公开(公告)号：US11334148B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16706505

申请日：2019-12-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: Methods and systems for relative inertial measurement may include a user device configured to couple with a user's body and measure motion of the user's body or a part of the user's body while the user rides in a vehicle. A second inertial measurement device may be configured to move with the vehicle but to not move with movements of the user's body within the vehicle. One or more processors may receive inertial measurements from the first and second inertial measurement devices and determine movement of the user's body or the part of the user's body relative to the vehicle by comparing the received inertial measurements.

公开(公告)号：US11237413B1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16558473

申请日：2019-09-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andreas G. Weber ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Tobias Eble ,  Yury A. Petrov

IPC: G02F1/01 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: Some implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that display images at multiple focus distances on HMDs. The systems can avoid or mitigate vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC) and depth-blur conflict (DBC) experienced by users on traditional HMDs. Some implementations use a geometric phase lens and a circular polarization switch. The geometric phase lens passively changes its power depending on the light's circular polarization. The circular polarization switch changes the polarization of the light at appropriate times. With the circular polarization switch and geometric phase lens positioned over an HMD screen, the system can quickly change the apparent distance to the screen, which in turn changes the accommodative state of the eye needed to focus on the rendered image.

公开(公告)号：US20210181690A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17188925

申请日：2021-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Jonathan Ive ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Rico Zorkendorfer

IPC: G04G17/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  G06F1/16 ,  A61B5/026 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04B39/02 ,  A61B5/0295

Abstract: A consumer product that is a portable and, in some cases, a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device may have functionalities including: keeping time; monitoring a user's physiological signals and providing health-related information based on those signals; communicating with other electronic devices or services; visually depicting data on a display; gather data form one or more sensors that may be used to initiate, control, or modify operations of the device; determine a location of a touch on a surface of the device and/or an amount of force exerted on the device, and use either or both as input.

公开(公告)号：US20210181688A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17187519

申请日：2021-02-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Colin M. Ely ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G04C3/00 ,  G01D5/241 ,  G04G21/00 ,  H03K17/975 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: An input mechanism, such as a crown, detects amounts of applied force. In various examples, an assembly including an input mechanism has an enclosure; a stem coupled to the enclosure such that the stem is rotatable, translatable, and transversely moveable with respect to the enclosure; a sensor, coupled between the stem and the housing, to which force is transferred when the stem moves with respect to the housing; and a processing unit coupled to the sensor. The processing unit is operable to determine a measurement of the force, based on a signal from the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210173672A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17178118

申请日：2021-02-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F1/3231 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01H35/00 ,  G06N5/02 ,  H01H9/00 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: An automatic hold switch is disclosed. The automatic hold switch provides a means for automatically switching a hold feature on and off. When the hold feature is on, one or more input devices of a portable electronic device are disabled or prevented from providing input signals. When the hold feature is off, one or more input devices of a portable electronic device are enabled or allowed to provide input signals. Because the user no longer has to manually control the hold feature, the number of actions that need to be taken by the user is reduced. In one example, the automatic hold switch is embodied with light sensors that detect when the device is in a dark environment and when the device is in a light environment. A dark environment indicates to the portable electronic device that the user wishes not to input and therefore the hold feature is turned on. A lighted environment indicates to the portable electronic device that the user wishes to input and therefore the hold feature is turned off.

公开(公告)号：US11015960B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16256990

申请日：2019-01-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Prashanth S. Holenarsipur ,  Colin M. Ely

IPC: G01D5/347 ,  G01P3/486 ,  G01P3/36 ,  G01P3/50

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an optical encoder for an electronic device. The optical encoder comprises an elongated shaft having an encoding pattern made up of axial markings and radial markings. The encoding pattern may be disposed around a circumference of the elongated shaft. The optical encoder also includes an optical sensor. In embodiments, the optical sensor includes an emitter and a photodiode array. The emitter causes light to shine on the encoding pattern. The encoding pattern reflects the light back to the photodiode array and the photodiode array determines movement of the shaft based on the reflected light.

公开(公告)号：US10983626B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US15159074

申请日：2016-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Isaac W. Chan ,  Chun-Hao Tung ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Sunggu Kang ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: G06F3/043 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: Display layers and touch sensor layers may be overlapped by enclosure walls in an electronic device. The electronic device may have a front wall and opposing rear wall and curved sidewalls. The front wall and the curved sidewalls may be formed from a glass layer or other transparent member. A touch sensor layer and display layer may extend under the glass layer with curved sidewalls. A touch sensor layer may also extend under the opposing rear wall. A foldable electronic device may have a flexible transparent wall portion that joins planar transparent walls. Components may be interposed between the transparent planar walls and opaque walls. Display and touch layers may be overlapped by the transparent walls and the transparent flexible wall portion. Touch sensor structures may also be overlapped by the opaque walls.

公开(公告)号：US10983557B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16855729

申请日：2020-04-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher M. Werner ,  Emery A. Sanford ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Teodor Dabov ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narrow border between an active display area and an outer edge of the housing structure. The enclosure for the electronic device can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.

公开(公告)号：US10948880B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US16738198

申请日：2020-01-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Colin M. Ely ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G04C3/00 ,  G01D5/241 ,  G04G21/00 ,  H03K17/975 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: An input mechanism, such as a crown, detects amounts of applied force. In various examples, an assembly including an input mechanism has an enclosure; a stem coupled to the enclosure such that the stem is rotatable, translatable, and transversely moveable with respect to the enclosure; a sensor, coupled between the stem and the housing, to which force is transferred when the stem moves with respect to the housing; and a processing unit coupled to the sensor. The processing unit is operable to determine a measurement of the force, based on a signal from the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210067418A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17096769

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Colin M. Ely ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04W16/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  H04W76/14 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display system and control circuitry. The user's environment may be presented on the display system. The environment on the display system may be a captured image of the environment, may be the actual real world viewed through an optical combiner, or may be a completely virtual image representing the environment. The control circuitry may gather information about external electronic devices in the user's environment, including determining a type and location of each external electronic device and a status of wireless communications links between external electronic devices. The display system may overlay computer-generated display elements onto the user's environment to indicate the status of wireless communications links between the external electronic devices. In response to touch or gesture input, the control circuitry may send control signals to the external electronic devices to establish or break wireless communications links between external electronic devices.