公开(公告)号：US20110116747A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-19

申请号：US12622405

申请日：2009-11-19

申请人： Jeffrey J. Terlizzi ,  Victor Tiscareno ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

发明人： Jeffrey J. Terlizzi ,  Victor Tiscareno ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

IPC分类号： G02B6/38 ,  H01R24/00 ,  H01R24/04

CPC分类号： H01R24/58 ,  G02B6/3817 ,  G02B6/3851 ,  G02B6/4292 ,  H01R2107/00 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2420/03 ,  H04R2460/11 ,  H04R2499/13

摘要： Electronic devices are provided that communicate over cables and other communications paths that include optical and electrical paths. A cable may include wires for forming an electrical path and one or more optical fibers for forming an optical path. Connectors at one or both ends of the cable may include electrical contacts and an optical coupling structure associated with the optical path. Optical paths may be included in connectors such as tip-ring-sleeve connectors and connectors of other types. Interface circuitry may be included in a connector to convert between optical and electrical signaling schemes. Wavelength-division-multiplexing may be used to support bidirectional communications. Breakout boxes and other equipment may be connected using the cables. Digital signals such as digital noise cancellation signals may be conveyed over the optical paths. Power and other electrical signals may be conveyed over the electrical paths.

摘要翻译： 提供通过电缆和包括光学和电路径的其它通信路径进行通信的电子设备。 电缆可以包括用于形成电路径的线和用于形成光路的一根或多根光纤。 电缆的一端或两端的连接器可以包括电触头和与光路相关联的光耦合结构。 光路可以包括在诸如尖端环套筒连接器和其它类型的连接器的连接器中。 接口电路可以包括在连接器中以在光信号和电信令方案之间进行转换。 波分复用可以用于支持双向通信。 分线盒和其他设备可能使用电缆连接。 诸如数字噪声消除信号的数字信号可以在光路上传送。 功率和其他电信号可以通过电路径传送。

公开(公告)号：US20110116647A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-19

申请号：US12622398

申请日：2009-11-19

申请人： Jeffrey J. Terlizzi ,  Victor Tiscareno ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

发明人： Jeffrey J. Terlizzi ,  Victor Tiscareno ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

IPC分类号： G10K11/16 ,  H04B10/00

CPC分类号： G02B6/3817 ,  G10K11/178 ,  G10K2210/321

摘要： Electronic devices are provided that communicate over cables and other communications paths that include optical and electrical paths. A cable may include wires for forming an electrical path and one or more optical fibers for forming an optical path. Connectors at one or both ends of the cable may include electrical contacts and an optical coupling structure associated with the optical path. Optical paths may be included in connectors such as tip-ring-sleeve connectors and connectors of other types. Interface circuitry may be included in a connector to convert between optical and electrical signaling schemes. Wavelength-division-multiplexing may be used to support bidirectional communications. Breakout boxes and other equipment may be connected using the cables. Digital signals such as digital noise cancellation signals may be conveyed over the optical paths. Power and other electrical signals may be conveyed over the electrical paths.

摘要翻译： 提供通过电缆和包括光学和电路径的其它通信路径进行通信的电子设备。 电缆可以包括用于形成电路径的线和用于形成光路的一根或多根光纤。 电缆的一端或两端的连接器可以包括电触头和与光路相关联的光耦合结构。 光路可以包括在诸如尖端环套筒连接器和其它类型的连接器的连接器中。 接口电路可以包括在连接器中以在光信号和电信令方案之间进行转换。 波分复用可以用于支持双向通信。 分线盒和其他设备可能使用电缆连接。 诸如数字噪声消除信号的数字信号可以在光路上传送。 功率和其他电信号可以通过电路径传送。

公开(公告)号：US20110061113A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-10

申请号：US12895675

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Jonathan Jake Rubinstein ,  Anthony M. Fadell ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker ,  Mitchell Adler ,  John Wesley Archibald

发明人： Jonathan Jake Rubinstein ,  Anthony M. Fadell ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker ,  Mitchell Adler ,  John Wesley Archibald

IPC分类号： G06F21/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/445 ,  G06F21/602 ,  G06F2221/2129

