An example method occurs at a computing system comprising one or more processors, memory, a first housing that includes a primary display, and a second housing at least partially containing: (i) a physical keyboard and (ii) a respective key that is adjacent to at least one key of the physical keyboard and the respective key including a fingerprint sensor. The method includes receiving an input at the respective key, and in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a first type, initiating a process for logging out, restarting, and/or powering-off portable computing system. The method also includes that receiving an input at the respective key, and in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a second type, performing an operation associated with a fingerprint detected by the fingerprint sensor associated with the respective key.

An access control apparatus is provided. The apparatus can be used to unlock a device, wherein the device has a computation unit and at least one operator control unit that is electrically connectable to the computation unit, wherein the apparatus has a first reception unit for receiving electrical signals from the at least one operator control unit, a transmission unit for transmitting the electrical signals to the computation unit, a second reception unit for receiving at least one access message transmitted by means of an electromagnetic signal, an authorization unit for generating a switching signal if the result of the check on the access message is that unlocking of the device is permitted by means of the access message, and an unlocking unit for unlocking a transmission of electrical signals from the first reception unit to the transmission unit on the basis of the switching signal.

A system and method for providing a touch control system are disclosed. In one aspect a touch screen interface on a mechanical keyboard is disclosed. A touch sensing area on a keyboard having mechanical key mechanisms also provides a touch sensing surface. Touch position on the keyboard is detected and used to control a user interface. Unique touch sensing systems are also disclosed.

The invention discloses a retractable computer keyboard with a hand-painted board and a using method thereof, comprising a support plate, a soft silicone keyboard and a coil spring strip, wherein the kickstand pad is provided with a hand-painted screen with a telescopic a switch, a power indicator is arranged under the telescopic switch, a circuit board is arranged in the kickstand pad, a MCU is arranged on the circuit board, an air pump is arranged on one side of the single chip, and a tee pipe is arranged under the air pump, the aerating tube is arranged under the tee pipe, and the fixing board is provided with a fixing groove with aerifours orifices. The utility model has the advantages such as speeding up of the keyboard unfolding, reducing the space occupation and the overall thickness of the soft silicone keyboard and convenient for storage.

An illuminated keyboard including a backlight module and a key structure is provided. The backlight module includes a reflector, a light guide plate, a light source, and a light shielding plate. The light guide plate is disposed on the reflector, and a surface of the light guide plate facing the reflector has multiple microstructures. The light source is located on a light incident surface side of the light guide plate. The light shielding plate is disposed on the light guide plate. The light shielding plate has a shielding area and a light transmissive area, and the microstructures are correspondingly disposed in the light transmissive area. The key structure has multiple keycaps. In the microstructures correspondingly disposed under one single keycap, peaks of any two microstructures adjacent to each other keep different distances from the surface of the light guide plate facing the reflector.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media containing instructions for causing at least one processor to perform operations for integrating a moveable input device with a virtual display projected via a wearable extended reality appliance. In one implementation, the processor is configured to perform operations comprising receiving motion signals associated with the moveable input device, the motion signals reflecting physical movement; outputting during a first time period, first display signals to the reality appliance, the first display signals being configured to cause the wearable extended reality appliance to virtually present content in a first orientation; outputting during a second time period, second display signals to the wearable extended reality appliance, the second display signals being configured to cause the wearable extended reality appliance to virtually present the content in a second orientation; and switching between the output of the first display signals and the output of the second display signals.

An integrated computational interface device may include a portable housing having a key region and a non-key region; a keyboard associated with the key region of the housing; and a holder associated with the non-key region of the housing. The holder may be configured for selective engagement with and disengagement from the wearable extended reality appliance, such that when the wearable extended reality appliance is selectively engaged with the housing via the holder, the wearable extended reality appliance is transportable with the housing.

A system and method for operating a keyboard and wearable extended reality appliance combination to control a virtual display are disclosed. The system may include a processor configured to receive, from a first hand-position sensor associated with the wearable extended reality appliance, first signals representing first hand-movements; receive, from a second hand-position sensor associated with the keyboard, second signals representing second hand-movements, wherein the second hand-movements include actions other than interactions with a feedback component; and control the virtual display based on the first signals and the second signals.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for virtually extending a physical keyboard are disclosed. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer readable medium contains instructions that cause a processor to: receive image data representing a keyboard placed on a surface from an image sensor associated with a wearable extended reality appliance; determine that the keyboard is paired with the wearable extended reality appliance; receive an input for causing a display of a virtual controller with the keyboard; display, via the wearable extended reality appliance, the virtual controller in a first location on the surface, with original spatial orientation relative to the keyboard; detect a movement of the keyboard to a different location on the surface; and in response to the detected movement, present the virtual controller in a second location on the surface, with a subsequent spatial orientation relative to the keyboard that corresponds to the original spatial orientation.

A system and method for implementing selective virtual object display changes are disclosed. The system may include a processor configured to generate an extended reality environment including a first virtual plane associated with a physical object and a second virtual plane associated with an item; dock a first set of virtual objects to the first virtual plane; dock a second set of virtual objects to the second virtual plane; cause a change in a display of the first set of virtual objects in a manner corresponding to a movement of the physical object; and cause a change in a display of the second set of virtual objects in a manner corresponding to a movement of the item.