Patent ID: 9041652
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F,H01H,H03K

Abstract:
1. A keyboard comprising: a plurality of depressible keys, wherein at least one key of the plurality of depressible keys is a dual-purpose key configured to be depressed a first distance to a first level and a second distance to a second level; a plurality of switch sensors configured to detect a depression of a key of the plurality of depressible keys, wherein at least one switch sensor of the plurality of switch sensors is configured to detect the at least one dual-purpose key being depressed the first distance to the first level and the at least one dual-purpose key being depressed the second distance to the second level; an array of capacitive sensors configured to detect a touch event on a surface of one or more of the plurality of depressible keys; and a processor configured to: