Electronic Device with Multiple Ambient Light Sensors

    公开(公告)号:US20220351704A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17731755

    申请日:2022-04-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device such as a cellular telephone or other device may have a housing with front and rear faces joined by a sidewall. A display may be mounted on the front face. The electronic device may include multiple ambient light sensors such as a front ambient light sensor on the front face and one or more supplemental ambient light sensors on the rear face and/or on the sidewall. The front ambient light sensor gathers a front ambient light intensity measurement and the supplemental ambient light sensor gathers a supplemental ambient light intensity measurement. During operation, control circuitry in the electronic device adjusts the display brightness based on data from the ambient light sensors. The control circuitry may implement power saving restrictions that limit when the supplemental ambient light intensity measurement is taken into account and/or that impose a brightness cap on the display brightness.

    Recovery from eye-tracking loss in foveated displays

    公开(公告)号:US11244660B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-08

    申请号:US17174138

    申请日:2021-02-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device that includes a display and an eye tracker configured to collect eye tracking data regarding a gaze of one or more of a user's eyes across the display is disclosed herein. The electronic device includes processing circuitry that is operatively coupled to the display and configured to foveate one or more areas of the display according to the eye tracking data. If the eye tracking data input is lost, the processing circuitry is configured to recover from the loss of eye tracking data by changing one or more aspects of the foveated areas (e.g., size, resolution, etc.) until a threshold is satisfied. As time elapses since loss of eye tracking, the foveated areas move toward a center or a salient region of the display.

    Electronic devices with dynamic control of standard dynamic range and high dynamic range content

    公开(公告)号:US10963998B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16705025

    申请日:2019-12-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. Standard and high dynamic range content may be produced by content generators operating on control circuitry. Standard dynamic range content and high dynamic range content may be simultaneously displayed. Tone mapping parameters may be produced by a tone mapping engine for use in displaying the standard and high dynamic range content. The tone mapping parameters may be selected based on factors such as ambient light level, user brightness setting, content statistics, display characteristics, point of gaze information, power consumption information, and per-window information. Tone mapping parameters may be selected to accommodate simultaneous display of standard and high dynamic range content. Tone mapping parameters may be temporarily modified in response to a user's point of gaze switching between standard dynamic range content and high dynamic range content.

    Displays with adaptive spectral characteristics

    公开(公告)号:US10923013B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16677522

    申请日:2019-11-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may adaptively adjust the spectral characteristics of display light emitted from the display to achieve a desired effect on the human circadian system. For example, the display control circuitry may adjust the spectral characteristics of blue light emitted from the display based on the time of day such that a user's exposure to the display light may result in a circadian response similar to that which would be experienced in natural light. The spectral characteristics of blue light emitted from the display may be adjusted by adjusting the relative maximum power levels provided to blue pixels in the display or by shifting the peak wavelength associated with blue light emitted from the display.

    Electronic device with ambient light sensor system

    公开(公告)号:US10586482B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US16292080

    申请日:2019-03-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device such as a desktop computer or other device may have an electronic device housing with front and rear faces. A display may be mounted on the front face. The electronic device may include multiple ambient light sensors such as a front color ambient light sensor on the front face and a rear color ambient light sensor on the rear face. The front ambient light sensor gathers a front ambient light intensity measurement and a front ambient light color measurement. The rear ambient light sensor gathers a rear ambient light intensity measurement and a rear ambient light color measurement. During operation, control circuitry in the electronic device takes action based on data from the ambient light sensors. The control circuitry may adjust a white point of the display using a combined color value that is produced using a combining function.

    Displays with Adaptive Spectral Characteristics

    公开(公告)号:US20200074910A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16677522

    申请日:2019-11-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may adaptively adjust the spectral characteristics of display light emitted from the display to achieve a desired effect on the human circadian system. For example, the display control circuitry may adjust the spectral characteristics of blue light emitted from the display based on the time of day such that a user's exposure to the display light may result in a circadian response similar to that which would be experienced in natural light. The spectral characteristics of blue light emitted from the display may be adjusted by adjusting the relative maximum power levels provided to blue pixels in the display or by shifting the peak wavelength associated with blue light emitted from the display.

    Ambient Light Adaptive Displays with Paper-Like Appearance

    公开(公告)号:US20190139512A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-09

    申请号:US16194084

    申请日:2018-11-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may operate the display in different modes. In a paper mode, display control circuitry may use stored spectral reflectance data to adjust display colors such that the colors appear as they would on a printed sheet of paper. In a low light mode when the ambient light level is below a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to mimic the appearance of an incandescent light source. In a bright light mode when the ambient light level exceeds a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to maximize readability in bright light. The target white point of the display may be adjusted based on which mode the display is operating in.

    Electronic device with image processor to reduce color motion blur

    公开(公告)号:US10283031B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-07

    申请号:US14848769

    申请日:2015-09-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of pixels each of which includes subpixels of different colors. The content that is to be displayed on the display may include an object such as a black object that is moved across a background. Due to differences in subpixel values in the background for subpixels of different colors, there is a potential for color motion blur to develop along a trailing edge portion of the object as the object is moved across the background. The electronic device may have a blur abatement image processor that processes the content to reduce color motion blur. The blur abatement image processor may identify which pixels are located in the trailing edge and may adjust subpixel values for pixels in the trailing edge.

    Electronic Devices Having Backlit Keyboards Displays With Adjustable White Points

    公开(公告)号:US20190051267A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-14

    申请号:US15979315

    申请日:2018-05-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a main display and an ancillary display that forms a dynamic function row. The device may also have a backlit keyboard with glyphs. The keyboard may have light-emitting diodes that emit backlight illumination. The backlight illumination has a backlight illumination color and intensity. A color ambient light sensor may measure ambient light color and intensity. Control circuitry in the laptop computer may make white point adjustments to the main and ancillary displays. White point adjustments may be made based on factors such as the backlight illumination intensity, information on the nominal white point of a display (which may be comparable to the color of the backlight illumination), information on the ambient light color and intensity, and a white point adaptation scaling factor.

    Ambient light adaptive displays with paper-like appearance

    公开(公告)号:US10192519B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-29

    申请号:US15388416

    申请日:2016-12-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may operate the display in different modes. In a paper mode, display control circuitry may use stored spectral reflectance data to adjust display colors such that the colors appear as they would on a printed sheet of paper. In a low light mode when the ambient light level is below a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to mimic the appearance of an incandescent light source. In a bright light mode when the ambient light level exceeds a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to maximize readability in bright light. The target white point of the display may be adjusted based on which mode the display is operating in.

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