公开(公告)号：US20130335217A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-19

申请号：US13972708

申请日：2013-08-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dave Pakula ,  Matthew Hill ,  Ethan Larry Huwe ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Richard Hung Minh Dinh

IPC: G08B23/00

CPC classification number: G08B25/016 ,  G08B23/00 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M19/047 ,  H04M2250/12

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that allow an electronic device to autonomously adapt one or more user alerts to the current operating environment of the electronic device. For example, some embodiments may include a method comprising providing a plurality of alert devices in an electronic device, determining an operating environment of the electronic device using a sensor of the electronic device, and actuating at least one of the plurality of alert devices that corresponds to the determined operating environment.

公开(公告)号：US20130286582A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-31

申请号：US13924429

申请日：2013-06-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Teodor Dabov ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Philippe Manoux

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K7/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/1633 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H05K7/00 ,  H05K9/0016 ,  H05K9/0026 ,  H05K9/0037

Abstract: This invention is directed to several mechanical features of an electronic device. The electronic device may include a spring for simultaneously grounding several components. The electronic device may include several interlocking fences for protecting electronic device components from RF radiation. The electronic device may include an antenna assembly that includes distinct components for functional and aesthetic purposes. The electronic device may include a window for permitting RF transmissions. The electronic device may include a metal frame for stiffening the electronic device. The electronic device may include a bezel used for aesthetic purposes and to support numerous electronic device components. The electronic device may include a flexible housing operative to elastically deform to assemble the electronic device. The electronic device may include an unsupported button.

公开(公告)号：US20250060821A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18935873

申请日：2024-11-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Grant H. Mulliken ,  Avi Bar-Zeev ,  Devin W. Chalmers ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Holly Gerhard ,  Lilli I. Jonsson

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06V40/18

Abstract: One exemplary implementation provides an improved user experience on a device by using physiological data to initiate a user interaction for the user experience based on an identified interest or intention of a user. For example, a sensor may obtain physiological data (e.g., pupil diameter) of a user during a user experience in which content is displayed on a display. The physiological data varies over time during the user experience and a pattern is detected. The detected pattern is used to identify an interest of the user in the content or an intention of the user regarding the content. The user interaction is then initiated based on the identified interest or the identified intention.

公开(公告)号：US20250040061A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18916214

申请日：2024-10-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Andrew J. M. Janis ,  Teodor Dabov

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain multiple housing portions. The housing portions may be coupled together using hinges. The hinges may include hinges based on a three-bar linkage, hinges based on a four-bar linkage, hinges with slotted members, hinges formed from flexible support structures, and hinges based on flexible housing structures. Flexible displays may be mounted to the housing portions overlapping the hinges. When the housing portions in a device are rotated relative to each other, the flexible display may bend. The hinge may be configured to allow the flexible display to be placed in a front-to-front configuration in which an active side of the display faces itself or a back-to-back configuration. Engagement structures may be used to help the housing grip external objects and to hold the housing portions together. The hinges may be provided with rotational detents to help hold the flexible display in desired positions.

公开(公告)号：US20240385440A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18662488

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey C. Olson ,  Timothy Y. Chang ,  Divakar Singamsetty ,  Yami George ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen ,  Jason L. Slupeiks ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Julian Jaede ,  Yoonhoo Jo ,  Forrest C. Wang ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  Edward S. Huo ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Ray L. Chang ,  William A. Sorrentino, III ,  Jonathan Ive ,  Alan C. Dye ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Seung Wook Kim

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B30/27

Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

公开(公告)号：US12150256B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17710831

申请日：2022-03-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Andrew J. M. Janis ,  Teodor Dabov

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain multiple housing portions. The housing portions may be coupled together using hinges. The hinges may include hinges based on a three-bar linkage, hinges based on a four-bar linkage, hinges with slotted members, hinges formed from flexible support structures, and hinges based on flexible housing structures. Flexible displays may be mounted to the housing portions overlapping the hinges. When the housing portions in a device are rotated relative to each other, the flexible display may bend. The hinge may be configured to allow the flexible display to be placed in a front-to-front configuration in which an active side of the display faces itself or a back-to-back configuration. Engagement structures may be used to help the housing grip external objects and to hold the housing portions together. The hinges may be provided with rotational detents to help hold the flexible display in desired positions.

