公开(公告)号：US11995253B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US18297539

申请日：2023-04-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Arian Behzadi ,  Jeffrey A Sewell ,  Andrew W Kooker ,  Kurt R Stiehl

IPC: G06F3/0362 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC classification number: G06F3/0362 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G06F3/03547

Abstract: A controller may have an input device and a sensor adjacent to the input device. The input device may be a touch sensor, a touch screen display, a button, a rotatable knob, or other device that gathers user input. The input device may be reachable by different users occupying different respective seats. The sensor may be an infrared optical sensor that emits infrared light and measures the emitted infrared light after the emitted infrared light has reflected from the hand of a user. The sensor may determine from these hand measurements which of the different users is supplying user input to the input device. Hand distance information and other information on the current user of the input device may also be gathered. The input device may be deployed by an actuator based on hand speed information.

公开(公告)号：US20230417096A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18193187

申请日：2023-03-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Arian Behzadi ,  Arto Kivila ,  Jeffrey A Sewell ,  Kurt R Stiehl ,  Andrew W Kooker ,  Athena Y Huang ,  Kevin S Chan

IPC: E05F15/46 ,  E05F15/41

CPC classification number: E05F15/46 ,  E05F15/41 ,  E05Y2900/531 ,  E05Y2400/33 ,  E05Y2400/55

Abstract: A system may have a closure with an electrically controlled actuator. Sensor circuitry may gather user input. The sensor circuitry may include a force sensor, touch sensor, proximity sensor, and/or other sensors. Based on input from the sensor circuitry, the closure may be slid relative to a system body or may otherwise be moved relative to the body. The sensor may receive user input from a user's fingers. This allows the movement of the closure to track user hand motions. To open and close the closure, a user may press against closure edge sensors mounted to edges of the closure. Closure motion may also be controlled by button press input, proximity sensor readings, touch sensor input and/or other user input provided to an input device in the system.

公开(公告)号：US12044391B1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US18331562

申请日：2023-06-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey A Sewell ,  Arian Behzadi ,  Clarisse Mazuir

IPC: F21V23/04 ,  B60Q3/00 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: F21V23/0485 ,  B60Q3/00 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  F21Y2115/10

Abstract: A system may have an interior region. The system may have lighting that provides illumination for the interior region. The lighting may include light-emitting elements such as light-emitting diodes arranged in strips or two-dimensional patterns. A gesture sensor such as a touch gesture sensor or proximity gesture sensor may overlap the light-emitting diodes. As gesture input is received over the light-emitting elements, the lighting may toggle the states of the light-emitting elements, turning on elements that are off and turning off elements that are on. The lighting may toggle the states of the elements based on gesture input such as gesture input made along a strip of elements or gesture input involving gestures that pass over a selected set of elements in a two-dimensional array.