A device includes a display portion that includes a display housing and a display within the display housing. The device also includes a base portion flexibly coupled to the display portion and comprising a glass member defining a keyboard region configured to receive user input, a first haptic actuator configured to produce a first haptic output at a first area of the keyboard region, and a second haptic actuator configured to produce a second haptic output at a second area of the keyboard region that is different from the first area.

A coversheet layer of an information handling system, comprising a coversheet having a key location of a haptic keyboard and a haptic touchpad area on a C-cover for the information handling system including a magnet or ferromagnetic insert in the coversheet for alignment to a top replaceable overlay layer magnetically attachable to the coversheet, a support layer, a contact foil placed between the coversheet and support layer, a piezoelectric element placed between the contact foil and support layer to receive an applied mechanical stress at the key location or touchpad actuation location of the coversheet and generate an electric actuation signal and a controller of the information handling system operatively coupled to the contact foil to receive the electric actuation signal and send an electrical haptic response signal to the piezoelectric element to cause the piezoelectric element to generate haptic feedback.

A haptic keyboard typing profile personalization system of an information handling system comprising a processor to receive a plurality of haptic hardware typing behavior parameter values for a user via a piezo haptic keyboard controller and input, as an input layer, the plurality of haptic hardware typing behavior parameter values into a personal typing profile comprising weight matrices of a machine learning neural network correlating the input layer with one or more haptic setting values defining haptic feedback movement one of a plurality of piezo electric elements of a haptic keyboard to identify an output layer describing the personal typing profile with learned, custom haptic setting values optimized for the user, and the piezo haptic keyboard controller applying a voltage of specific magnitude, polarity, or duration to the haptic keyboard to cause a piezo electric element to operate according to the personally typing profile learned, custom haptic setting values.

A haptic keyboard of an information handling system comprising a coversheet to identify keys of the haptic keyboard, a contact foil and a piezoelectric element to receive an applied mechanical stress at a first key of the coversheet and generate an electric actuation signal. A processor executing instructions of a haptic smart typing assistance system to detect and anticipate a next letter of a word being typed and a controller to receive an instruction of the anticipated next letter and increasing force required actuate at least one key for a letter adjacent to the anticipated next letter, and to send a response haptic feedback control signal to the piezoelectric element to cause the piezoelectric element to generate a first haptic feedback at the first key if the anticipated next letter is selected and to generate a second haptic feedback if a typographical error is detected.

An integrated heat dissipation system for a haptic piezoelectric keyboard of an information handling system comprising a base chassis formed of a C-cover affixed to a D-cover to house the haptic piezoelectric keyboard assembly, a processor, and a heat dissipating layer and the heat dissipating layer thermally coupled to a haptic piezoelectric keyboard assembly and the processor to direct heat away from the keys of the piezoelectric keyboard of the C-cover and toward a vertical edge of the base chassis, where the piezoelectric keyboard assembly comprises a plurality of piezoelectric sensors disposed across a support plate, and a contact foil layer, for detecting deformation of one of the plurality of piezoelectric sensors and registering a keystroke, affixed to the plurality of piezoelectric sensors and the support plate and provide a haptic feedback control signal to generate a haptic response to the keys of the piezoelectric keyboard.

A technique for sensing touch inputs to a device is described. Measurements are received from a plurality of force sensors. The measurements are compared to a signature corresponding to at least one input force applied to at least one of a plurality of regions configured to receive a force. It is determined that a correlation between the measurements and the signature exceeds a threshold. A touch input is detected in response to the determination.

A haptic system is described. The haptic system includes a linear resonant actuator (LRA), a receiver, and a transmitter. The LRA has a characteristic frequency and provides a vibration in response to an input signal. The receiver is configured to sense received vibration from the LRA. The transmitter is configured to provide the input signal to the LRA. The receiver is coupled with the transmitter and provides vibrational feedback based on the received vibration. The input signal incorporates the vibrational feedback.

A haptic system is described. The haptic system includes a plurality of actuators, a plurality of receivers and at least one transmitter. Each of the actuators is configured to provide a vibration in response to an input signal. The receivers are configured to sense received vibrations from the actuators and to provide vibrational feedback based on the received vibrations. The transmitter(s) are configured to provide the input signal to each of the actuators. The receivers are coupled with the transmitter(s) and provide the vibrational feedback for the transmitter(s). The vibrational feedback indicates a phase difference between vibrations of the actuators at a particular location.

A system includes a physical disturbance sensor, a transmitter and a signal receiver. The physical disturbance sensor is coupled to a first medium. The transmitter is configured to send a signal to the physical disturbance sensor. The first medium is coupled to a second medium by an adhesive interface. At least a portion of the adhesive interface is between the first medium and the second medium. The signal receiver is electrically connected to the physical disturbance sensor and configured to receive a received signal from the physical disturbance sensor. The received signal from the physical disturbance sensor is correlated with the signal in determining a measure of a physical disturbance to the second medium that causes a change in the adhesive interface.

In a method of using an ultrasonic sensor comprising a two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers, a plurality of ultrasonic signals are transmitted according to a beamforming pattern at a position of the two-dimensional array. The beamforming pattern focuses the plurality of ultrasonic signals to location above the two-dimensional array, wherein the beamforming pattern identifies ultrasonic transducers of the two-dimensional array that are activated during transmission of the ultrasonic signals, and wherein at least some ultrasonic transducers of the beamforming pattern are phase delayed with respect to other ultrasonic transducers of the beamforming pattern. At least one reflected ultrasonic signal is received at the position according to a receive pattern, wherein the receive pattern identifies at least one ultrasonic transducers of the two-dimensional array that is activated during the receiving. The transmitting and the receiving are repeated at a plurality of positions of the two-dimensional array.