ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,179, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Touchscreen having physical controls" was invented by Andrew R. Hoover (West Liberty, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user interface includes a touchscreen display screen, a frame disposed around the touchscreen display screen, and a first physical control connected to the frame being disposed over a first portion of the touchscreen display screen, and a contact portion fixed to the first physical control and contacting the touchscreen display screen."
The patent was filed on Jan. 31, 2023, under Application No. 18/162,336.
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