IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,743,124
Granted Patent B2
US 12,743,124 · App. 18/810,901 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Housing as an I/O device

Inventors: Aleksandar Pance (Saratoga, CA); Nicholas Vincent King (San Jose, CA); Duncan Kerr (San Francisco, CA); Brett Bilbrey (Sunnyvale, CA)
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Patent No.
US 12,743,124
App. No.
18/810,901
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (I/O) device. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and I/O device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. The one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. The electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. One or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal.

Claims (38)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a housing with first and second portions coupled by a hinge, the housing having an exterior surface;

a first display in the first portion of the housing and configured to display a first image;

a second display in the second portion of the housing and configured to display a second image;

a touch sensor configured to detect touch input on the exterior surface of the housing; and

a controller enclosed in the housing and communicatively coupled to the touch sensor, wherein the controller is configured to generate an output signal based on a duration of the touch input from the touch sensor, wherein the controller generates a first output signal for a first duration and a second output signal for a second duration, wherein the first duration is different than the second duration, and wherein the first output signal is different than the second output signal.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to provide the output signal to at least one of the first or second displays and wherein at least one of the first or second displays is configured to adjust the first or second image respectively in response to the output signal.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first duration is below a threshold level, wherein the second duration is above the threshold level, and wherein the first and second durations are non-zero durations.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a speaker with a volume, wherein the controller is further configured to provide the output signal to the speaker and wherein the speaker is configured to adjust the volume upward in response to the first output signal and to adjust the volume downward in response to the second output signal.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a haptic feedback device configured to provide haptic feedback through the exterior surface of the housing in response to the output signal.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to initiate a sleep function of the electronic device in response to the touch input on the exterior surface of the housing.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to initiate a wake function of the electronic device in response to the touch input on the exterior surface of the housing.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to turn off the electronic device in response to the touch input on the exterior surface of the housing.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to output the first or second output signal in response to a single touch on the exterior surface of the housing and a different third output signal in response to a double touch on the exterior surface of the housing.

10 . An electronic device, comprising:

a housing with first and second portions coupled by a hinge, the housing having an exterior surface;

a first display in the first portion of the housing and configured to display a first image;

a second display in the second portion of the housing and configured to display a second image;

a pressure sensor configured to detect a press on the exterior surface of the housing; and

a controller enclosed in the housing and communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor, wherein the controller is configured to generate an output signal based on a duration of the press on the exterior surface of the housing, wherein the controller generates a first output signal for a first duration and a second output signal for a second duration, wherein the first duration is different than the second duration, and wherein the first output signal is different than the second output signal.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the housing has an interior surface and wherein the first and second displays emit light through the interior surface of the housing.

12 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the controller generates a third output signal for a third duration, wherein the third duration is different from the first and second durations, and wherein the third output signal is different from the first and second output signals.

13 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to provide the output signal to at least one of the first or second displays and wherein at least one of the first or second displays is configured to adjust a brightness of the first or second image respectively in response to the output signal.

14 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to provide the output signal to at least one of the first or second displays and wherein at least one of the first or second displays is configured to display a third image different from the first or second image in response to the output signal.

15 . A portable electronic device, comprising:

a housing having a surface with first and second portions;

a display configured to display an image, wherein the display overlaps the first portion of the surface;

at least one light source configured to illuminate the second portion of the surface;

a sensor configured to detect a user input signal; and

a controller coupled to the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to generate an output signal based on a strength of the user input signal, wherein the controller is configured to provide the output signal to the at least one light source, and wherein the at least one light source is configured to illuminate the second portion of the surface in response to the output signal.

16 . The portable electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to generate the output signal based on a duration of the user input signal.

17 . The portable electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the at least one light source is configured to illuminate an icon on the second portion of the surface.

18 . The portable electronic device of claim 17 , further comprising:

a port, wherein the icon indicates a type of the port and wherein the port is on a second surface of the housing orthogonal to the second portion of the surface.

19 . The portable electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the output signal increases in response to an increase in the strength of the user input signal.

20 . The portable electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the sensor comprises a proximity sensor.

Continuity (8)
Continuation 18194223 · Mar 31, 2023
Continuation 17736753 · May 4, 2022
Continuation 16923929 · Jul 8, 2020
Continuation 16289014 · Feb 28, 2019
Continuation 15423437 · Feb 2, 2017
Continuation 14181516 · Feb 14, 2014
Continuation 12542471 · Aug 17, 2009
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