Method and apparatus for implementing multiple push buttons in a user input device

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2008100566 (hide)

Owner Apple Inc.

Inventors Rothkopf, Fletcher; Dinh, Richard H.; Prest, Christopher D.; Tan, Tang Y.

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2008100566

Filing date 19 June 2008

Opi date 29 January 2009

International Classifications

H01H 25/04 (2006.01) Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part - Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick

G06F 3/033 (2006.01) Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks

G06F 3/048 (2006.01) Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer - Interaction techniques for graphical user interfaces, e.g. interaction with windows, icons or menus

Event Publications

3 July 2008 Innovation Patent Application Filed

17 July 2008 Innovation Patent Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2008100566

17 July 2008 Innovation Patent Sealed

29 January 2009 Certified Innovation Patents

  Published as AU-B-2008100566

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