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公开(公告)号:US11768518B1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-26
申请号:US17372336
申请日:2021-07-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yoonhoo Jo , Paul X. Wang , Heidi Williamson , Trevor J Ness
CPC classification number: G06F1/163 , G02B27/0176
Abstract: Systems of the present disclosure can provide a head-mountable device with a head securement element that is integrated with a light seal module, which provides effective and comfortable engagement with a face of the user. By providing the head securement element with a light seal module, both head securement and face engagement can be customized or otherwise selected for achieving the desired fit for a given user. Accordingly, the head securement element (e.g., band, arms, and the like) can be primarily or exclusively secured to an HMD module via a light seal module.
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公开(公告)号:US11755128B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17461711
申请日:2021-08-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Lehmann , Qiliang Xu , Blake R. Marshall , Nathaniel M. Parnell , Wesley W. Zuber , Henry N. Tsao , Xiaofan Niu , Pavan Gupta , Nahid Harjee , Paul X. Wang , Brenton A. Baugh
IPC: G06F3/0354 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: G06F3/03545 , G06F3/0442
Abstract: A stylus input device can allow a user to interface with an external electronic device. The stylus can provide an additional or alternative input to the external electronic device in response to a user applying a compressive force to the device housing. The stylus can include multiple sensors to provide a signal in response to the compressive force applied to the stylus.
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公开(公告)号:US20230259174A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-17
申请号:US18128894
申请日:2023-03-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Alex J. Lehmann , Zheng Gao
IPC: G06F1/16 , H03K17/96 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/041 , H01H13/83 , G06F3/04886 , H03K17/967 , H03K17/972 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/023 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: G06F1/1662 , G06F1/1616 , G06F1/1637 , G06F1/1656 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/0202 , G06F3/0213 , G06F3/0236 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/04886 , H01H13/83 , H03K17/96 , H03K17/967 , H03K17/972 , H03K17/9618 , G06F2203/04105 , G06F2203/04809 , H01H2209/068 , H01H2209/084 , H01H2215/004 , H01H2215/028 , H01H2217/018 , H01H2219/03 , H01H2219/036 , H01H2223/003 , H01H2223/038
Abstract: A device may include a display portion that includes a display housing and a display at least partially within the display housing. The device may also include a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion and including a bottom case, a top case coupled to the bottom case and defining an array of raised key regions, and a sensing system below the top case and configured to detect an input applied to a raised key region of the array of raised key regions.
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公开(公告)号:US20230161376A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-25
申请号:US18158960
申请日:2023-01-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Jie Gu
IPC: G06F1/16 , G10L15/26 , H04N21/422 , G06F3/01 , G06F3/147 , G06F3/16 , G10L15/08 , H04N5/445 , H04R1/02
CPC classification number: G06F1/1613 , G06F1/1633 , G06F1/1637 , G10L15/26 , H04N21/42204 , G06F3/017 , G06F3/147 , G06F3/167 , G10L15/08 , H04N5/44504 , H04R1/023 , H04R1/028 , H04N21/42206 , H04N21/42221 , H04N21/42222 , G06F3/044
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing. The housing may be characterized by a vertical axis and may have housing structures such as cylindrical housing structures with a cylindrical surface. A speaker may be mounted in the housing to provide sound through openings in the housing structures. A visual output device may be mounted in the housing to provide light through openings in the housing structures. The visual output device may include an electrophoretic display, a light-emitting diode display, or other display with an array of pixels that display images or may include other components for emitting light. During operation, voice commands may be received by a microphone in the device and action taken based on the commands and other information. The action taken may include playing sound with the speaker and providing visual output with the visual output device.
