Patent ID: 8411037
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A keyboard, comprising: a keybar including a cantilevered beam portion extending from a pivot portion and having a plurality of keys formed thereon, the cantilevered beam portion having a force receiving portion configured to receive a force applied on a first side of the cantilevered beam portion in a direction to rotate the cantilevered beam portion about the pivot point to move the keybar from a non-actuated position to an actuated position; a touch sensing portion disposed on the force receiving portion, the touch sensing portion being configured to detect a touch input on each key of the plurality of keys regardless of whether the keybar is moved to the actuated position; a switch arranged relative to the keybar to detect movement of the keybar between the non-actuated position and the actuated position, the switch being displaced from the pivot portion and disposed on a second side of the cantilevered beam portion that is opposite the first side of the cantilevered beam portion; and processing circuitry configured to detect a press input on the keybar, the processing circuitry being configured to determine which key of the plurality of keys received the press input based on a combination of a first input from the touch sensing portion and a second input from the switch indicating movement of the keybar to the actuated position.