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    Rotatable crown for an electronic device
    42.
    发明授权
    Rotatable crown for an electronic device 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10551798B1

    公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

    申请号：US15597145

    申请日：2017-05-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Stephen N. Sweet ,  Sriram Moorthy ,  Huan Peng

    IPC: G04G21/00 ,  G04B3/04 ,  G01D5/165

    Abstract: A compact crown for an electronic device such as an electronic watch, including a set of wipers capable of determining a rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed, is disclosed. The set of wipers is in contact with at least one resistance member at different angular positions around a rotation axis. The crown may have a group of ground taps disposed along the resistance member and a measured signal may vary based on the position of each wiper as it contacts the at least one resistance member. A compact crown may also include capacitive members and capacitive sensors in order to similarly determine rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed.

    REJECTION OF FALSE TURNS OF ROTARY INPUTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    44.
    发明申请
    REJECTION OF FALSE TURNS OF ROTARY INPUTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20180335891A1

    公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

    申请号：US16048081

    申请日：2018-07-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Anna-Katrina Shedletsky ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Samuel Weiss

    IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0362

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04106

    Abstract: Various embodiments for detecting and rejecting false, unintended rotations of rotary inputs of electronic devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an electronic device is provided with an optical detector that measures the distance between the electronic device and the wearer's forearm or hand, and when the distance is smaller than a threshold distance, the turns of the rotary input are false, unintended turns. In another example, a crown of a rotary input includes a plurality of capacitive sensors that detects the presence of a wearer's finger, which when absent, the turns of the rotary input are false turns. In another example, deflections or positions of a shaft of the rotary input are measured and if the deflections/positions indicate an upward force on the rotary input (which are likely caused by the wearer's forearm or hand), the turns of the rotary input are false turns. Other embodiments are described herein.

    Rejection of false turns of rotary inputs for electronic devices
    45.
    发明授权
    Rejection of false turns of rotary inputs for electronic devices 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10048802B2

    公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

    申请号：US15117819

    申请日：2014-02-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Anna-Katrina Shedletsky ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Samuel Weiss

    IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044

    Abstract: Various embodiments for detecting and rejecting false, unintended rotations of rotary inputs of electronic devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an electronic device is provided with an optical detector that measures the distance between the electronic device and the wearer's forearm or hand, and when the distance is smaller than a threshold distance, the turns of the rotary input are false, unintended turns. In another example, a crown of a rotary input includes a plurality of capacitive sensors that detects the presence of a wearer's finger, which when absent, the turns of the rotary input are false turns. In another example, deflections or positions of a shaft of the rotary input are measured and if the deflections/positions indicate an upward force on the rotary input (which are likely caused by the wearer's forearm or hand), the turns of the rotary input are false turns. Other embodiments are described herein.

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