摘要： Improved techniques to control utilization of accessory devices with electronic devices are disclosed. The improved techniques can use cryptographic approaches to authenticate electronic devices, namely, electronic devices that interconnect and communicate with one another. One aspect pertains to techniques for authenticating an electronic device, such as an accessory device. Another aspect pertains to provisioning software features (e.g., functions) by or for an electronic device (e.g., a host device). Different electronic devices can, for example, be provisioned differently depending on different degrees or levels of authentication, or depending on manufacturer or product basis. Still another aspect pertains to using an accessory (or adapter) to convert a peripheral device (e.g., USB device) into a host device (e.g., USB host). The improved techniques are particularly well suited for electronic devices, such as media devices, that can receive accessory devices. One example of a media device is a media player, such as a hand-held media player (e.g., music player), that can present (e.g., play) media items (or media assets).

摘要翻译： 公开了改进的用于控制具有电子设备的附件设备利用率的技术。 改进的技术可以使用加密方法来认证电子设备，即彼此互连和通信的电子设备。 一个方面涉及用于认证诸如附件设备的电子设备的技术。 另一方面涉及由或由电子设备（例如，主机设备）提供软件特征（例如，功能）。 例如，不同的电子设备可以根据不同的认证程度或水平进行不同的配置，或者取决于制造商或产品的基础。 另一方面涉及使用附件（或适配器）将外围设备（例如，USB设备）转换为主机设备（例如，USB主机）。 改进的技术特别适用于可以接收附件设备的电子设备，例如媒体设备。 媒体设备的一个示例是可以呈现（例如，播放）媒体项（或媒体资产）的媒体播放器，诸如手持媒体播放器（例如，音乐播放器）。

公开(公告)号：US07869608B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-11

申请号：US12203876

申请日：2008-09-03

申请人： Wendell B. Sander ,  Jeffrey Terlizzi ,  Douglas M. Farrar ,  Timothy Johnson ,  Brian Sander ,  Brian J. Conner ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

发明人： Wendell B. Sander ,  Jeffrey Terlizzi ,  Douglas M. Farrar ,  Timothy Johnson ,  Brian Sander ,  Brian J. Conner ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

IPC分类号： H04R3/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/6058 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/72527 ,  H04M1/72558 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2499/11

摘要： Electronic devices and accessories such as headsets for electronic devices are provided. A microphone may be included in an accessory to capture sound for an associated electronic device. Buttons and other user interfaces may be included in the accessories. An accessory may have an audio plug that connects to a mating audio jack in an electronic device, thereby establishing a wired communications link between the accessory and the electronic device. The electronic device may include power supply circuitry for applying bias voltages to the accessory. The bias voltages may bias a microphone and may adjust settings in the accessory such as settings related to operating modes. User input information may be conveyed between the accessory and the electronic device using ultrasonic tone transmission. The electronic device may also gather input from the accessory using a voltage detector coupled to lines in the communications path.

摘要翻译： 提供电子设备和附件，例如电子设备的耳机。 附件中可以包括麦克风以捕获相关联的电子设备的声音。 按钮和其他用户界面可能包含在附件中。 附件可以具有连接到电子设备中的匹配音频插孔的音频插头，从而在附件和电子设备之间建立有线通信链路。 电子设备可以包括用于向附件施加偏置电压的电源电路。 偏置电压可能偏置麦克风，并可能会调整附件中的设置，例如与操作模式相关的设置。 用户输入信息可以使用超声波传输在配件和电子设备之间传送。 电子设备还可以使用耦合到通信路径中的线路的电压检测器从附件收集输入。

公开(公告)号：US07823214B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-26

申请号：US11051499

申请日：2005-02-03

申请人： Jonathan Jake Rubinstein ,  Anthony M. Fadell ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker ,  Mitchell Adler ,  John Wesley Archibald

发明人： Jonathan Jake Rubinstein ,  Anthony M. Fadell ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker ,  Mitchell Adler ,  John Wesley Archibald

IPC分类号： G08B29/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/445 ,  G06F21/602 ,  G06F2221/2129

