公开(公告)号：US20240397032A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18662826

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael J. Rockwell ,  Oriel Y. Bergig ,  Geoffrey Stahl ,  Thibaut Weise ,  Peter Kaufmann ,  Branko Petljanski ,  Jason L. Slupeiks ,  Tom Sengelaub ,  Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki ,  Yanghai Tsin ,  Hesam Najafi ,  Arthur Y. Zhang ,  Cheng Chen ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Jia Tao ,  Ivan S. Maric ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  Muhammad F. Hossain

IPC: H04N13/361 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04N13/204 ,  H04N13/344 ,  H04N13/383

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：US20240385453A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18662410

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Trevor J. Ness ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Jeffrey C. Olson ,  Edward S. Huo ,  Samuel G. Smith ,  James W. Vandyke ,  Claire E. Dalke ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Muhammad F. Hossain ,  Jia Tao ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Ivan S. Maric ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Stephen E. Dey ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen ,  Ritu Shah ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Matthew A. Mayer ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Julian Jaede ,  Yoonhoo Jo ,  Forrest C. Wang ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Neal D. Evans ,  Paul Meade

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B7/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G06V40/16

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：US20240112391A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18484236

申请日：2023-10-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ranjit Desai ,  Michael J. Rockwell

IPC: G06T15/00 ,  G06F3/147 ,  H04L67/59

CPC classification number: G06T15/005 ,  G06F3/147 ,  H04L67/59 ,  G06T2200/16

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to display devices. In some embodiments, a display device includes a display system configured to display three-dimensional content to a user. The display device is configured to discover, via a network interface, one or more compute nodes operable to facilitate rendering the three-dimensional content and receive information identifying abilities of the one or more compute nodes to facilitate the rendering. Based on the received information, the display device evaluates a set of tasks to identify one or more of the tasks to offload to the one or more compute nodes for facilitating the rendering and distributes, via the network interface, the identified one or more tasks to the one or more compute nodes for processing by the one or more compute nodes.

公开(公告)号：US20240111162A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18539088

申请日：2023-12-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anselm Grundhoefer ,  Michael J. Rockwell

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/14

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G06F3/1407 ,  G02B2027/0112 ,  G02B2027/014

Abstract: A method includes sensing a plurality of light superposition characteristic values associated with ambient light from a physical environment. The ambient light emanates from the physical environment towards one side of a translucent display. The plurality of light superposition characteristic values quantifies interactions with the ambient light. The method includes determining a plurality of display correction values associated with the electronic device based on a function of the plurality of light superposition characteristic values and predetermined display characteristics of a computer-generated reality (CGR) object. The method includes changing one or more display operating parameters associated with the electronic device in accordance with the plurality of display correction values in order to satisfy the predetermined display characteristics of the CGR object within a performance threshold.

公开(公告)号：US11750795B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17231941

申请日：2021-04-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi-Pai Huang ,  Felipe Bacim De Araujo E Silva ,  Ping-Yen Chou ,  Byoungsuk Kim ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Yi Huang ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  Pretesh A. Mascarenhas

IPC: H04N13/383 ,  H04N13/305 ,  H04N13/368 ,  H04N13/133

CPC classification number: H04N13/383 ,  H04N13/133 ,  H04N13/305 ,  H04N13/368

Abstract: An electronic device may include a lenticular display. The lenticular display may have a lenticular lens film formed over an array of pixels. The lenticular lenses may be configured to enable stereoscopic viewing of the display such that a viewer perceives three-dimensional images. The display may have a number of independently controllable viewing zones. A eye and/or head tracking system may use a camera to capture images of a viewer of the display. Control circuitry in the electronic device may use the captured images from the eye and/or head tracking system to determine which viewing zones are occupied by the viewer's eyes. The control circuitry may disable or dim viewing zones that are not occupied by the viewer's eyes in order to conserve power. An unoccupied viewing zone and an adjacent, occupied viewing zone may display the same image to increase sharpness in the display.

