公开(公告)号：US20250068213A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18940238

申请日：2024-11-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  James G. Horiuchi ,  Michael K. McCord ,  Trevor J. Ness

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G04B3/00 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06V40/12 ,  G06V40/13

Abstract: A biometric button assembly may be disposed in an opening of an enclosure of an electronic device. The biometric button assembly may include an input member that forms an exterior surface of the button housing and is configured to receive inputs, for example from a user of the electronic device. The biometric button assembly may further include a biometric sensor for detecting the received inputs and transmitting a signal to a processor of the electronic device. The signal may correspond to a biometric characteristic, such as a fingerprint. A flexible conduit may transmit the signal to the processor. A portion of the flexible conduit and a seal may be positioned between the button assembly and the enclosure that prevents contaminants from entering the button housing and the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US12228973B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US18488907

申请日：2023-10-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G04G17/04 ,  G04G17/08 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H10K50/84 ,  H10K102/00

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may have a flexible display layer covered by a protective display cover layer. The flexible display layer may be an organic light-emitting diode display layer or other layer with a flexible substrate. The flexible display layer may have a central region with peripheral edges. The central region may be rectangular, may be octagonal, or may have other shapes. Strip-shaped protrusions may extend along each of the peripheral edges of the central region. The strip-shaped protrusions may be bent to provide the protrusions with curved surface profiles. The display cover layer may have a cushion shape with bowed edges that overlap parts of the strip-shaped protrusions, may have curved inner and outer surfaces and/or planar surfaces, may have rounded corners with compound curvature, may have edges with curved surface profiles, and/or may have other configurations.

公开(公告)号：US12181927B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18468579

申请日：2023-09-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  James G. Horiuchi ,  Michael K. McCord ,  Trevor J. Ness

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G04B3/00 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06V40/12 ,  G06V40/13

Abstract: A biometric button assembly may be disposed in an opening of an enclosure of an electronic device. The biometric button assembly may include an input member that forms an exterior surface of the button housing and is configured to receive inputs, for example from a user of the electronic device. The biometric button assembly may further include a biometric sensor for detecting the received inputs and transmitting a signal to a processor of the electronic device. The signal may correspond to a biometric characteristic, such as a fingerprint. A flexible conduit may transmit the signal to the processor. A portion of the flexible conduit and a seal may be positioned between the button assembly and the enclosure that prevents contaminants from entering the button housing and the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US11963795B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17726272

申请日：2022-04-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Steven J. Martisauskas ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Andrzej T. Baranski ,  Serhan O. Isikman ,  Steven J. Banaska ,  Todd K. Whitehurst ,  Ming L. Sartee

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G01L1/14 ,  A61B5/021

CPC classification number: A61B5/6843 ,  A61B5/681 ,  G01L1/142 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/412 ,  A61B5/4872 ,  A61B2562/0261

Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a body, a housing component, a band operable to attach the body to a body part of a user, and a force sensor coupled to the housing component. The force sensor is operable to produce a force signal based on a force exerted between the body part of the user and the housing component. A processing unit of the wearable electronic device receives the force signal from the force sensor and determines the force exerted on the housing component based thereon. The processing unit may use that force to determine a tightness of the band, determine health information for the user, adjust determined force exerted on a cover glass, and/or to perform various other actions.

公开(公告)号：US11860588B1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17200650

申请日：2021-03-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Maegan K. Spencer ,  Ryan C. Perkins ,  Benjamin J. Kallman ,  Daniel J. Hiemstra ,  Colin M. Ely ,  William C. Lukens ,  Osamu Yabe ,  Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza ,  David D. Dashevsky ,  Eugene C. Cheung ,  Prashanth S. Holenarsipur ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Zaki Moustafa

IPC: G04G9/00 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04G21/04 ,  A44C5/00 ,  A44C5/14 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K19/06 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K7/10

CPC classification number: G04G9/0064 ,  A44C5/0053 ,  A44C5/147 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04G21/04 ,  G06K7/10366 ,  G06K7/1413 ,  G06K7/1417 ,  G06K19/06028 ,  G06K19/06037 ,  G06K19/0723

Abstract: A watch can include a watch body and a band for securing the watch to the user. The watch body can detect an identification of the band or combination of band portions, which can serve as an input to initiate actions performed by the watch body. For example, a type, model, color, size, or other characteristic of a band can be determined and used to select a corresponding action performed by the watch body. Identification of the band can be performed by components of the watch body that also serve other purposes. The watch body can respond to the identification of a particular band by performing particular functions, such as changing an aspect of a user interface or altering settings of the watch body.