摘要： Improved techniques to control utilization of accessory devices with electronic devices are disclosed. The improved techniques can use cryptographic approaches to authenticate electronic devices, namely, electronic devices that interconnect and communicate with one another. One aspect pertains to techniques for authenticating an electronic device, such as an accessory device. Another aspect pertains to provisioning software features (e.g., functions) by or for an electronic device (e.g., a host device). Different electronic devices can, for example, be provisioned differently depending on different degrees or levels of authentication, or depending on manufacturer or product basis. Still another aspect pertains to using an accessory (or adapter) to convert a peripheral device (e.g., USB device) into a host device (e.g., USB host). The improved techniques are particularly well suited for electronic devices, such as media devices, that can receive accessory devices. One example of a media device is a media player, such as a hand-held media player (e.g., music player), that can present (e.g., play) media items (or media assets).

摘要翻译： 公开了改进的用于控制具有电子设备的附件设备利用率的技术。 改进的技术可以使用加密方法来认证电子设备，即彼此互连和通信的电子设备。 一个方面涉及用于认证诸如附件设备的电子设备的技术。 另一方面涉及由或由电子设备（例如，主机设备）提供软件特征（例如，功能）。 例如，不同的电子设备可以根据不同的认证程度或水平进行不同的配置，或者取决于制造商或产品的基础。 另一方面涉及使用附件（或适配器）将外围设备（例如，USB设备）转换为主机设备（例如，USB主机）。 改进的技术特别适用于可以接收附件设备的电子设备，例如媒体设备。 媒体设备的一个示例是可以呈现（例如，播放）媒体项（或媒体资产）的媒体播放器，诸如手持媒体播放器（例如，音乐播放器）。

公开(公告)号：US07623667B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-24

申请号：US12203879

申请日：2008-09-03

申请人： Wendell B. Sander ,  Jeffrey Terlizzi ,  Douglas M. Farrar ,  Timothy Johnson ,  Brian Sander ,  Brian J. Conner ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

发明人： Wendell B. Sander ,  Jeffrey Terlizzi ,  Douglas M. Farrar ,  Timothy Johnson ,  Brian Sander ,  Brian J. Conner ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

IPC分类号： H04R1/10 ,  G10G7/02 ,  H04M1/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/6058 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/72527 ,  H04M1/72558 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2499/11

摘要： Electronic devices and accessories such as headsets for electronic devices are provided. A microphone may be included in an accessory to capture sound for an associated electronic device. Buttons and other user interfaces may be included in the accessories. An accessory may have an audio plug that connects to a mating audio jack in an electronic device, thereby establishing a wired communications link between the accessory and the electronic device. The electronic device may include power supply circuitry for applying bias voltages to the accessory. The bias voltages may bias a microphone and may adjust settings in the accessory such as settings related to operating modes. User input information may be conveyed between the accessory and the electronic device using ultrasonic tone transmission. The electronic device may also gather input from the accessory using a voltage detector coupled to lines in the communications path.

摘要翻译： 提供电子设备和附件，例如电子设备的耳机。 附件中可以包括麦克风以捕获相关联的电子设备的声音。 按钮和其他用户界面可能包含在附件中。 附件可以具有连接到电子设备中的匹配音频插孔的音频插头，从而在附件和电子设备之间建立有线通信链路。 电子设备可以包括用于向附件施加偏置电压的电源电路。 偏置电压可能偏置麦克风，并可能会调整附件中的设置，例如与操作模式相关的设置。 用户输入信息可以使用超声波传输在配件和电子设备之间传送。 电子设备还可以使用耦合到通信路径中的线路的电压检测器从附件收集输入。

公开(公告)号：US20090180643A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-16

申请号：US12203886

申请日：2008-09-03

申请人： Wendell B. Sander ,  Jeffrey Terlizzi ,  Douglas M. Farrar ,  Timothy Johnson ,  Brian Sander ,  Brian J. Conner ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

发明人： Wendell B. Sander ,  Jeffrey Terlizzi ,  Douglas M. Farrar ,  Timothy Johnson ,  Brian Sander ,  Brian J. Conner ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

