公开(公告)号：US11117535B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US15552536

申请日：2017-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel E. Potter ,  Bivin J. Varghese ,  Christopher P. Child ,  Mira S. Misra ,  Clarisse Mazuir ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Albert J. Golko ,  Daniel J. Reetz ,  Matthew E. Last ,  Thaddeus Stefanov-Wagner ,  Christopher J. Sataline ,  Michael A. Cretella ,  Collin J. Palmer

IPC: B60R25/31 ,  B60R16/037 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60R25/24 ,  G06T7/70

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve projecting an interactive scene onto a surface from a projecting object. In one particular embodiment, the interactive scene is projected from a vehicle and may be utilized by the vehicle to provide a scene or image that a user may interact with through various gestures detected by the system. In addition, the interactive scene may be customized to one or more preferences determined by the system, such as user preferences, system preferences, or preferences obtained through feedback from similar systems. Based on one or more user inputs (such as user gestures received at the system), the projected scene may be altered or new scenes may be projected. In addition, control over some aspects of the vehicle (such as unlocking of doors, starting of the motor, etc.) may be controlled through the interactive scene and the detected gestures of the users.

公开(公告)号：US10938252B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US16869365

申请日：2020-05-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： J. Stephen Smith ,  Siddharth Seth ,  Douglas J. Adams ,  Michael A. Cretella

IPC: H02J50/60 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H01C7/00 ,  H02J50/12

Abstract: A wireless power transmitting device transmits wireless power signals to a wireless power receiving device. To detect foreign objects, the wireless power transmitting device has an array of temperature sensors. The array of temperature sensors may include temperature sensor components such as temperature sensitive thin-film resistors or other temperature sensitive components. A temperature sensor may have thin-film resistors formed on opposing sides of a substrate. The thin-film resistors may be formed from meandered metal traces to reduce eddy current formation during operation of the wireless power transmitting device. Signal paths coupling control circuitry on the wireless power transmitting device to the array of temperature sensors may be configured to extend along columns of the temperature sensors without running along each row of the temperature sensors, thereby reducing eddy currents from loops of signal routing lines. Some temperature sensors may have multiple components coupled to a common temperature sensing pad.

公开(公告)号：US20200059113A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：US16421291

申请日：2019-05-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Srinivasa V. Thirumalai Ananthan Pillai ,  Marco Rondinini ,  Michael A. Cretella ,  Daniel Ye ,  Cortland S. Tolva

IPC: H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H04B5/00

Abstract: A wireless power system may have a wireless power transmitting device and wireless power receiving devices. The wireless power transmitting device has wireless power transmitting circuitry with coils to transmit wireless power to wireless power receiving devices. The wireless power receiving devices are placed on the wireless power transmitting device in an order. Batteries in the wireless power receiving devices are charged based at least partly on the order. Power allocation is based on utilization factor information such as information on a power draw associated with each of the power receiving devices. Measurement circuitry in the wireless power transmitting device is used to gather impedance images from the coils. Changes in the impedance images are used to temporarily halt power transmission. Power transmission is resumed depending on whether in-band communications are lost or are maintained.