公开(公告)号：US11829205B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17896531

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell

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

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G04G17/045 ,  G04G17/08 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  H04B1/385 ,  H10K50/84 ,  H04B2001/3861 ,  H10K2102/311

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：US11640144B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US17527985

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Steven P. Cardinali

IPC: G04G21/08 ,  G04G11/00 ,  G04G17/04 ,  G04G21/06

Abstract: A watch can include a user input component that employs an optical sensor to receive input from a user. The input components provide an ability for a user to interact with the watch in a manner similar to how a user would interact with a crown that is rotatable and/or translatable. The user can provide motions and gestures near the input component that the input component can detect and interpret and user inputs to control an aspect of the watch. The motions and gestures provided by the user can be directly detected with optical systems of the input component, so that the number of moving parts are reduced and space within the watch is more efficiently utilized. While providing these benefits, the input component provides a user experience that simulates user interactions with a crown that is rotatable and/or translatable.

公开(公告)号：US11614716B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US16890694

申请日：2020-06-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jiahui Liang ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Sherry Tang ,  Shannon Yang

IPC: G04G21/02 ,  G04G17/08 ,  G04G17/04 ,  G01N27/22 ,  H04R1/28 ,  G01L19/00

Abstract: Embodiments include a wearable electronic device including a housing having an internal wall separating an internal chamber from an external chamber, an outer shell defining a port that connects the external chamber to an external environment, a membrane positioned at an opening in the internal wall and configured to equalize a pressure within the internal chamber with a pressure of the external environment, a first pressure-sensing device positioned in the internal chamber and configured to produce a first output, a second pressure-sensing device positioned in the external chamber and configured to produce a second output, and a processing unit configured to estimate the pressure of the external environment using the second output in accordance with a determination an accuracy condition satisfies a criteria and estimate the pressure of the external environment using the first output in accordance with a determination the accuracy condition does not satisfy the criteria.

公开(公告)号：US20220404875A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17896531

申请日：2022-08-26

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：US11422689B1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16100077

申请日：2018-08-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Maegan K. Spencer ,  Tyler S. Bushnell

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06N20/00

Abstract: An electronic device disclosed herein is adapted to determine a location of touch input when liquid is present. The electronic device may include a force detection assembly having force detection units. When a touch input is applied to the display layer, the force detection units generates a differential capacitance that is used to determine a location of the touch input. The electronic device may further include a confidence interval algorithm that uses the location and builds a confidence interval around the location. The electronic device may include a touch input components that can determine whether the liquid is present. The confidence interval algorithm determines whether the liquid is present within the confidence interval and provides an updated location of the touch input. The electronic device further includes a machine learning algorithm designed predict a software application the user intends to select using the touch input.

公开(公告)号：US11347189B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16368613

申请日：2019-03-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Antonio F. Herrera ,  Tyler S. Bushnell

IPC: G04G21/02 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: A watch having a camera is disclosed. The watch can include a housing having a front side, a back side, and an attachment interface configured to couple to a watch band. A camera can be mounted to the housing and configured to capture a picture of a scene through the back side of the housing. A display can be visible through the front side of the housing and configured to display the picture.

公开(公告)号：US11344258B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16369873

申请日：2019-03-29

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

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：US11188151B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16292927

申请日：2019-03-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Kevin Truong ,  Nikolas T. Vitt ,  Daniel Corona

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  B06B1/06 ,  G01L1/16 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H04R9/02

Abstract: A portable electronic device is described in this disclosure. The portable electronic device can take many forms including for example a smart watch, a smart phone, or a tablet computing device. The portable electronic device can include a device housing component; and a display assembly coupled to the device housing component. The display assembly includes a protective cover that shields a display component from damage. The portable electronic device also includes an actuator configured to apply a vibratory input to the display assembly. In some embodiments, the actuator contacts both the device housing component and the protective cover of the display assembly. In some embodiments, the actuator is affixed only to an interior-facing surface of the display component.

公开(公告)号：US20210360100A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US17386316

申请日：2021-07-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David I. Nazzaro ,  Erik G. De Jong ,  Steven J. Martisauskas ,  Tyler S. Bushnell

IPC: H04M1/72454 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing damping analyses on a device are disclosed. The damping analyses may be used by a device in numerous ways. For example, in some embodiments, damping analyses are used to determine whether a device is being worn or held by a user. In some embodiments, damping analyses are used to determine which user of multiple users is wearing a device. In some embodiments, damping analyses are used to determine the body composition of a user who is holding or wearing the device. In some embodiments, damping analyses are used to determine how much force a user is applying to a device via a touch input. In some embodiments, damping analyses are used to determine whether and to what extent a sensor is in contact with a body of a user.

公开(公告)号：US11079812B1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US15702721

申请日：2017-09-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  James G. Horiuchi ,  Steven P. Cardinali

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H03K17/96 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: A modular button assembly includes a button housing that may be disposed in an opening of an enclosure of an electronic device. The modular 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 modular button assembly may further include a sensor for detecting the received inputs and transmitting a signal to a processor of the electronic device. The modular button assembly may be configured such that disposing the button housing in the opening of the enclosure forms a seal that prevents contaminants from entering the button housing and the enclosure.