IPC分类号： H04R3/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/6058 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/72527 ,  H04M1/72558 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2499/11

摘要： Electronic devices and accessories such as headsets for electronic devices are provided. A microphone may be included in an accessory to capture sound for an associated electronic device. Buttons and other user interfaces may be included in the accessories. An accessory may have an audio plug that connects to a mating audio jack in an electronic device, thereby establishing a wired communications link between the accessory and the electronic device. The electronic device may include power supply circuitry for applying bias voltages to the accessory. The bias voltages may bias a microphone and may adjust settings in the accessory such as settings related to operating modes. User input information may be conveyed between the accessory and the electronic device using ultrasonic tone transmission. The electronic device may also gather input from the accessory using a voltage detector coupled to lines in the communications path.

公开(公告)号：US20090180630A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-16

申请号：US12203881

申请日：2008-09-03

申请人： Wendell B. Sander ,  Jeffrey Terlizzi ,  Douglas M. Farrar ,  Timothy Johnson ,  Brian Sander ,  Brian J. Conner ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

发明人： Wendell B. Sander ,  Jeffrey Terlizzi ,  Douglas M. Farrar ,  Timothy Johnson ,  Brian Sander ,  Brian J. Conner ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker

IPC分类号： H04R29/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/6058 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/72527 ,  H04M1/72558 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2499/11

摘要： Electronic devices and accessories such as headsets for electronic devices are provided. A microphone may be included in an accessory to capture sound for an associated electronic device. Buttons and other user interfaces may be included in the accessories. An accessory may have an audio plug that connects to a mating audio jack in an electronic device, thereby establishing a wired communications link between the accessory and the electronic device. The electronic device may include power supply circuitry for applying bias voltages to the accessory. The bias voltages may bias a microphone and may adjust settings in the accessory such as settings related to operating modes. User input information may be conveyed between the accessory and the electronic device using ultrasonic tone transmission. The electronic device may also gather input from the accessory using a voltage detector coupled to lines in the communications path.

摘要翻译： 提供电子设备和附件，例如电子设备的耳机。 附件中可以包括麦克风以捕获相关联的电子设备的声音。 按钮和其他用户界面可能包含在附件中。 附件可以具有连接到电子设备中的匹配音频插孔的音频插头，从而在附件和电子设备之间建立有线通信链路。 电子设备可以包括用于向附件施加偏置电压的电源电路。 偏置电压可能偏置麦克风，并可能会调整附件中的设置，例如与操作模式相关的设置。 用户输入信息可以使用超声波传输在配件和电子设备之间传送。 电子设备还可以使用耦合到通信路径中的线路的电压检测器从附件收集输入。

公开(公告)号：US06518950B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-11

申请号：US08946327

申请日：1997-10-07

申请人： Thomas J. Dougherty ,  S. Joy Mountford ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker ,  James H. Boyden ,  Brygg A. Ullmer

发明人： Thomas J. Dougherty ,  S. Joy Mountford ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker ,  James H. Boyden ,  Brygg A. Ullmer

IPC分类号： G06K710

CPC分类号： G06F17/30876 ,  G06K7/0008 ,  G06K7/12 ,  G06K7/1443 ,  G06K19/06037

摘要： The present invention teaches a variety of methods and systems for providing computer/human interfaces. According to one method, the user interfaces with an electronic device such as a computer system by engaging a sensor with desired regions of an encoded physical medium. The encoded physical medium is preferably chosen to provide intuitive meaning to the user, and is thus an improved metaphor for interfacing with the computer system. Suitable examples of the encoded physical medium include a data-linked book, magazine, globe, or article of clothing. Some or all of the selected regions have had certain information encoded therein, information suitable for interfacing and controlling the computer system. When the user engages the sensor with a region having certain encoded information, the certain encoded information is interpreted and an appropriate action taken. For example, the sensor or the computer system may provide suitable feedback to the user. The encoded physical medium may have text and/or graphic illustrations that draw the user in or provide meaningful clues or instructions perhaps related to the encoded information. One scheme for storing the certain encoded data is a spectral encoding scheme. In a preferred embodiment, the spectral encoding scheme uses red, green, blue (RGB). The content is encoded according to the intensities of the RGB colors within the hot spot. In another embodiment, a marker color is inserted into the hot spot to indicate that content is encoded therein.

