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公开(公告)号：US08618769B2
公开(公告)日：2013-12-31
申请号：US13712098
申请日：2012-12-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Timothy M. Johnson
CPC classification number: H02J7/0052 , G06F1/266 , G06F1/305 , H02J7/00 , H02J7/0068 , H02J7/0073 , H02J7/041 , H02J7/045 , H02J2007/0062
Abstract: A portable electronic device has a connector with a first pin and a second pin, and a battery charging circuit having an input coupled to receive current through the second pin to charge a battery of the device. The portable device also has a controller to determine whether the connector is coupled to an external power source (EPS) having a power converter circuit that can provide the current. The controller on that basis drives the first pin to stimulate the power converter circuit to raise voltage on the second pin. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20130099745A1
公开(公告)日：2013-04-25
申请号：US13712098
申请日：2012-12-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Timothy M. Johnson
IPC: H02J7/00
CPC classification number: H02J7/0052 , G06F1/266 , G06F1/305 , H02J7/00 , H02J7/0068 , H02J7/0073 , H02J7/041 , H02J7/045 , H02J2007/0062
Abstract: A portable electronic device has a connector with a first pin and a second pin, and a battery charging circuit having an input coupled to receive current through the second pin to charge a battery of the device. The portable device also has a controller to determine whether the connector is coupled to an external power source (EPS) having a power converter circuit that can provide the current. The controller on that basis drives the first pin to stimulate the power converter circuit to raise voltage on the second pin. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Abstract translation: 便携式电子设备具有连接器，其具有第一引脚和第二引脚，以及电池充电电路，其具有耦合以输入通过第二引脚的电流的输入，以对器件的电池充电。 便携式设备还具有控制器，用于确定连接器是否耦合到具有能够提供电流的功率转换器电路的外部电源（EPS）。 在此基础上的控制器驱动第一个引脚来激励电源转换器电路，以提高第二个引脚上的电压。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。
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公开(公告)号：US11817916B2
公开(公告)日：2023-11-14
申请号：US17328694
申请日：2021-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
CPC classification number: H04B5/0037 , G04G21/04 , H01Q1/273 , H02J50/10 , H02J50/402 , H04B1/0343 , H01Q7/00 , H04B5/0081
Abstract: A first device such as a wristwatch may include a front face at which a display is disposed and a rear face at which a rear housing wall is mounted. Antenna structures may overlap the rear housing wall and may be operable to transmit and receive relatively high frequency signals through the rear housing wall to a communication with a second device such as a wireless power transmitting device for the wristwatch. The second device may also include antenna structures that overlap a top surface housing. Respective sets of magnetic structures may be provided in the first and second devices to align the two devices and to form a reliable wireless communication link between the two devices. The first and second devices may include respective antenna arrays that include pairs of antenna elements that are selectively used to form a reliable wireless communication link.
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14.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200243012A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-30
申请号：US16283481
申请日：2019-02-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jiayi Jin , David A. Doyle , Kyung Hoae Koo , Maofeng Yang , Michael H. Lim , Paolo Sacchetto , Timothy M. Johnson , Venkatesh Rajendran , Weijun Yao , Yue Jack Chu
IPC: G09G3/3258 , G09G3/3266
Abstract: A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels. Each display pixel may include a drive transistor coupled in series with one or more emission transistors and a respective organic light-emitting diode (OLED). A semiconducting-oxide transistor may be coupled between a drain terminal and a gate terminal of the drive transistor to help reduce leakage during low-refresh-rate display operations. To compensate for variations in the threshold voltage of the semiconducting-oxide transistor, the magnitude of a high voltage level of a scan control signal provided to the gate terminal of the semiconducting-oxide transistor may be adjusted. Sensing circuitry may be used to sense a display current while displaying a calibration image. The sensed display current may be compared to an expected display current associated with the calibration image. Processing circuitry may update the high voltage level based on the actual display current compared to the expected display current.
