Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Crown for an electronic watch
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Application No.: US18094930Application Date: 2023-01-09
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Publication No.: US11906937B2Publication Date: 2024-02-20
- Inventor: Michael J. Beyhs
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP
- Main IPC: G04G21/08
- IPC: G04G21/08 ; G04G9/00 ; G06F3/042

Abstract:
An electronic watch includes a housing defining a side surface of the electronic watch, a transparent cover coupled to the housing and defining a front surface of the electronic watch, an image-sensing element, and a crown extending from the side of the housing and defining an imaging surface. The crown may include a light-directing feature configured to direct, onto the image-sensing element, an image of an object in contact with the imaging surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230161299A1 CROWN FOR AN ELECTRONIC WATCH Public/Granted day:2023-05-25
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