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公开(公告)号:US12242308B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US17929278
申请日:2022-09-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Adam T. Garelli , Senem E. Emgin , Terrence L. Van Ausdall , Antonio Clarke
Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.
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公开(公告)号:US12197258B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-14
申请号:US18330956
申请日:2023-06-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Keith J. Hendren , Nicholas L. Qu , Dinesh C. Mathew , Adam T. Garelli
Abstract: A computing device can be reconfigurable to include one or more electrical devices in various configurations. The computing device can include a base forming an input surface configured to receive user input. The base can receive one or more input devices, such as, displays or keyboards. The base can include a hinge rotatably attached to the base and configured to removably retain an electronic device, such as, a display. The computing device can include a coupling mechanism having a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion rotatably coupled to an intermediate portion. The first and second retaining portions can be configured to removably retain electrical devices to the coupling mechanism.
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公开(公告)号:US20240422414A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-19
申请号:US18749836
申请日:2024-06-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Keith J. Hendren , Adam T. Garelli , Alex J. Lehmann , Dinesh C. Mathew
IPC: H04N23/53 , H04N23/45 , H04N23/51 , H04N23/951
Abstract: A portable electronic device can have a housing including a wall, the wall at least partially defining an external surface, and the housing defining an aperture disposed opposite the wall. A display assembly can be positioned at the aperture and a retention component can be positioned at least partially in an internal volume defined by the housing. The portable electronic device can also have an optical component that includes an optical component housing defining a camera aperture and a camera module positioned at the camera aperture. The optical component can be configured to be removably retained against the wall by the retention component and to be removably retained against the display assembly by the retention component.
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公开(公告)号:US12142074B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-12
申请号:US18449333
申请日:2023-08-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Keith J. Hendren , Adam T. Garelli , Antonio Clarke , Joshua L. Daigle , Dinesh C. Mathew
IPC: G06V40/16 , G06F3/00 , G06V10/145 , H04N23/80 , 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.
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公开(公告)号:US12052484B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-30
申请号:US17659621
申请日:2022-04-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Keith J. Hendren , Adam T. Garelli , Alex J. Lehmann , Dinesh C. Mathew
IPC: H04N23/00 , H04N23/45 , H04N23/51 , H04N23/53 , H04N23/951
CPC classification number: H04N23/531 , H04N23/45 , H04N23/51 , H04N23/951
Abstract: A portable electronic device can have a housing including a wall, the wall at least partially defining an external surface, and the housing defining an aperture disposed opposite the wall. A display assembly can be positioned at the aperture and a retention component can be positioned at least partially in an internal volume defined by the housing. The portable electronic device can also have an optical component that includes an optical component housing defining a camera aperture and a camera module positioned at the camera aperture. The optical component can be configured to be removably retained against the wall by the retention component and to be removably retained against the display assembly by the retention component.
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公开(公告)号:US11727718B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US16583072
申请日:2019-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Keith J. Hendren , Adam T. Garelli , Antonio Clarke , Joshua L. Daigle , Dinesh C. Mathew
IPC: G06V40/16 , H04N23/80 , G06F3/00 , G06V10/145 , G06V20/64
CPC classification number: G06V40/166 , G06F3/005 , G06V10/145 , G06V40/172 , H04N23/80 , 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.
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公开(公告)号:US11709527B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-25
申请号:US17359251
申请日:2021-06-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Keith J. Hendren , Nicholas L. Qu , Dinesh C. Mathew , Adam T. Garelli
CPC classification number: G06F1/1681 , G06F1/1647 , G06F1/1654 , G06F1/1669 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/0412
Abstract: A computing device can be reconfigurable to include one or more electrical devices in various configurations. The computing device can include a base forming an input surface configured to receive user input. The base can receive one or more input devices, such as, displays or keyboards. The base can include a hinge rotatably attached to the base and configured to removably retain an electronic device, such as, a display. The computing device can include a coupling mechanism having a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion rotatably coupled to an intermediate portion. The first and second retaining portions can be configured to removably retain electrical devices to the coupling mechanism.
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公开(公告)号:US11656660B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-23
申请号:US17338973
申请日:2021-06-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Mikael M. Silvanto , Bartley K. Andre , Adam T. Garelli , Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque , Robert Y. Cao , Dinesh C. Mathew , Jacob S. Kononiuk , Robert J. Lockwood , Bryan W. Posner , Kevin M. Keeler , Bruce E. Berg , Yi-Chen Kuo , Kevin M. Robinson , Houtan R. Farahani
CPC classification number: G06F1/1683 , E05D11/0054 , E05D11/0081 , E05D11/1028 , E05D2011/0072 , G06F1/1616 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1681
Abstract: Cable assemblies for providing electrical communication between hinged sections of an electronic device are described. The cable assemblies can include a cover that covers one or more cables that run through a hinge region of the electronic device. The cable and cover can be drawn over a mandrel of the hinge region. The cover and the portions of the mandrel can be visible to a user at the hinge region of the electronic device. The cover can be sufficiently rigid to guide a path of the cable and protect the cable from bending beyond a prescribed angle during rotation of the electronic device at the hinge region. The cover can also be sufficiently rigid to prevent ceasing or folding of the cover and the cable during rotation of the electronic device at the hinge region.
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公开(公告)号:US20220413633A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17929278
申请日:2022-09-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Adam T. Garelli , Senem E. Emgin , Terrence L. Van Ausdall , Antonio Clarke
IPC: G06F3/039 , G06F3/023 , H01H13/702 , G06F1/16 , H01R13/22
Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.
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公开(公告)号:US20220357773A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-10
申请号:US17871366
申请日:2022-07-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Keith J. Hendren , Paul X. Wang , Adam T. Garelli , Brett W. Degner , Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , Dinesh C. Mathew
Abstract: An electronic device may include a glass housing member that includes an upper portion defining a display area, a lower portion defining an input area, and a transition portion joining the upper portion and the lower portion and defining a continuous, curved surface between the upper portion and the lower portion. The electronic device may include a display coupled to the glass housing member and configured to provide a visual output at the display area. The electronic device may include an input device coupled to the glass housing member and configured to detect inputs at the input area. The electronic device may include a support structure coupled to the glass housing member and configured to support the computing device.
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