Systems with deployable controllers and user identification

    公开(公告)号:US11995253B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US18297539

    申请日:2023-04-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0362 G01S7/4815 G01S17/08 G06F3/03547

    Abstract: A controller may have an input device and a sensor adjacent to the input device. The input device may be a touch sensor, a touch screen display, a button, a rotatable knob, or other device that gathers user input. The input device may be reachable by different users occupying different respective seats. The sensor may be an infrared optical sensor that emits infrared light and measures the emitted infrared light after the emitted infrared light has reflected from the hand of a user. The sensor may determine from these hand measurements which of the different users is supplying user input to the input device. Hand distance information and other information on the current user of the input device may also be gathered. The input device may be deployed by an actuator based on hand speed information.

    Systems With Closures
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230417096A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18193187

    申请日:2023-03-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A system may have a closure with an electrically controlled actuator. Sensor circuitry may gather user input. The sensor circuitry may include a force sensor, touch sensor, proximity sensor, and/or other sensors. Based on input from the sensor circuitry, the closure may be slid relative to a system body or may otherwise be moved relative to the body. The sensor may receive user input from a user's fingers. This allows the movement of the closure to track user hand motions. To open and close the closure, a user may press against closure edge sensors mounted to edges of the closure. Closure motion may also be controlled by button press input, proximity sensor readings, touch sensor input and/or other user input provided to an input device in the system.

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