公开(公告)号：US20240418655A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18752507

申请日：2024-06-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Clarisse Mazuir ,  Jack E. Graves ,  Malcolm J. Northcott

IPC: G01N21/78 ,  G01N21/77 ,  G01N33/543 ,  G03B15/02 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: A test system may be used to measure biological samples and other samples. Samples may be placed on a test substrate such as a test slide or other transparent substrate. The substrate may have patches of reactant-coated gold nanorods or other nanostructures that exhibit plasmonic resonances. An accessory may be removably coupled to a portable electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The accessory may have a lens and a light source that emits light into an edge of the test slide. The light may scatter from the nanostructures in a perpendicular direction towards a camera in the portable electronic device so that the portable electronic device can gather images of the illuminated substrate and measure spectral shifts associated with reactions between the samples and the reactant, thereby helping to analyze the composition of the samples.

公开(公告)号：US20230013056A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17949112

申请日：2022-09-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Ibuki Kamei ,  James R. Wilson ,  Clarisse Mazuir ,  John Raff ,  Budhadipta Dan ,  David E. Kingman ,  Martin Melcher

IPC: B60J3/04 ,  G02F1/01 ,  B60J3/00

Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have adjustable structures such as adjustable windows. Adjustable windows may have adjustable layers such as adjustable tint layers, adjustable reflectivity layers, and adjustable haze layers. Adjustable window layers may be incorporated into a window with one or more transparent structural layers such as a pair of glass window layers. Adjustable components such as adjustable reflectivity layers, adjustable haze layers, and adjustable tint layers may be interposed between the pair of glass window layers. Fixed partially reflective mirrors, fixed tint layers, and/or fixed haze layers may be used in place of adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers and/or may be incorporated into windows in addition to adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers.

公开(公告)号：US20220284715A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17804287

申请日：2022-05-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Clarisse Mazuir ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Jack E. Graves ,  James R. Wilson ,  Christopher D. Jones ,  Martin Melcher

IPC: G06V20/59 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  B60K28/10 ,  B60R1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60S1/02 ,  B60S5/00 ,  H04N5/247 ,  G06V10/145 ,  G06V10/98

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to sensing defects associated with a window. Furthermore, various embodiments relate to performing image processing to produce a corrected image of a scene based at least partly on data corresponding to the detected defects. In some examples, one or more lighting modules may be used to illuminate the window to facilitate detection of the defects by one or more sensor devices.

公开(公告)号：US11230225B1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16526905

申请日：2019-07-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thaddeus Stefanov-Wagner ,  Albert J. Golko ,  Sawyer I. Cohen ,  Ibuki Kamei ,  Ryan J. Garrone ,  Matthew E. Last ,  Clarisse Mazuir

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  F21S41/60 ,  F21S43/00 ,  F21V14/00 ,  B60Q1/44 ,  B60Q1/04 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  F21S41/689 ,  F21S41/64 ,  F21S41/683 ,  F21S41/63 ,  F21S43/20 ,  F21S41/675

Abstract: Light-based devices may be provided that emit light. The light-based devices may be incorporated into systems such as vehicles. The light-based devices may include light sources such as light-emitting diodes and lasers. Mirrors may be used to collimate light from the light sources. Light modulators may be used to pattern light from the light sources. The light sources may include light sources of different colors. Arrays of pixels may be used to provide dynamically varying patterns of emitted light. A light source may produce light that is diffracted by an array of diffractive elements on a window. Mechanical and electrical shutters may obscure light sources, mirrors, and light-emitting components mounted on windows.

公开(公告)号：US20210387568A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17459584

申请日：2021-08-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Clarisse Mazuir ,  Arthur Y. Zhang ,  Albert J. Golko ,  Bivin J. Varghese ,  Christopher P. Child ,  Collin J. Palmer ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Thaddeus Stefanov-Wagner

IPC: B60Q1/44 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q1/52 ,  B60T17/22 ,  B60Q1/54 ,  B60Q1/28 ,  B60Q1/30 ,  B60Q5/00 ,  B60T7/12 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A vehicle may have vehicle controls that are used in steering, braking, and accelerating the vehicle. The vehicle may have sensors that gather information on vehicle speed, orientation, and position. The sensors may also gather information on relative speed between the vehicle and a following vehicle, information on risks of a collision between a vehicle and an external object, and other vehicle status information and vehicle operating environment information. Control circuitry may use light-based devices to display braking information, information on vehicle speed, the relative speed between a vehicle and a following vehicle, autonomous driving mode status information, custom brake light information or other user-selected information, or other information on vehicle status and the operating environment of a vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US10940790B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US16669897

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Clarisse Mazuir ,  Arthur Y. Zhang ,  Matthew E. Last ,  Budhadipta Dan ,  Christy F. Cull ,  Ryan J. Garrone

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  F21V14/04 ,  F21V5/04 ,  H05B47/105 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: A system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including determining a current state of a vehicle, the current state determined based on information from sensors, receiving a lighting control signal based on the information received from the sensors, and activating an adjustable and controllable spotlight based on the lighting control signal.

