Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Crown with three-dimensional input
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Application No.: US14866481Application Date: 2015-09-25
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Publication No.: US10444040B2Publication Date: 2019-10-15
- Inventor: Richard Ruh
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kubota & Basol LLP
- Main IPC: G01D5/30
- IPC: G01D5/30 ; G06F3/0362 ; G06F3/0346 ; G06F3/044 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/03 ; G04C3/00

Abstract:
In some examples, the apparatus comprises a mechanical input mechanism comprising a rotatable shaft, an optical sensor configured to detect a rotation of the shaft and detect a movement of the shaft toward or away from the optical sensor, and an optical sensor configured to detect light incident on the optical sensor, the light having a position and an orientation, the orientation of the light based on at least a position of the rotatable shaft, detect a rotation of the shaft, and detect a movement of the shaft based on at least a change in the orientation of the light. In some examples, a mechanical input mechanism is coupled to a housing and configured to contact a force sensor coupled to the housing in response to a user input. In some examples, the force sensor is configured to detect a position of the shaft and detect an amount of force between the shaft and the force sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170089735A1 CROWN WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL INPUT Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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