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公开(公告)号：US20180288295A1
公开(公告)日：2018-10-04
申请号：US15994983
申请日：2018-05-31
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：US20180167539A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-14
申请号：US15893525
申请日：2018-02-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Florian R. Fournier , Angelo M. Alaimo , Simon S. Lee , Miodrag Scepanovic , Andreas G. Weber
CPC classification number: H04N5/2256 , F21V14/003 , F21V14/06 , F21V23/0478 , G03B15/05 , G03B2215/0567 , G03B2215/0571 , G03B2215/0596 , G06K9/4652 , G06K9/4661 , H04N5/2252 , H04N5/2354
Abstract: A light source module includes an array of illumination elements and a light diffusing material. The light source module is configured to receive a control signal for adjusting diffusion of light emitted from the light source module and in response adjust the amount of diffusion of light emitted from the light source module. A light source module may include a segmented light diffusing material where each segment is associated with an illumination element. And individual segments may have light diffusing properties that are different than other segments of the light diffusing material. Some illumination elements may emit light of a different color spectrum than other illumination elements, and a light diffusing material may scatter the different colored light to illuminate a scene with combinations of light of different colors. A light source module may be embedded in a mobile computing device.
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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：US11195495B1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-07
申请号：US16994326
申请日：2020-08-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin , Andreas G. Weber , Brandon E. Clarke , Forrest C. Wang , Wey-Jiun Lin , William W. Sprague
Abstract: An electronic device such as a head mounted device may have a display that displays an image for a user. Head-mounted support structures may be used to support the display and to support lenses. The image on the display is visible through the lenses from eye boxes. The presence of the user's nose and the presence of opaque lens holder structures presents a risk that some of the image will be obscured by undesired black regions. To reduce or eliminate these black regions, facial illumination may be generated using a light source in the electronic device. The facial illumination may be provided by a light source such as a light-emitting diode die or laser or may be provided by a corner region of the display that contains pixels that do not supply any part of the image.
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公开(公告)号：US20200096775A1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-26
申请号：US16448501
申请日：2019-06-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin , Wey-Jiun Lin , Brandon R. Neale , Heidi Williamson , Andreas G. Weber , Forrest C. Wang , Phil M. Hobson
Abstract: A display system includes a display, a removable lens assembly, and a lens detection sensor. The removable lens is removably coupleable to the display. The lens detection sensor detects the removable lens assembly coupled to the display. The display system may further include a head-mounted display unit that includes the display and the lens detection sensor. The display system may lens information from the removable lens with the lens detection sensor, and may provide an indicator of the removable lens according to the lens information.
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公开(公告)号：US11237413B1
公开(公告)日：2022-02-01
申请号：US16558473
申请日：2019-09-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Andreas G. Weber , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Tobias Eble , Yury A. Petrov
Abstract: Some implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that display images at multiple focus distances on HMDs. The systems can avoid or mitigate vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC) and depth-blur conflict (DBC) experienced by users on traditional HMDs. Some implementations use a geometric phase lens and a circular polarization switch. The geometric phase lens passively changes its power depending on the light's circular polarization. The circular polarization switch changes the polarization of the light at appropriate times. With the circular polarization switch and geometric phase lens positioned over an HMD screen, the system can quickly change the apparent distance to the screen, which in turn changes the accommodative state of the eye needed to focus on the rendered image.
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公开(公告)号：US11175503B2
公开(公告)日：2021-11-16
申请号：US16262741
申请日：2019-01-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin , Stephen E. Dey , Phil M. Hobson , Wey-Jiun Lin , Ivan S. Maric , Andreas G. Weber
Abstract: A head-mounted display may include a display system and a lens system in a housing. The head-mounted display may include control circuitry that operates the head-mounted display in an active use mode and a protected mode. In the protected mode, the display system may be protected from collisions with the lens system. Placing the head-mounted display in the protected mode may include using an actuator to increase the distance between the display system and the lens system, may include injecting fluid between the display system and the lens system, and/or may include deploying a protective layer between the display system and the lens system. The control circuitry may determine whether to operate the head-mounted display in protected mode or active use mode based on sensor data, on/off status information, location information, and/or other information.
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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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公开(公告)号：US09894257B2
公开(公告)日：2018-02-13
申请号：US14711707
申请日：2015-05-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Florian R. Fournier , Angelo M. Alaimo , Simon S. Lee , Miodrag Scepanovic , Andreas G. Weber
CPC classification number: H04N5/2256 , F21V14/003 , F21V14/06 , F21V23/0478 , G03B15/05 , G03B2215/0567 , G03B2215/0571 , G03B2215/0596 , G06K9/4652 , G06K9/4661 , H04N5/2252 , H04N5/2354
Abstract: A light source module includes an array of illumination elements and a light diffusing material. The light source module is configured to receive a control signal for adjusting diffusion of light emitted from the light source module and in response adjust the amount of diffusion of light emitted from the light source module. A light source module may include a segmented light diffusing material where each segment is associated with an illumination element. And individual segments may have light diffusing properties that are different than other segments of the light diffusing material. Some illumination elements may emit light of a different color spectrum than other illumination elements, and a light diffusing material may scatter the different colored light to illuminate a scene with combinations of light of different colors. A light source module may be embedded in a mobile computing device.
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公开(公告)号：US20240411104A1
公开(公告)日：2024-12-12
申请号：US18807829
申请日：2024-08-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Andreas G. Weber , Jeremy C. Franklin , Jason C. Sauers , Victoria C. Chan , Wey-Jiun Lin
Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a display that displays content for a user. Head-mounted support structures in the device support the device on the head of the user. A non-removable lens system may be supported by the head-mounted support structures. The head-mounted support structures may be configured to receive a removable supplemental lens system. The removable supplemental lens system may be used to customize the head-mounted display to accommodate the user's vision. Information such as information on the optical characteristics of the removable supplemental lens system and the user's eyeglass prescription may be stored in the removable supplemental lens system using bar codes, text, programmable memory, or other data storage. When the removable supplemental lens system is installed in the head-mounted device, control circuitry in the head-mounted device may retrieve the stored information. A gaze tracker system or other sensors may be used in retrieving the stored information.
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