Harsh environment key panel and bezel structures for a user interface device are disclosed. In embodiments, a user interface device includes a printed board, a switch mounted to the printed board, and a key panel disposed upon the printed board. The key panel includes a plurality of printed device layers forming a bezel, a button configured to actuate the switch, and a deformable interface between the bezel and the button. The plurality of printed device layers can include at least one continuous printed device layer that forms portions of the bezel, the button, and the deformable interface. The continuous printed device layer may include at least one rigid device material that forms a portion of the bezel and a portion of the button and a deformable device material that forms a portion of the deformable interface between the bezel and the button.

An ultrasonic touch sensor is proposed for attachment to a casing, having a semiconductor chip including a substrate side and a component side, the semiconductor chip including an ultrasonic transducer element and the ultrasonic transducer element being arranged on the component side, having an acoustic coupling medium covering the semiconductor chip at least in the region of the ultrasonic transducer element, having electrical contact elements for controlling the ultrasonic transducer element, and the electrical contact elements being arranged on the component side of the semiconductor chip.

A switch module for an electronic device detects translational inputs and defines at least portion of a conductive path from an input surface of the electronic device to a processing unit of the electronic device. The switch module may be a component of a crown assembly for detecting rotational inputs, translational inputs, touch inputs and/or biological signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The switch module may include a conductive dome and a friction guard that is positioned between the conductive dome and the actuation member of the crown assembly. The conductive dome and/or the friction guard may define at least a portion of the conductive path from the input surface to the processing unit.

Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to a first electronic device that operates in a remote interaction mode with a second electronic device, where user interactions with images displayed on the first electronic device cause the second electronic device to update display of the images and/or corresponding user interfaces on the second electronic device.

Disclosed herein are single surface top covers for portable information handling systems, and that employ a substrate of thermoplastic fiberglass composite which is impregnated with polycarbonate material. The thermoplastic fiberglass composite material may be recyclable, and the thermoplastic fiberglass composite material may be impregnated with recycled polycarbonate material. A selective UV molding process may be employed to create multiple different finishes on the same upper surface of a single surface top cover by applying a nano coat of a textured UV light curable resin on at least a portion of the upper surface of a single surface top cover.

An electronic device includes an enclosure and a keyboard positioned within the enclosure. The keyboard includes a substrate and a key mechanism. The key mechanism includes a keycap support mechanism, a keycap supported by the keycap support mechanism and movable relative to the substrate, a ferromagnetic component attached to the keycap support mechanism, and a selectively magnetizable magnet. The selectively magnetizable magnet system may include a magnetizable material and a coil configured to selectively magnetize and demagnetize the magnetizable material. The key mechanism may include a collapsible dome biasing the keycap toward the extended position.

An embodiment of the present invention comprises: a communication module for communicating with at least one external device; a microphone for receiving a user utterance; a memory for storing performance mode information having been configured in the electronic device; and a processor electrically connected to the communication module, the microphone, and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: receive, through the microphone, a second user utterance associated with task execution; transmit first data associated with the second user utterance to an external device; receive, from the external device, second data associated with at least a part of processing of the first data; identify a first work load allocated to the electronic device at the time of receiving the second data; and compare a second work load required for processing the second data and the first work load, so as to control the performance mode. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible.

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a housing, a key cover that penetrates at least a part of the housing and exposes at least a part of the key cover to an outside, a key button that is disposed inside the key cover and generates a pressing signal when the key button is pressed, a pressure sensor including a plurality of depressurization points between the key cover and the key button, and at least one processor electrically connected to the pressure sensor and the key button, and the at least one processor obtains a pressure signal corresponding to each of the plurality of depressurization points through the pressure sensor, obtains the pressing signal through the key button, and performs a specified operation based on the pressure signal corresponding to each of the obtained depressurization points and the pressing signal.

In aspects of selectable response options displayed based-on device grip position, a wireless device has a display screen to display an incoming notification associated with a device application, and actionable responses are associated with the incoming notification. The wireless device implements a grip detection module to detect a device grip position of a user grip holding the wireless device. The wireless device also implements a notification control module to determine the actionable responses of the incoming notification. The notification control module can also initiate to display selectable response options corresponding to the actionable responses associated with the incoming notification, where the selectable response options are displayable along a display edge of the display screen proximate the device grip position. In implementations, the display screen includes a curved edge display region, and the selectable response options are displayable within the curved edge display region of the display screen.

An information handling system keyboard includes moveable keys that depress vertically to perform an input at a membrane, such as against a contact sensor, and fixed keys that detect an input without requiring vertical movement, such as a force against a pressure sensor integrated in the membrane. The fixed keys are disposed at opposing sides of the keyboard to align along an edge of the information handling system housing and the moveable keys are disposed between the opposing ends of fixed keys. Haptic actuators disposed under the fixed keys provides feedback to an end user when an input is sensed at a fixed key.