公开(公告)号：US12092829B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US18358709

申请日：2023-07-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David A. Kalinowski ,  Brian S. Lau ,  Cameron A. Harder ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T3/18 ,  G06T5/80 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G5/37 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/90 ,  H04N23/54

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G02B27/0179 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06T3/18 ,  G06T5/80 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G09G3/002 ,  G09G5/37 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/90 ,  G02B2027/0134 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G06T2207/10048 ,  G09G2320/0693 ,  G09G2340/14 ,  H04N23/54

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a left display and a right display that provide respective left and right images. Left and right optical combiner systems may be configured to pass real-world light to left and right eye boxes while directing the left and right images respectively to the left and right eye boxes. Misalignment of the left and right images with respect to the left and right eye boxes may be detected using gaze tracking systems, using cameras such as front-facing cameras in conjunction with a database of known real-world object properties, using visual inertial odometry systems formed from cameras and inertial measurement units, or using one or more sensors in a portable head-mounted device case or other item with a receptacle configured to receive a head-mounted device. Compensating adjustments may be made to the images based on the measured misalignment.

公开(公告)号：US12064791B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US16823033

申请日：2020-03-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stephen P. Zadesky ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Stephen B. Lynch ,  Martin Auclair

IPC: B06B1/06 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G10K9/122 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H10N30/00 ,  H10N30/20

CPC classification number: B06B1/0603 ,  A61B5/02133 ,  A61B5/02438 ,  A61B5/02444 ,  A61B5/7455 ,  B06B1/06 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G10K9/122 ,  H10N30/00 ,  H10N30/2041 ,  H10N30/2047 ,  H10N30/206 ,  A61B5/7405

Abstract: Examples of portable electronic devices including a piezo actuated vibrator for providing tactile feedback to the user are described. Portable electronic devices according to the present disclosure may include tactile feedback devices, which may be driven by a piezoelectric actuator/vibrator that is operatively coupled to or embedded into the housing of a portable electronic device. In some examples, the housing of the electronic device itself can be made of piezoelectric ceramic material. The piezoelectric element may be coupled to the housing of the product to cause the housing to deflect and/or vibrate. In some examples, the housing of the portable electronic device, which may be a portable media player device, may be configured for placement directly or indirectly in contact with the user's skin such that vibrations of the housing may be felt directly (without audible feedback) by the user.

公开(公告)号：US12008178B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US18351438

申请日：2023-07-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anna-Katrina Shedletsky ,  Christopher Werner ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0443 ,  G06F3/0446

Abstract: A device including a mechanical input and a touch-sensitive surface for detecting one or more touch inputs and an input from the mechanical input. The touch-sensitive surface can include a first portion for detecting at least the touch inputs, and a second portion for detecting at least the mechanical input. The touch-sensitive surface can include a first portion for detecting at least the touch inputs and the mechanical input. The mechanical input can comprise an electrically conductive material, and the mechanical input can be detected based on capacitance measurements between the mechanical input and the touch-sensitive surface. The device can include a sensing element, the mechanical input can comprise an electrically insulating material, and the mechanical input can be detected based on capacitance measurements between the touch-sensitive surface and the sensing element. The device can include logic to differentiate between the touch inputs and the mechanical input.

公开(公告)号：US11908086B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17900657

申请日：2022-08-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Grant H. Mulliken ,  James Williams Charles Vandyke

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06T13/20 ,  G06T13/40

CPC classification number: G06T19/00 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/1454 ,  G06T13/205 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T2219/024

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, an exemplary process for initializing members of a shared enhanced reality setting is described. In accordance with some embodiments, an exemplary process for forming a private sub-space and example features of the private sub-space is described.