公开(公告)号：US10902796B1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US15651820

申请日：2017-07-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David E. Kingman ,  Clarisse Mazuir ,  James R. Wilson

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G09G3/36 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: Electronic equipment in a system such as a vehicle or building may include one or more displays. The displays may display image frames for users with light-modulating glasses. The image frames may include interspersed image frames corresponding to unique content for each of the users. Dummy frames may be incorporated into the displayed frames on the display to help obscure displayed content from external observers. The light-modulating glasses may have light modulators such as liquid crystal light modulators. Control circuitry in the glasses may adjust the light modulators to exhibit transparent intervals that overlaps desired image frames and opaque intervals that are aligned with other image frames and the dummy frames. This allows each user to view unique content on a shared display while preventing external observers without glasses from observing the content that is being presented.

公开(公告)号：US10466392B1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US15678904

申请日：2017-08-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Martin Melcher ,  Christopher D. Jones ,  James R. Wilson ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Clarisse Mazuir ,  Gregory A. Cohoon ,  Matthew E. Last

IPC: G02B5/02 ,  G02B5/22 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02B27/01 ,  B60J3/06 ,  B60K35/00

Abstract: A window or other component may have glass layers and an interposed polymer layer in which a textured light-scattering layer with a diffuse reflectivity is embedded. The textured light-scattering layer may have a textured polymer carrier film coated with a partially reflective layer such as a metal layer. The polymer carrier film may be textured to cause gaps to form within the partially reflective layer. The gaps may be patterned to form ohmic heating current paths or other signal paths through the partially reflective layer. The partially reflective layer may also serve as an electrode in a light modulator such as a liquid crystal light modulator or other light modulator. Images may be projected onto the textured light-scattering layer. The light-scattering layer may also help extract light from a light guiding layer adjacent to the partially reflective layer.

公开(公告)号：US10112528B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15221376

申请日：2016-07-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Clarisse Mazuir ,  Arthur Y. Zhang ,  Albert J. Golko ,  Bivin J. Varghese ,  Christopher P. Child ,  Collin J. Palmer ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Thaddeus Stefanov-Wagner

IPC: B60Q1/44 ,  B60T7/12 ,  B60Q5/00 ,  B60Q1/30 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60Q1/28

Abstract: A vehicle may have vehicle controls that are used in steering, braking, and accelerating the vehicle. The vehicle may have sensors that gather information on vehicle speed, orientation, and position. The sensors may also gather information on relative speed between the vehicle and a following vehicle, information on risks of a collision between a vehicle and an external object, and other vehicle status information and vehicle operating environment information. Control circuitry may use light-based devices to display braking information, information on vehicle speed, the relative speed between a vehicle and a following vehicle, autonomous driving mode status information, custom brake light information or other user-selected information, or other information on vehicle status and the operating environment of a vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20180253609A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15972589

申请日：2018-05-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel E. Potter ,  Clarisse Mazuir ,  Matthew E. Last ,  Ricardo da Silveira Cabral ,  Paul Furgale ,  Christy F. Cull ,  Daniel J. Reetz ,  Matisse J. Milovich

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  G01S17/88 ,  B60Q1/26

CPC classification number: G06K9/00791 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/2603 ,  G01S17/88

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, devices, and the like, for controlling the projection of an array of lights or an image from a headlight of a vehicle in response to information provided by one or more sensors or user inputs. The projection may be utilized to highlight an object in or near the path of travel of a vehicle. In another example, the headlight may be controlled to adjust the contrast across the field of view of the headlight. In addition, the system may project one or more images onto an object or surface either in the path of the vehicle or within the field of view of the headlight, projecting a “next step” in a series of navigation instructions onto the road, and/or projecting an indication of a movement of the vehicle to warn people around the vehicle of the movement of the vehicle. One or more visual effects may also be incorporated into the system to enhance the visibility of objects.