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公开(公告)号：US20240411342A1
公开(公告)日：2024-12-12
申请号：US18810901
申请日：2024-08-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Aleksandar Pance , Nicholas Vincent King , Duncan Kerr , Brett Bilbrey
Abstract: There are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (I/O) device. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and I/O device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. The one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. The electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. One or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal.
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公开(公告)号：US11886149B2
公开(公告)日：2024-01-30
申请号：US17187317
申请日：2021-02-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Colin M. Ely , John B. Morrell , Duncan Kerr , Camille Moussette
IPC: G04B27/00 , H01H25/06 , G06F3/0362 , H01H3/12 , H01H9/16 , H01H25/00 , G06F1/16 , G04G21/08 , G06F3/0488
CPC classification number: G04B27/002 , G04G21/08 , G06F1/163 , G06F3/0362 , G06F3/0488 , H01H3/122 , H01H9/16 , H01H25/008 , H01H25/06 , H01H2209/006 , H01H2215/006 , H01H2221/01 , H01H2223/002
Abstract: An electronic watch may include a tactile switch and/or one or more sensors for detecting rotational and translational inputs. The watch may include a display configured to produce graphical outputs that may change in response to rotational inputs, translational inputs, and/or touch inputs received at the display. The watch include a crown positioned along an exterior of the watch enclosure and a shaft coupled to the crown and extending into the enclosure. The tactile switch and/or the one or more sensors may be used to detect rotational and/or translational inputs provided at the crown.
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公开(公告)号：US11644865B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-09
申请号：US17736753
申请日：2022-05-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Aleksandar Pance , Nicholas Vincent King , Duncan Kerr , Brett Bilbrey
CPC classification number: G06F1/1616 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1671 , G06F1/1673 , G06F1/1684 , G06F3/016 , G06F3/0227 , G06F3/0238 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/044
Abstract: There are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (I/O) device. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and I/O device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. The one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. The electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. One or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal.
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公开(公告)号：US20210181682A1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-17
申请号：US17187317
申请日：2021-02-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Colin M. Ely , John B. Morrell , Duncan Kerr , Camille Moussette
IPC: G04B27/00 , H01H25/06 , G06F3/0362 , H01H3/12 , H01H9/16 , H01H25/00 , G06F1/16 , G04G21/08 , G06F3/0488
Abstract: An electronic watch may include a tactile switch and/or one or more sensors for detecting rotational and translational inputs. The watch may include a display configured to produce graphical outputs that may change in response to rotational inputs, translational inputs, and/or touch inputs received at the display. The watch include a crown positioned along an exterior of the watch enclosure and a shaft coupled to the crown and extending into the enclosure. The tactile switch and/or the one or more sensors may be used to detect rotational and/or translational inputs provided at the crown.
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公开(公告)号：US10732571B2
公开(公告)日：2020-08-04
申请号：US16422722
申请日：2019-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Colin M. Ely , John B. Morrell , Duncan Kerr , Camille Moussette
IPC: G04B27/00 , H01H25/06 , G06F3/0362 , H01H3/12 , H01H9/16 , H01H25/00 , G06F1/16 , G04G21/08 , G06F3/0488
Abstract: An electronic watch may include a tactile switch and/or one or more sensors for detecting rotational and translational inputs. The watch may include a display configured to produce graphical outputs that may change in response to rotational inputs, translational inputs, and/or touch inputs received at the display. The watch include a crown positioned along an exterior of the watch enclosure and a shaft coupled to the crown and extending into the enclosure. The tactile switch and/or the one or more sensors may be used to detect rotational and/or translational inputs provided at the crown.
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公开(公告)号：US20190278232A1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-12
申请号：US16357135
申请日：2019-03-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Colin M. Ely , Fletcher Rothkopf , Christopher Matthew Werner , John B. Morrell , Camille Moussette , Duncan Kerr , Anna-Katrina Shedletsky
Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device includes an enclosure having a sidewall with a button aperture defined therethrough, a display connected to the enclosure, and a processing element in communication with the display. The device also includes a sensing element in communication with the processing element and an input button at least partially received within the button aperture and in communication with the sensing element, the input button configured to receive two types of user inputs. During operation, the sensing element tracks movement of the input button to determine the two types of user inputs.