公开(公告)号：US20220382376A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17886360

申请日：2022-08-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Michael Y. Cheung ,  Ray L. Chang ,  Hongcheng Sun ,  Ian M. Bullock ,  Kyle J. Nekimken ,  Madeleine S. Cordier ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  David H. Bloom ,  Scott G. Johnston

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G01P15/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: A finger-mounted device may include finger-mounted units. The finger-mounted units may each have a body that serves as a support structure for components such as force sensors, accelerometers, and other sensors and for haptic output devices. The body may have sidewall portions coupled by a portion that rests adjacent to a user's fingernail. The body may be formed from deformable material such as metal or may be formed from adjustable structures such as sliding body portions that are coupled to each other using magnetic attraction, springs, or other structures. The body of each finger-mounted unit may have a U-shaped cross-sectional profile that leaves the finger pad of each finger exposed when the body is coupled to a fingertip of a user's finger. Control circuitry may gather finger press input, lateral finger movement input, and finger tap input using the sensors and may provide haptic output using the haptic output device.

公开(公告)号：US11238661B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16965139

申请日：2019-02-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ian M. Richter ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Amritpal Singh Saini ,  Olivier Soares

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes: instantiating a first objective-effectuator (OE) associated with first attributes and a second OE associated with second attributes into a synthesized reality (SR) setting, wherein the first OE is encapsulated within the second OE; providing a first objective to the first OE based on the first and second attributes; providing a second objective to the second OE based on the second attributes, wherein the first and second objectives are associated with a time period between a first and second temporal points; generating a first set of actions for the first OE based on the first objective and a second set of actions for the second OE based on the second objective; and rendering for display the SR setting for the time period including the first set of actions performed by the first OE and the second set of actions performed by the second OE.

公开(公告)号：US20210297653A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17231941

申请日：2021-04-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi-Pai Huang ,  Felipe Bacim De Araujo E Silva ,  Ping-Yen Chou ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Yi Huang ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  Pretesh A. Mascarenhas

IPC: H04N13/383 ,  H04N13/305 ,  H04N13/368 ,  H04N13/133

Abstract: An electronic device may include a lenticular display. The lenticular display may have a lenticular lens film formed over an array of pixels. The lenticular lenses may be configured to enable stereoscopic viewing of the display such that a viewer perceives three-dimensional images. The display may have a number of independently controllable viewing zones. A eye and/or head tracking system may use a camera to capture images of a viewer of the display. Control circuitry in the electronic device may use the captured images from the eye and/or head tracking system to determine which viewing zones are occupied by the viewer's eyes. The control circuitry may disable or dim viewing zones that are not occupied by the viewer's eyes in order to conserve power. An unoccupied viewing zone and an adjacent, occupied viewing zone may display the same image to increase sharpness in the display.

公开(公告)号：US20210157143A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17028043

申请日：2020-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anselm Grundhoefer ,  Michael J. Rockwell

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/14

Abstract: A method includes sensing a plurality of light superposition characteristic values associated with ambient light from a physical environment. The ambient light emanates from the physical environment towards one side of a translucent display. The plurality of light superposition characteristic values quantifies interactions with the ambient light. The method includes determining a plurality of display correction values associated with the electronic device based on a function of the plurality of light superposition characteristic values and predetermined display characteristics of a computer-generated reality (CGR) object. The method includes changing one or more display operating parameters associated with the electronic device in accordance with the plurality of display correction values in order to satisfy the predetermined display characteristics of the CGR object within a performance threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20190004604A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US16015043

申请日：2018-06-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Michael Y. Cheung ,  Ray L. Chang ,  Hongcheng Sun ,  Ian M. Bullock ,  Kyle J. Nekimken ,  Madeleine S. Cordier ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  David H. Bloom ,  Scott G. Johnston

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G01P15/00 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: A finger-mounted device may include finger-mounted units. The finger-mounted units may each have a body that serves as a support structure for components such as force sensors, accelerometers, and other sensors and for haptic output devices. The body may have sidewall portions coupled by a portion that rests adjacent to a user's fingernail. The body may be formed from deformable material such as metal or may be formed from adjustable structures such as sliding body portions that are coupled to each other using magnetic attraction, springs, or other structures. The body of each finger-mounted unit may have a U-shaped cross-sectional profile that leaves the finger pad of each finger exposed when the body is coupled to a fingertip of a user's finger. Control circuitry may gather finger press input, lateral finger movement input, and finger tap input using the sensors and may provide haptic output using the haptic output device.