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Patent US8098233 - Wide touchpad on a portable computer - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsIn one exemplary embodiment, a portable computer having a display assembly coupled to a base assembly to alternate between a closed position and an open position. Palm rest areas are formed by a touchpad disposed on the surface of the base assembly. In an alternative embodiment, a touchpad disposed on...http://www.google.com/patents/US8098233?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8098233 - Wide touchpad on a portable computerAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8098233 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/731,118Publication dateJan 17, 2012Filing dateMar 30, 2007Priority dateAug 25, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101014924A, CN101014924B, EP1782159A2, EP1782159B1, EP2942692A2, EP2942692A3, US7834855, US20060044259, US20070182722, US20120113009, WO2006026183A2, WO2006026183A3Publication number11731118, 731118, US 8098233 B2, US 8098233B2, US-B2-8098233, US8098233 B2, US8098233B2InventorsSteven P. Hotelling, Chris Ligtenberg, Duncan Kerr, Bartley K. Andre, Joshua A. Strickon, Brian Q. Huppi, Imran Chaudhri, Greg Christie, Bas OrdingOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (27), Non-Patent Citations (19), Referenced by (80), Classifications (15), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWide touchpad on a portable computer
US 8098233 B2Abstract
35. The interface of claim 31 wherein the imaging sensor is configured to capture live video of the user. Description
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345/168International ClassificationG06F3/041Cooperative ClassificationG06F1/1616, G06F3/04883, G06F3/03547, G06F3/04886, G06F1/1684, G06F1/169European ClassificationG06F1/16P9P6, G06F1/16P9P, G06F1/16P1F, G06F3/0488G, G06F3/0354P, G06F3/0488TLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJul 1, 2015FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services