18742701. STRAIN GAUGE MULTI-MODE SENSING (Apple Inc.)
STRAIN GAUGE MULTI-MODE SENSING
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Darya Amin-shahidi of Menlo Park CA US
Denis G. Chen of San Jose CA US
Stephanie Moon of San Francisco CA US
STRAIN GAUGE MULTI-MODE SENSING
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18742701 titled 'STRAIN GAUGE MULTI-MODE SENSING
Original Abstract Submitted
A device includes a button, a set of force sensors coupled with the button, a haptic engine coupled to with the button, and control circuitry, where the control circuitry is configured to control operation of the device according to a first mode of operation during a first time duration to detect user force applied to the button via signals from the set of force sensors, and control the device according to a second mode of operation during a second time duration for closed loop control of haptic feedback to the button via the haptic engine and the set of force sensors.