Systems and methods for determining axial orientation and location of a user's wrist

    公开(公告)号:US10478099B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US15705644

    申请日:2017-09-15

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: This relates to systems and methods for determining the axial orientation and location of the user's wrist using one or more sensors located on the strap, the device underbody, or both. For example, the strap can include a plurality of elastic sections and a plurality of rigid sections. Each elastic section can include one or more flex sensors. In some examples, on or more electromyography (EMG) sensors can be included to measure the user's electrical signals, and the user's muscle activity can be determined. In some examples, a plurality of strain gauges can be included to generate one or more signals indicative of any changes in shape, size, and/or physical properties of the user's wrist. In some examples, the device can include a plurality of capacitance sensors for increased granularity and/or sensitivity in measuring the amount of tension exerted by the user's wrist.

    Systems and methods for determining axial orientation and location of a user's wrist

    公开(公告)号:US11045117B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16124055

    申请日:2018-09-06

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: The provided disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining the axial orientation and location of a user's wrist using one or more sensors located on the strap, the device underbody, or both. For example, the strap can include a plurality of elastic sections and a plurality of rigid sections. Each elastic section can include one or more flex sensors. In some examples, one or more electromyography (EMG) sensors can be included to measure the user's electrical signals, and the user's muscle activity can be determined. In some examples, a plurality of strain gauges can be included to generate one or more signals indicative of any changes in shape, size, and/or physical properties of the user's wrist. In some examples, the device can include a plurality of capacitance sensors for increased granularity and/or sensitivity in measuring the amount of tension exerted by the user's wrist.

    Texture Capture Stylus and Method
    3.
    发明申请
    Texture Capture Stylus and Method 有权
    纹理捕捉手写笔和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150212602A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-30

    申请号:US14165501

    申请日:2014-01-27

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/0354 G06F3/042

    摘要: Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to a stylus for texture capture. The stylus includes an image sensing and capture device to permit a surface to be scanned using the stylus and an image may be stored and displayed on an electronic device to represent the texture of the scanned surface.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开的实施例通常涉及用于纹理捕获的触笔。 触笔包括图像感测和捕获装置,以允许使用触笔扫描表面,并且可以将图像存储和显示在电子设备上以表示扫描表面的纹理。

    Electronic Devices With Housing-Based Interconnects and Coupling Structures
    5.
    发明申请
    Electronic Devices With Housing-Based Interconnects and Coupling Structures 有权
    具有壳体互连和耦合结构的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150237757A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-20

    申请号:US14181518

    申请日:2014-02-14

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H05K7/02

    CPC分类号: G06F1/16 G06F1/182

    摘要: An electronic device has an electronic device housing containing electrical components such as integrated circuits and other components. The electronic device housing may be provided with an interconnect stack that has layers of dielectric and metal traces forming signal paths. Electrical components may be mounted on printed circuits. Coupling structures such as screws or other fasteners, washers, standoffs, nuts, springs, and spring-loaded pins may be used in forming signal paths that couple the signal paths of the interconnect stack to components such as buttons, batteries, printed circuits with integrated circuits, displays, and other circuitry.

    摘要翻译: 电子设备具有包含集成电路和其它组件等电气部件的电子设备外壳。 电子设备外壳可以设置有互连堆叠,其具有形成信号路径的电介质层和金属迹线层。 电气部件可以安装在印刷电路上。 耦合结构例如螺钉或其他紧固件,垫圈,支座,螺母,弹簧和弹簧加载销可以用于形成将互连堆叠的信号路径耦合到诸如按钮,电池,具有集成的印刷电路的组件的组件的信号路径 电路,显示器和其他电路。

    Touch Implement with Haptic Feedback for Simulating Surface Texture
    7.
    发明申请
    Touch Implement with Haptic Feedback for Simulating Surface Texture 审中-公开
    触摸实现与触觉反馈模拟表面纹理