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公开(公告)号：US20190072902A1
公开(公告)日：2019-03-07
申请号：US16179872
申请日：2018-11-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Colin M. Ely , John B. Morrell , Duncan Kerr , Camille Moussette
IPC: G04B27/00 , G06F3/0488 , G04G21/08 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/0362 , H01H25/06 , H01H3/12 , H01H25/00 , H01H9/16
CPC classification number: G04B27/002 , G04G21/08 , G06F1/163 , G06F3/0362 , G06F3/0488 , H01H3/122 , H01H9/16 , H01H25/008 , H01H25/06 , H01H2209/006 , H01H2215/006 , H01H2221/01 , H01H2223/002
Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosure includes an input module. The input module includes a switch, a rotatable and translatable input member operably connected to the switch and configured to actuate the switch, and an electrical contact operably connected to the switch and in electrical communication with the input member. During operation, the electrical connection between the input member and the electrical contact is maintained during translation and rotation of the input member. The input module may be used with a variety of electronic devices and can be used by a user to provide input to those devices.
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公开(公告)号：US20180329368A1
公开(公告)日：2018-11-15
申请号：US16033491
申请日：2018-07-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Colin M. Ely , John B. Morrell , Duncan Kerr , Camille Moussette
IPC: G04B27/00 , H01H25/00 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/0488 , G04G21/08 , G06F3/0362
CPC classification number: G04B27/002 , G04G21/08 , G06F1/163 , G06F3/0362 , G06F3/0488 , H01H3/122 , H01H9/16 , H01H25/008 , H01H25/06 , H01H2209/006 , H01H2215/006 , H01H2221/01 , H01H2223/002
Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosure includes an input module. The input module includes a switch, a rotatable and translatable input member operably connected to the switch and configured to actuate the switch, and an electrical contact operably connected to the switch and in electrical communication with the input member. During operation, the electrical connection between the input member and the electrical contact is maintained during translation and rotation of the input member. The input module may be used with a variety of electronic devices and can be used by a user to provide input to those devices.
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公开(公告)号：US20180129287A1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-10
申请号：US15808549
申请日：2017-11-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jeffrey Traer Bernstein , Avi Cieplinski , Brett W. Degner , Duncan Kerr , Patrick Kessler , Paul Puskarich , Marcelo H. Coelho , Aleksandar Pance
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , A63B2022/0092 , G06F1/1613 , G06F1/1662 , G06F1/1692 , G06F3/0227 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04103 , G06F2203/04104 , G06F2203/04105 , G09G5/006
Abstract: Electronic devices may use touch pads that have touch sensor arrays, force sensors, and actuators for providing tactile feedback. A touch pad may be mounted in a computer housing. The touch pad may have a rectangular planar touch pad member that has a glass layer covered with ink and contains a capacitive touch sensor array. Force sensors may be mounted under each of the four corners of the rectangular planar touch pad member. The force sensors may be used to measure how much force is applied to the surface of the planar touch pad member by a user. Processed force sensor signals may indicate the presence of button activity such as press and release events. In response to detected button activity or other activity in the device, actuator drive signals may be generated for controlling the actuator. The user may supply settings to adjust signal processing and tactile feedback parameters.
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公开(公告)号：US09910494B2
公开(公告)日：2018-03-06
申请号：US14624296
申请日：2015-02-17
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Wayne C. Westerman , Duncan Kerr , Avi E. Cieplinski , Jeffrey T. Bernstein , William M. Vieta , Julian K. Missig
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F3/01 , G06F3/0486 , G06F3/0484 , G06F3/0488
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/04847 , G06F3/0486 , G06F3/0488 , G06F2203/04808
Abstract: The present application is related to a computer for providing output to a user. The computer includes a processor and an input device in communication with the processor. The input device includes a feedback surface and at least one sensor in communication with the feedback surface, the at least one sensor configured to detect a user input to the feedback surface. The processor varies a down-stroke threshold based on a first factor and varies an up-stroke threshold based on a second factor. The down-stroke threshold determines a first output of the computing device, the up-stroke threshold determines a second output of the computing device, and at least one of the first factor or the second factor are determined based on the user input.
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