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公开(公告)号:US11630485B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-18
申请号:US16383489
申请日:2019-04-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Joshua P. Song
Abstract: An electronic device may have input-output devices such as sensors, displays, wireless circuitry, and other electronic components mounted within a housing. The housing may have opposing front and rear walls. A display may be formed on a front side of the device and may be overlapped by a front housing wall such as a glass layer. Sensors and other components may be formed on a rear side of the device and may be overlapped by a rear housing wall. The rear housing wall may have a glass portion or other transparent structure through which projectors project images onto nearby surfaces and through which image sensors and other optical sensors receive light. The housing may be supported by a stand. An electrical component in the stand may interact with an electronic device on the stand. Wireless circuitry in an external item may wirelessly couple to wireless circuitry within the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US11606633B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-14
申请号:US17021879
申请日:2020-09-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Chanjuan Feng , Christopher Wilk , Dinesh C. Mathew , Keith J. Hendren , Stuart M. Nevill , Daniel K. Boothe , Nicholas A. Rundle , Simon S. Lee , Xiang Zhang , Thomas H. Tsang , Rebecca J. Mikolajczyk
Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume in which a speaker assembly is positioned. The speaker assembly can include a speaker module and a speaker enclosure in fluid communication, with the speaker enclosure at least partially defining a speaker volume.
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公开(公告)号:US11599322B1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-07
申请号:US17006677
申请日:2020-08-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul V. Johnson , Aaron Wang , Dinesh C. Mathew , Jiaying Wu , Paul X. Wang
IPC: G06F3/14 , G06F3/04883 , G06F3/0486 , G06F3/01 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/16 , G06V20/10
Abstract: A system may include electronic devices that communicate wirelessly. When positioned so that a pair of devices overlap or are near to one another, the devices may operate in a linked mode. During linked operations, devices may communicate wirelessly while input gathering and content displaying operations are shared among the devices. One or both of a pair of devices may have sensors. An orientation sensor, motion sensor, optical sensor, and/or other sensors may be used in identifying conditions in which to enter the linked mode and to identify a region where displays in the pair of devices overlap.
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公开(公告)号:US20230015526A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-19
申请号:US17951011
申请日:2022-09-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Lehmann , Chang Zhang , Dayu Qu , Kenneth M. Silz , Paul X. Wang , Qiliang Xu , Zheng Gao , Scott J. McEuen , Reza Nasiri Mahalati
IPC: G06F3/04886 , G06F3/04883 , G06F3/01
Abstract: An input device for an electronic device includes an enclosure and a top member defining an input surface having multiple differentiated input regions. The input device further includes a first force sensing system associated with a first area of the top member and including a first group of the differentiated input regions, and a second force sensing system associated with a second area of the top member and including a second group of the differentiated input regions. The input device further includes a touch sensing system configured to determine which input region from the first group of the differentiated input regions corresponds to the first force input and to determine which input region from the second group of the differentiated input regions corresponds to the second force input.
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公开(公告)号:US11528820B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-13
申请号:US17079334
申请日:2020-10-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Abidur R. Chowdhury , Adam T. Garelli , Bart K. Andre , Dinesh C. Mathew , Keith J. Hendren
Abstract: Low-profile computer supports include features to reduce the thickness and improve the portability or storage capability of a computer system while it is disassembled, packaged, shipped, or moved. Some computer systems have a computing device and a dock device that can be stored and moved separately or that can store or support accessories associated with the computer system. Some computer systems have a movable stand configured to transition between a collapsed state and a deployed or standing state. Some stands include handles or grips for moving the computer systems while collapsed. Other computer systems include handles or grips to provide areas to more easily carry the computer systems. The handles or grips can have features such as a flexible material to hide or mask their appearance on the computer system.
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公开(公告)号:US11526210B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-13
申请号:US17127059
申请日:2020-12-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Michael Y. Cheung
Abstract: A system may have one or more electronic devices that include user input sensors such as force sensors, touch sensors, motion sensors, and other input devices. To provide a user with output, devices may have visual output components such as displays, audio output components, and haptic output components. Haptic output components may be used to apply an apparent force in a given direction relative to a device housing surface such as a sidewall surface or other device surface. Control circuitry in a device may direct a haptic output component to produce the apparent force in a direction perpendicular to the housing surface or tangential to the housing surface. The apparent applied force may be provided as feedback while the control circuitry is directing a display in the device or in an external device to provide a user with visual content based on the user input.
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