摘要翻译： 本发明教导了用于提供计算机/人类接口的各种方法和系统。 根据一种方法，用户通过将传感器与编码的物理介质的期望区域接合而与诸如计算机系统的电子设备接口。 编码的物理介质优选地被选择以向用户提供直观的含义，因此是用于与计算机系统接口的改进的比喻。 编码物理介质的合适实例包括数据链接的书籍，杂志，地球仪或服装。 部分或全部所选择的区域已经在其中编码了某些信息，适合于连接和控制计算机系统的信息。 当用户使用具有特定编码信息的区域接合传感器时，解释特定编码信息并采取适当的动作。 例如，传感器或计算机系统可以向用户提供合适的反馈。 编码的物理介质可以具有绘制用户的文本和/或图示，或提供可能与编码信息相关的有意义的线索或指令。 用于存储某些编码数据的一种方案是频谱编码方案。 在优选实施例中，频谱编码方案使用红色，绿色，蓝色（RGB）。 内容根据热点内的RGB颜色的强度进行编码。 在另一个实施例中，将标记颜色插入到热点中以指示内容在其中被编码。

公开(公告)号：US06439459B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-27

申请号：US09721032

申请日：2000-11-24

申请人： Thomas J. Dougherty ,  S. Joy Mountford ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker ,  James H. Boyden ,  Philip A. van Allen ,  Daniel E. Cummings ,  Brygg A. Ullmer

发明人： Thomas J. Dougherty ,  S. Joy Mountford ,  Jesse L. Dorogusker ,  James H. Boyden ,  Philip A. van Allen ,  Daniel E. Cummings ,  Brygg A. Ullmer

IPC分类号： G06K710

CPC分类号： G06F17/30876 ,  G06K7/0008 ,  G06K7/12 ,  G06K7/1443 ,  G06K19/06037

摘要： The present invention teaches a variety of methods and systems for providing computer/human interfaces. According to one method, the user interfaces with an electronic device such as a computer system by engaging a sensor with desired regions of an encoded physical medium. The encoded physical medium is preferably chosen to provide intuitive meaning to the user, and is thus an improved metaphor for interfacing with the computer system. Suitable examples of the encoded physical medium include a data-linked book, magazine, globe, or article of clothing. Some or all of the selected regions have had certain information encoded therein, information suitable for interfacing and controlling the computer system. When the user engages the sensor with a region having certain encoded information, the certain encoded information is interpreted and an appropriate action taken. For example, the sensor or the computer system may provide suitable feedback to the user. The encoded physical medium may have text and/or graphic illustrations that draw the user in or provide meaningful clues or instructions perhaps related to the encoded information. The sensor may have at least one identification number (ID) providing information such as user identity, sensor type, access type, or language type. The sensor can transmit the certain decoded information together with the at least one ID to the computer system.

摘要翻译： 本发明教导了用于提供计算机/人类接口的各种方法和系统。 根据一种方法，用户通过将传感器与编码的物理介质的期望区域接合而与诸如计算机系统的电子设备接口。 编码的物理介质优选地被选择以向用户提供直观的含义，因此是用于与计算机系统接口的改进的比喻。 编码物理介质的合适实例包括数据链接的书籍，杂志，地球仪或服装。 部分或全部所选择的区域已经在其中编码了某些信息，适合于连接和控制计算机系统的信息。 当用户使用具有特定编码信息的区域接合传感器时，解释特定编码信息并采取适当的动作。 例如，传感器或计算机系统可以向用户提供合适的反馈。 编码的物理介质可以具有绘制用户的文本和/或图示，或提供可能与编码信息相关的有意义的线索或指令。 传感器可以具有提供诸如用户身份，传感器类型，访问类型或语言类型之类的信息的至少一个标识号（ID）。 该传感器可以将该解码信息与该至少一个ID一起发送到该计算机系统。