner such that contact with the minima point by an object requires an applied pressure by the object to move through the recess to contact the minima point; a capacitive sensing layer below the cover glass, the capacitive sensing layer operable to detect changes in capacitance, the capacitive sensing layer including an electrode formed to concentrate an electric field toward the minima point of the recess such that contact with the minima point of the recess made by the object causes a change in capacitance to provide an input; and memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, enable the processor to receive data based on a signal from the capacitance sensing layer for providing the input to an application on the portable computing device.