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公开(公告)号：US20240302025A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-12
申请号：US18668720
申请日：2024-05-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Angelo M. Alaimo , Blake M. Coughenour , Bryan Dang , Florian R. Fournier , Katherine J. Armstrong
Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein include adaptive light source modules that can provide adaptive illumination to a scene. The adaptive light source modules may comprise a housing, an emitter array, and a lens. The emitter array comprises a plurality of emitters. The lens may redirect light emitted from the emitter array through a transparent window of the housing. The housing may further include a prismatic surface that distorts light emitted from the emitter array and/or one or more non-transparent portions that limits light travelling therethrough. The adaptive light source module may optionally comprise a light sensor, and a portion of the lens may be configured to direct light toward the light sensor.
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公开(公告)号：US20170176249A1
公开(公告)日：2017-06-22
申请号：US14975889
申请日：2015-12-21
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Florian R. Fournier , Miodrag Scepanovic
CPC classification number: G01J1/4257 , G01J1/0407 , G01J1/4228 , G02B5/021 , G02B27/4233
Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described, including an apparatus for testing a light beam emitted by a light source. The apparatus includes a transparent substrate, a first face of the substrate being shaped to define a plurality of optical deflectors. At least one optical detector is positioned to face a second face of the substrate that is not opposite the first face. Each one of the deflectors is configured to deflect a portion of the light beam toward the detector, when the light beam is passed through the first face of the substrate. Other applications are also described.
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公开(公告)号：US20240061252A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-22
申请号：US18488901
申请日：2023-10-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Marinus Meursing , Keenan Molner , Chengyi Yang , Florian R. Fournier , Ivan S. Maric , Jason C. Sauers
CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 , G02B27/0093 , G09G3/32 , G02B2027/0138 , G09G2320/0626
Abstract: To accommodate variations in the interpupillary distances associated with different users, a head-mounted device may have left-eye and right-eye optical modules that move with respect to each other. Each optical module may have a display that creates an image and a corresponding lens that provides the image to an associated eye box for viewing by a user. The optical modules each include a lens barrel to which the display and lens of that optical module are mounted and a head-mounted optical module illumination system. The illumination system may have light-emitting devices such as light-emitting diodes that extend along some or all of a peripheral edge of the display. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a flexible printed circuit with a tail that extends a lens barrel opening. A stiffener for the flexible printed circuit may have openings that receive the light-emitting diodes.
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公开(公告)号：US11828944B1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-28
申请号：US17174168
申请日：2021-02-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Marinus Meursing , Keenan Molner , Chengyi Yang , Florian R. Fournier , Ivan S. Maric , Jason C. Sauers
CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 , G02B27/0093 , G09G3/32 , G02B2027/0138 , G09G2320/0626
Abstract: To accommodate variations in the interpupillary distances associated with different users, a head-mounted device may have left-eye and right-eye optical modules that move with respect to each other. Each optical module may have a display that creates an image and a corresponding lens that provides the image to an associated eye box for viewing by a user. The optical modules each include a lens barrel to which the display and lens of that optical module are mounted and a head-mounted optical module illumination system. The illumination system may have light-emitting devices such as light-emitting diodes that extend along some or all of a peripheral edge of the display. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a flexible printed circuit with a tail that extends a lens barrel opening. A stiffener for the flexible printed circuit may have openings that receive the light-emitting diodes.
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公开(公告)号：US20230299564A1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-21
申请号：US18301087
申请日：2023-04-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Angelo M. Alaimo , Richard L. Baer , Garam Young , Florian R. Fournier , Blake M. Coughenour , Bryan Dang
CPC classification number: H01S5/323 , H01S5/0087 , H04N23/56 , H04N23/74
Abstract: A mobile device includes a camera and a light source module embedded in the mobile device. The light source module includes at least a laser-pumped phosphor light source that includes a photoluminescent phosphor and a laser diode to generate laser light within a first wavelength range to pump the photoluminescent phosphor. Exposure of the photoluminescent phosphor to the laser light results in emission of visible light within a second wavelength range according to a laser-pumped emission spectrum associated with the photoluminescent phosphor.
