Electronic device comprising display with switch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025036171-A1
Application number	US-202418917669-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 16, 2024
Priority date	Feb 21, 2018
Publication date	Jan 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure May include: a housing including a first plate and a second plate, wherein the first plate includes an opening; a display panel at least partially exposed through the opening and including a touch sensor; a first support member coupled to the display panel and a portion of the first plate along at least part of one side of the opening; and a switch device configured to be actuated according to a depression of the display panel, the depression caused by a downward force exerted on an upper portion of the display panel. Other various embodiments are also possible.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a first housing; a keyboard disposed in the first housing; a touchpad disposed in the first housing, wherein the touchpad comprises a touch sensor and a display; a second housing pivotally coupled to the first housing; a display panel disposed in the second housing; at least one processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
control the touchpad to receive a depression or push input in addition to a touch input,
control the touchpad to display a plurality of shortcuts,
receive an input on the touchpad for one of the plurality of shortcuts displayed in the touchpad, and
in response to the input for the one of the plurality of shortcuts, perform a function for moving a pointer that is displayed on the display panel.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of shortcuts comprises an icon and a notification that indicates a function or a mode to be executed in response to an input for the icon.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the input on the touchpad corresponds to a click input on the touchpad.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the touch sensor detects at least one of a touch, a drag, a multi-touch, or a force touch of a certain intensity.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
control the touchpad to display a status bar, that indicates a status of the electronic device, with the plurality of shortcuts.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the function is for moving the pointer that is displayed on the display panel to a specific position.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display on the touchpad a graphic user interface, GUI, corresponding to a specific application.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display in the display panel an execution screen of an application corresponding to one of the plurality of shortcuts.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the keyboard comprises a plurality of keys.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein one of the plurality of shortcuts corresponds to a subset of the plurality of keys.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the subset of the plurality of keys includes at least one of enter key, delete key, num key, upper key, lower key, left key, right key or one or more function buttons of the plurality of keys.

12 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein one of the plurality of shortcuts is a button for providing a function for inputting, in the touchpad, at least one of enter key, delete key, num key, upper key, lower key, left key or right key among the plurality of keys.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the touchpad includes at least one switch that is configured to be depressed for detecting the push input.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic device includes a hinge structure pivotally coupling the first housing and the second housing, and wherein a closed state of the electronic device and an open state of the electronic device are provided by pivoting of the hinge structure.

15 . An electronic device comprising:
a first housing; a keyboard disposed in the first housing; a touchpad disposed in the first housing, wherein the touchpad comprises a touch sensor and a display; a second housing pivotally coupled to the first housing; a display panel disposed in the second housing; at least one processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
control the touchpad to display a plurality of objects, wherein the plurality of objects indicate functions corresponding to click inputs for different portions of the touchpad and include an object indicating a function for moving a pointer that is displayed on the display panel,
detect a click input on portion where the object is displayed in the touchpad, and
in response to the touchpad detecting the click input on the portion where the object is displayed, execute the function for moving the pointer that is displayed on the display panel.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display on the touchpad a graphic user interface, GUI, corresponding to a specific application.

17 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display in the display panel an execution screen of an application corresponding to one of the plurality of objects.

18 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the keyboard comprises a plurality of keys.

19 . The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein one of the plurality of objects corresponds to a subset of the plurality of keys.

20 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the click input on one of the plurality of objects corresponds to at least one of a touch input, a press input or a push input.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• SONG Junhyeok
• KIM Backman
• Yang Kwangsik
• YEO Wonku
• Yoo Sunghyun
• You Suhyun
• Lee Seokho
• Jo Hwanju

Classifications

• G06F3/1407

  General aspects irrespective of display type, e.g. determination of decimal point position, display with fixed or driving decimal point, suppression of non-significant zeros · CPC title

• G06F3/0487

  using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser · CPC title

• G06F3/0414

  using force sensing means to determine a position · CPC title

• G06F1/1662 Primary

  Details related to the integrated keyboard · CPC title

• G06F1/1616

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title