公开(公告)号：US20240069352A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18355791

申请日：2023-07-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Ian P. Colahan ,  Christopher T. Eubank ,  Christopher K. Ewy ,  Patrick T. Ryan ,  Emery A. Sanford ,  Robert D. Silfvast

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  A63F13/24 ,  H02J50/10

CPC classification number: G02B27/0176 ,  A63F13/24 ,  H02J50/10 ,  G02B2027/0169

Abstract: A system may include an electronic device such as a head-mounted device and a handheld controller for controlling the electronic device. The handheld controller may have a housing with an elongated shaft extending between first and second tip portions. The handheld controller may have power receiving circuitry configured to receive power from a power source. The power source may be incorporated into an electronic device such as a wireless charging dock or stick, a battery case, or a head-mounted device. The power source may supply power through terminals that form ohmic contacts with mating terminals in the finger device or may transmit power wirelessly using capacitive coupling or inductive charging arrangements. Magnets may be used to hold and align the elongated shaft of the handheld controller on the power source.

公开(公告)号：US20240031716A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18375574

申请日：2023-10-02

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Neal D. Evans ,  James W. VanDyke ,  Andrew M. Hulva ,  Robert D. Silfvast ,  Christopher T. Eubank

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H03G5/02 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R5/033

CPC classification number: H04R1/1008 ,  G02B27/017 ,  H03G5/025 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R5/0335

Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a detachable speaker unit. The head-mounted display unit outputs visual content to a user and provides a visual pass-through of a real environment to the user. The detachable speaker unit is detachably coupleable to the head-mounted display unit for providing aural content to the user. At least one of the visual content or the aural content is changed according to a position of the detachable speaker unit relative to the head-mounted display unit.

公开(公告)号：US20220180889A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17677850

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher T. Eubank ,  Lance Jabr ,  Matthew S. Connolly ,  Robert D. Silfvast ,  Sean A. Ramprashad ,  Carlos Avendano ,  Miquel Espi Marques

IPC: G10L21/0388 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L19/008 ,  G10L21/0272

Abstract: A first device obtains, from the array, several audio signals and processes the audio signals to produce a speech signal and one or more ambient signals. The first device processes the ambient signals to produce a sound-object sonic descriptor that has metadata describing a sound object within an acoustic environment. The first device transmits, over a communication data link, the speech signal and the descriptor to a second electronic device that is configured to spatially reproduce the sound object using the descriptor mixed with the speech signal, to produce several mixed signals to drive several speakers.

公开(公告)号：US20210076120A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16951103

申请日：2020-11-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Neal D. Evans ,  James W. VanDyke ,  Andrew M. Hulva ,  Robert D. Silfvast ,  Christopher T. Eubank

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H03G5/02 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R5/033

Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a detachable speaker unit. The head-mounted display unit outputs visual content to a user and provides a visual pass-through of a real environment to the user. The detachable speaker unit is detachably coupleable to the head-mounted display unit for providing aural content to the user. At least one of the visual content or the aural content is changed according to a position of the detachable speaker unit relative to the head-mounted display unit.

公开(公告)号：US20210035597A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：US16940792

申请日：2020-07-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher T. Eubank ,  Lance Jabr ,  Matthew S. Connolly ,  Robert D. Silfvast ,  Sean A. Ramprashad ,  Carlos Avendano ,  Miquel Espi Marques

IPC: G10L21/0388 ,  G10L21/0272 ,  G10L19/008 ,  G10L21/0208

Abstract: A first device obtains, from the array, several audio signals and processes the audio signals to produce a speech signal and one or more ambient signals. The first device processes the ambient signals to produce a sound-object sonic descriptor that has metadata describing a sound object within an acoustic environment. The first device transmits, over a communication data link, the speech signal and the descriptor to a second electronic device that is configured to spatially reproduce the sound object using the descriptor mixed with the speech signal, to produce several mixed signals to drive several speakers.

公开(公告)号：US20200089008A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16381330

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert D. Silfvast ,  James W. VanDyke ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Neal D. Evans ,  Christopher T. Eubank

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G06T19/00

Abstract: A head-mounted display system is disclosed that includes a housing; a visual system associated with the housing to facilitate image and/or video display; a wearable support connectable to the housing; and an audio component pivotably connected to the support such that the audio component is movable between a first position in which the audio component is in general alignment with the support, and a second position in which the audio component is out of general alignment with the support. Movement from the first position to the second position transitions the audio component from a first mode (i.e., an extra-aural mode) in which sound is projected through a first port in communication with a driver to a user to a second mode (i.e., an intra-aural mode) in which sound is projected through a second port in communication with the driver to the user.