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公开(公告)号：US20210409582A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-30
申请号：US17472460
申请日：2021-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Miodrag Scepanovic , Angelo M. Alaimo , Florian R. Fournier , Andreas G. Weber , Simon S. Lee
Abstract: A lighting module which provides adjustably controllable illumination of a camera field of view of a camera module includes an adjustable collimator which can be adjustably positioned such that the emitted light beam is adjustably directed to illuminate various regions of various camera fields of view. The collimator can be adjusted via an actuator which adjustably positions the collimator relative to static components of the lighting module, including the light emitter. The light beam can be directed to illuminate a selected limited region of a camera field of view, based on identification of a subject within the limited region. The light beam can be adjustably directed based on user interactions with a user interface, including adjusting the light beam according to user-commanded beam angle, intensity, and direction. The light beam can be adjustably directed to illuminate a region according to different fields of view of different camera modules.
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公开(公告)号：US12140767B2
公开(公告)日：2024-11-12
申请号：US18488901
申请日：2023-10-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Marinus Meursing , Keenan Molner , Chengyi Yang , Florian R. Fournier , Ivan S. Maric , Jason C. Sauers
Abstract: To accommodate variations in the interpupillary distances associated with different users, a head-mounted device may have left-eye and right-eye optical modules that move with respect to each other. Each optical module may have a display that creates an image and a corresponding lens that provides the image to an associated eye box for viewing by a user. The optical modules each include a lens barrel to which the display and lens of that optical module are mounted and a head-mounted optical module illumination system. The illumination system may have light-emitting devices such as light-emitting diodes that extend along some or all of a peripheral edge of the display. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a flexible printed circuit with a tail that extends a lens barrel opening. A stiffener for the flexible printed circuit may have openings that receive the light-emitting diodes.
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公开(公告)号：US20230086557A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-23
申请号：US17851294
申请日：2022-06-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Angelo M. Alaimo , Blake M. Coughenour , Bryan Dang , Florian R. Fournier , Katherine J. Armstrong
Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein include adaptive light source modules that can provide adaptive illumination to a scene. The adaptive light source modules may comprise a housing, an emitter array, and a lens. The emitter array comprises a plurality of emitters. The lens may redirect light emitted from the emitter array through a transparent window of the housing. The housing may further include a prismatic surface that distorts light emitted from the emitter array and/or one or more non-transparent portions that limits light travelling therethrough. The adaptive light source module may optionally comprise a light sensor, and a portion of the lens may be configured to direct light toward the light sensor.
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公开(公告)号：US10942423B1
公开(公告)日：2021-03-09
申请号：US15994948
申请日：2018-05-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Blake M. Coughenour , Hossein Nemati , Florian R. Fournier
Abstract: A light source module includes an illumination element and an adjustable light diffusing material. The light source module is configured to receive or generate a control signal for adjusting diffusion of light emitted from the light source module and accordingly adjust an amount of diffusion of light emitted from the light source module. In some embodiments, an adjustable light diffusing material includes a polymer stabilized cholesteric texture (PSCT), a smectic phase liquid crystal, a polymer network liquid crystal (PNLC), or other suitable material. A controller for a light source module may determine a level of diffusion based on a level of inclusion of a wide-angle field of view of a wide-angle lens system or a telephoto field of view of a telephoto lens system in a composite camera field of view that includes a combination of the wide angle field of view and the telephoto field of view. Also, the controller may determine a level of diffusion based or an estimated distance to a scene in a camera field of view that is to be captured.
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公开(公告)号：US09992396B1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-05
申请号：US14612234
申请日：2015-02-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Miodrag Scepanovic , Angelo M. Alaimo , Florian R. Fournier , Andreas G. Weber , Simon S. Lee
CPC classification number: H04N5/2256 , G02B27/30 , G03B15/05 , H04N5/23216 , H04N5/23293 , H04N5/247
Abstract: A lighting module which provides adjustably controllable illumination of a camera field of view of a camera module includes an adjustable collimator which can be adjustably positioned such that the emitted light beam is adjustably directed to illuminate various regions of various camera fields of view. The collimator can be adjusted via an actuator which adjustably positions the collimator relative to static components of the lighting module, including the light emitter. The light beam can be directed to illuminate a selected limited region of a camera field of view, based on identification of a subject within the limited region. The light beam can be adjustably directed based on user interactions with a user interface, including adjusting the light beam according to user-commanded beam angle, intensity, and direction. The light beam can be adjustably directed to illuminate a region according to different fields of view of different camera modules.
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