Electronic Devices Having Compact Optical Modules

    公开(公告)号:US20250072134A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18767001

    申请日:2024-07-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Ambient light sensor modules may be formed using a wafer-level process in which a filter and a diffuser are stacked on a silicon substrate or a combination substrate that includes multiple photosensors. The stack may be diced, filled with opaque material, and diced again to form multiple ambient light sensor modules. The resulting modules may include a silicon substrate with a photosensor and through-silicon vias, a filter on the silicon substrate, and a diffuser coupled to the filter. There may be an air gap between a portion of the diffuser and the photosensor. The air gap may be formed from a recess in the diffuser or from spacers between the filter and the diffuser. Alternatively, the diffuser may be applied as a coating on the filter. By forming the ambient light sensor modules at the wafer level, the modules may have smaller footprints and/or volumes.

    Gradual Timing Adjustment for Wireless Devices in a Non-Terrestrial Network

    公开(公告)号:US20250071710A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18726251

    申请日:2022-01-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to perform gradual timing adjustments in a non-terrestrial wireless communication system. According to the techniques described herein, a wireless device may establish a non-terrestrial network based wireless link with a cellular base station. The wireless device may detect a trigger for changing a gradual timing adjustment rate from a first gradual timing adjustment rate to a second gradual timing adjustment rate. The wireless device may determine a time window for which to perform gradual timing adjustment at the second gradual timing adjustment rate. The wireless device may perform gradual timing adjustment at the second gradual timing adjustment rate for the time window.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING SLEEPY FUNCTIONALITY IN WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20250071678A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18830130

    申请日:2024-09-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for wireless communication between electronic devices in a wireless network, such as a mesh wireless network. For example, a first electronic device may include processing circuitry that is configured to cause a transceiver of the first electronic device to transmit to a second electronic device in a wireless network an indication of time slots. The processing circuitry may cause at least a portion of the transceiver to enter a low power state during one or more times outside the time slots and cause the transceiver to exit the low power state to transmit or receive wireless signals during the time slots.

    Inter Radio Access Technology Measurement without Measurement Gap

    公开(公告)号:US20250071589A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18726402

    申请日:2022-01-06

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing inter radio access technology measurements without a measurement gap in a wireless communication system. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a wireless link according to a first radio access technology. The cellular base station may indicate to the wireless device to perform inter radio access technology measurements. The wireless device may determine that it is capable of performing the inter radio access technology measurements without a measurement gap. The wireless device may provide capability information to the cellular base station indicating that the wireless device is capable of performing the inter radio access technology measurements without a measurement gap. The wireless device may perform the inter radio access technology measurements without a measurement gap.

    Correcting Audio Signals Based on an Orientation of an Eyewear Assembly

    公开(公告)号:US20250071498A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18734923

    申请日:2024-06-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An eyewear assembly may include a frame configured to rest on a wearer's face, a plurality of extra-aural speakers, and a plurality of sensors. A processing circuitry may execute instructions stored in memory to process output data of the plurality of sensors to determine locations of a plurality of anatomic features of the wearer, detect an orientation of the eyewear assembly relative to the wearer of the eyewear assembly based on the locations of the plurality of anatomic features of the wearer, and determine, based on the orientation, a correction to an audio signal that is to drive an extra-aural speaker of the plurality of extra-aural speakers. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

    Lens and Sensor Rotation for Optical Image Stabilization

    公开(公告)号:US20250071423A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18583694

    申请日:2024-02-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera system having an actuator arrangement for rotating a lens group together with an image sensor to provide optical image stabilization (OIS). For example, the actuator arrangement may be used to rotate the lens group and the image sensor, as a pair, about multiple axes orthogonal to an optical axis of the camera system, to implement OIS. According to various embodiments, the actuator arrangement may also be configured to move the lens group or the image sensor to provide autofocus (AF). For example, the actuator arrangement may be used to move the lens group or the image sensor in at least one direction parallel to the optical axis, to implement AF. Furthermore, the camera system may include a suspension arrangement configured to suspend the lens group and the image sensor and to allow motion enabled by the actuator arrangement.

    METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR MAINTAINING STEREO CONSISTENCY

    公开(公告)号:US20250071255A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18773732

    申请日:2024-07-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Various examples disclosed herein maintain stereo consistency in extended reality (XR) environments when receiving content data with a content frame depicting both a left eye portion of a content item corresponding to a first left eye viewpoint of the content item within the XR environment, and a right eye portion of the content item corresponding to a first right eye viewpoint of the content item within the XR environment. Stereo consistency may be maintained by determining to use an adjusted version of the content frame to provide a view of the content item wherein a left eye view from a second left eye viewpoint is different than the first left eye viewpoint and a right eye view from a second right eye viewpoint is different than the first right eye viewpoint, and presenting the left eye view and the right eye view based on the content frame and the adjustment.

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