    公开(公告)号:US20150212578A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-30

    申请号:US14165488

    申请日:2014-01-27

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/01 G06F3/0354

    CPC分类号: G06F3/016 G06F3/03545

    摘要: A touch implement may include one or more controllers coupled to one or more haptic devices and one or more sensors that detect when the touch implement contacts a surface. The controller may provide haptic feedback via the haptic device(s) to simulate a texture of the surface when the touch implement is in contact. In some cases the texture may correspond to a texture displayed on the surface whereas in other implementations the texture may be unrelated to the appearance of the surface. In some implementations, the touch implement may detect information about the texture of the surface or information encoded in surface about texture or haptic feedback to provide and adjust haptic feedback accordingly. In other implementations, the touch implement may receive transmitted information regarding the texture or haptic feedback to provide and adjust haptic feedback accordingly.

    摘要翻译: 触摸工具可以包括耦合到一个或多个触觉设备的一个或多个控制器以及检测触摸工具何时接触表面的一个或多个传感器。 控制器可以通过触觉装置提供触觉反馈,以在触摸工具接触时模拟表面的纹理。 在一些情况下,纹理可以对应于在表面上显示的纹理,而在其他实现中,纹理可能与表面的外观无关。 在一些实施方式中,触摸工具可以检测关于纹理的纹理或关于纹理或触觉反馈在表面上编码的信息的信息,以相应地提供和调整触觉反馈。 在其他实现中,触摸工具可以接收关于纹理或触觉反馈的传输信息,以相应地提供和调整触觉反馈。

    Pneumatic Haptic Device Having Actuation Cells for Producing a Haptic Output Over a Bed Mattress

    公开(公告)号:US20210295661A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17339738

    申请日:2021-06-04

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Embodiments are directed to a pressure mapping system that includes a sensing pad configured for placement between a user and a bed. The sensing pad can include an array of actuation cells where each actuation cell in the array of actuation cells is configured to actuate in response to a fluid being introduced into the actuation cell. The sensing pad can also include an array of pressure sensors where each pressure sensor in the array of pressure sensors is configured to output pressure measurements. The pressure mapping system can also include a control system that is configured to receive the pressure measurements from the array of pressure sensors, generate a pressure map for the user based on the set of pressure measurements and a position of the pressure sensing cells on the sensing pad, and actuate a subset of the array of actuation cells based on the pressure map.

    Circuit assembly for an electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US10149396B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15267067

    申请日:2016-09-15

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H05K3/28 H05K1/18

    摘要: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for forming a circuit assembly for an electronic device. The circuit assembly may include a substrate and a group of surface-mounted electronic components disposed on a surface of the substrate. An electrical connector may be disposed on the surface and may be configured to receive an electrical connection from a separate electrical component or assembly. A molded layer may be formed over at least a portion of the surface fully encapsulating the group of surface-mounted electronic components and partially encapsulating the electrical connector.

    Electronic devices with housing-based interconnects and coupling structures
    10.
    发明授权
    Electronic devices with housing-based interconnects and coupling structures 有权
    具有外壳互连和耦合结构的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US09454177B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-27

    申请号:US14181518

    申请日:2014-02-14

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/24 G06F1/16

    CPC分类号: G06F1/16 G06F1/182

    摘要: An electronic device has an electronic device housing containing electrical components such as integrated circuits and other components. The electronic device housing may be provided with an interconnect stack that has layers of dielectric and metal traces forming signal paths. Electrical components may be mounted on printed circuits. Coupling structures such as screws or other fasteners, washers, standoffs, nuts, springs, and spring-loaded pins may be used in forming signal paths that couple the signal paths of the interconnect stack to components such as buttons, batteries, printed circuits with integrated circuits, displays, and other circuitry.

    摘要翻译: 电子设备具有包含集成电路和其它组件等电气部件的电子设备外壳。 电子设备外壳可以设置有互连堆叠,其具有形成信号路径的电介质层和金属迹线层。 电气部件可以安装在印刷电路上。 耦合结构例如螺钉或其他紧固件,垫圈,支座,螺母,弹簧和弹簧加载销可以用于形成将互连堆叠的信号路径耦合到诸如按钮,电池,具有集成的印刷电路的组件的组件的信号路径 电路,显示器和其他电路。