公开(公告)号：US11797057B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17805835

申请日：2022-06-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  James G. Horiuchi ,  Michael K. McCord ,  Trevor J. Ness

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G04B3/00 ,  G06V40/13 ,  G06V40/12

CPC classification number: G06F1/1656 ,  G04B3/001 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06V40/1306 ,  G06V40/1359

Abstract: A biometric button assembly may be disposed in an opening of an enclosure of an electronic device. The biometric button assembly may include an input member that forms an exterior surface of the button housing and is configured to receive inputs, for example from a user of the electronic device. The biometric button assembly may further include a biometric sensor for detecting the received inputs and transmitting a signal to a processor of the electronic device. The signal may correspond to a biometric characteristic, such as a fingerprint. A flexible conduit may transmit the signal to the processor. A portion of the flexible conduit and a seal may be positioned between the button assembly and the enclosure that prevents contaminants from entering the button housing and the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US11442505B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US17365830

申请日：2021-07-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G04G17/04 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H01L51/52 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G04G17/08

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may have a flexible display layer covered by a protective display cover layer. The flexible display layer may be an organic light-emitting diode display layer or other layer with a flexible substrate. The flexible display layer may have a central region with peripheral edges. The central region may be rectangular, may be octagonal, or may have other shapes. Strip-shaped protrusions may extend along each of the peripheral edges of the central region. The strip-shaped protrusions may be bent to provide the protrusions with curved surface profiles. The display cover layer may have a cushion shape with bowed edges that overlap parts of the strip-shaped protrusions, may have curved inner and outer surfaces and/or planar surfaces, may have rounded corners with compound curvature, may have edges with curved surface profiles, and/or may have other configurations.

公开(公告)号：US20220240859A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17726272

申请日：2022-04-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Steven J. Martisauskas ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Andrzej T. Baranski ,  Serhan O. lsikman ,  Steven J. Banaska ,  Todd K. Whitehurst ,  Ming L. Sartee

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G01L1/14

Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a body, a housing component, a band operable to attach the body to a body part of a user, and a force sensor coupled to the housing component. The force sensor is operable to produce a force signal based on a force exerted between the body part of the user and the housing component. A processing unit of the wearable electronic device receives the force signal from the force sensor and determines the force exerted on the housing component based thereon. The processing unit may use that force to determine a tightness of the band, determine health information for the user, adjust determined force exerted on a cover glass, and/or to perform various other actions.

公开(公告)号：US11313935B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16793994

申请日：2020-02-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gunes Dervisoglu ,  Christopher D. Guichet ,  Adam S. Howell ,  Alexander J. Wiens ,  Christopher E. Balcells ,  Erik L. Wang ,  Jonathan M. Beard ,  Tang Y. Tan ,  Theodore Lao ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Hung A. Pham

IPC: G01R35/00 ,  G01R33/02 ,  G01R33/00

Abstract: A method for calibrating a magnetometer of an electronic device can include detecting a change in a magnetism of the electronic device, collecting a first magnetic field data from the magnetometer at sampling frequency of at least 1 hertz, generating an elliptical calibration model based at least partially on the collected first magnetic field data, collecting a second magnetic field data from the magnetometer, and fitting the collected second magnetic field data to a sphere using the elliptical calibration model.

公开(公告)号：US20210181865A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17187429

申请日：2021-02-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Collin R. Petty ,  Adam T. Clavelle

IPC: G06F3/0338 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G04C3/00 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An input mechanism for a portable electronic device includes a rotational manipulation mechanism, such as a cap or shaft. The input mechanism also includes a sensor having first capacitive elements coupled to the manipulation mechanism, second capacitive elements, and a dielectric positioned between the first and second capacitive elements. Movement of the manipulation mechanism alters the positions of the first and second capacitive elements with respect to each other and is determinable based on capacitance changes resulting therefrom. In some implementations, the second capacitive elements may be part of an inner ring or partial ring nested at least partially within an outer ring or partial ring.