Force-Activated Earphone
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240292143A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18660107

    申请日:2024-05-09

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-Activated Earphone
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230345166A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US18216219

    申请日:2023-06-29

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-activated earphone
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11463797B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US17219799

    申请日:2021-03-31

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-activated earphone
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12101590B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US18405464

    申请日:2024-01-05

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-Activated Earphone
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240147127A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18405464

    申请日:2024-01-05

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-activated earphone
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12010477B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US18216219

    申请日:2023-06-29

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-activated earphone
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11910149B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17897148

    申请日:2022-08-27

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-Activated Earphone
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220417641A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17897148

    申请日:2022-08-27

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-Activated Earphone
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210219042A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-15

    申请号:US17219799

    申请日:2021-03-31

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.