Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Light recognition module for determining a user of a computing device
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Application No.: US16583072Application Date: 2019-09-25
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Publication No.: US11727718B2Publication Date: 2023-08-15
- Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Keith J. Hendren , Adam T. Garelli , Antonio Clarke , Joshua L. Daigle , Dinesh C. Mathew
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G06V40/16
- IPC: G06V40/16 ; H04N23/80 ; G06F3/00 ; G06V10/145 ; G06V20/64

Abstract:
This application relates to a laptop computer. The laptop computer includes a base portion pivotally coupled to a lid portion is described. The laptop computer includes a display assembly carried by the lid portion, where the display assembly includes a light-transmissive cover, a display layer overlaid by the light-transmissive cover, a display stack electrically coupled to and overlaid by the display layer, and a light pattern recognition module adjacent to the display stack and overlaid by the display layer. The light pattern recognition module includes (i) a light pattern projector that projects a light pattern directly through the display layer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200097747A1 LIGHT RECOGNITION MODULE FOR DETERMINING A USER OF A COMPUTING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2020-03-26
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