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公开(公告)号：US10691072B1
公开(公告)日：2020-06-23
申请号：US15849520
申请日：2017-12-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Timothy M. Johnson
Abstract: A wearable device can include an electronic device and a band for securing the electronic device to the user. The electronic device can detect an identification of the band, which can serve as an input to initiate actions performed by the electronic device. For example, a type, model, color, size, or other characteristic of a band can be determined and used to select a corresponding action performed by the electronic device. Identification of the band can be performed by components of the electronic device that also serve other purposes. Existing sensors, communication elements, and/or detectors can be used to detect and identity a band provided to the electronic device. The electronic device can respond to the identification of a particular band by performing particular functions, such as changing an aspect of a user interface or altering settings of the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号：US11662691B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-30
申请号：US16872162
申请日：2020-05-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Timothy M. Johnson
CPC classification number: G04B37/1486 , G04B47/06
Abstract: A wearable device can include an electronic device and a band for securing the electronic device to the user. The electronic device can detect an identification of the band, which can serve as an input to initiate actions performed by the electronic device. For example, a type, model, color, size, or other characteristic of a band can be determined and used to select a corresponding action performed by the electronic device. Identification of the band can be performed by components of the electronic device that also serve other purposes. Existing sensors, communication elements, and/or detectors can be used to detect and identity a band provided to the electronic device. The electronic device can respond to the identification of a particular band by performing particular functions, such as changing an aspect of a user interface or altering settings of the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号：US20230062180A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-02
申请号：US17446394
申请日：2021-08-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Tyler S. Atura Bushnell , Andreas J. Koeberl , Eric S. Winokur , Matthew J. Schwendeman , Timothy M. Johnson
IPC: G06F3/044 , H03K17/955
Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing, a back cover, a structural member, and a sensing circuit. The housing can at least partially define an internal volume of the electronic device and the back cover can define at least a portion of the internal volume and be connected to the housing. The structural member can be disposed against the back cover and at least partially within the internal volume, the structural member including an electronic component. The sensing circuit can be disposed in the internal volume and electrically coupled to the electronic component. The sensing circuit can detect an amount of charge of the electronic component as part of a user proximity sensor of the electronic device.
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18.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11081053B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-03
申请号：US16283481
申请日：2019-02-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jiayi Jin , David A. Doyle , Kyung Hoae Koo , Maofeng Yang , Michael H. Lim , Paolo Sacchetto , Timothy M. Johnson , Venkatesh Rajendran , Weijun Yao , Yue Jack Chu
IPC: G09G3/3258 , G09G3/3266 , H01L29/786
Abstract: A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels. Each display pixel may include a drive transistor coupled in series with one or more emission transistors and a respective organic light-emitting diode (OLED). A semiconducting-oxide transistor may be coupled between a drain terminal and a gate terminal of the drive transistor to help reduce leakage during low-refresh-rate display operations. To compensate for variations in the threshold voltage of the semiconducting-oxide transistor, the magnitude of a high voltage level of a scan control signal provided to the gate terminal of the semiconducting-oxide transistor may be adjusted. Sensing circuitry may be used to sense a display current while displaying a calibration image. The sensed display current may be compared to an expected display current associated with the calibration image. Processing circuitry may update the high voltage level based on the actual display current compared to the expected display current.
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公开(公告)号：US20200272106A1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-27
申请号：US16872162
申请日：2020-05-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Timothy M. Johnson
Abstract: A wearable device can include an electronic device and a band for securing the electronic device to the user. The electronic device can detect an identification of the band, which can serve as an input to initiate actions performed by the electronic device. For example, a type, model, color, size, or other characteristic of a band can be determined and used to select a corresponding action performed by the electronic device. Identification of the band can be performed by components of the electronic device that also serve other purposes. Existing sensors, communication elements, and/or detectors can be used to detect and identity a band provided to the electronic device. The electronic device can respond to the identification of a particular band by performing particular functions, such as changing an aspect of a user interface or altering settings of the electronic device.
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20.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10460834B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-29
申请号：US15988927
申请日：2018-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Timothy M. Johnson
Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating health research by utilizing one or more wearable sensor devices with a research mode are provided herein. Systems include a wearable sensor device that can pair with a first portable computing device of a user and a second computing device of a researcher in a first and second pairing, respectively. The wearable sensor device obtains one or more health parameters of a user. In one aspect, the wearable sensor device communicates research related and non-research related health information to the first computing device via the first pairing link and communicates only research related health information to the second computing device via the second pairing link. Methods for pairing one or more wearable sensor devices with one or more research computing devices and switching between operating modes to provide additional research related features are also provided.
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