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公开(公告)号:US11716560B1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-01
申请号:US17219180
申请日:2021-03-31
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Kristen L. Cretella , Chad J. Miller , Daniel A. Podhajny , Joshua A. Hoover , Nicholas R. Trincia , Seul Bi Kim , William Leith , Yi Zou , Yue Chen
IPC分类号: H04R1/10
CPC分类号: H04R1/1025 , H04R1/1016 , H04R2420/07
摘要: An accessory for wireless earbuds can include a first receiving portion defining a first cavity sized to receive and retain a first earbud and a second receiving portion defining a second cavity sized to receive and retain a second earbud. Each receiving portion can include a charging component to electrically couple with the respective earbud. The accessory can include a flexible portion connected to the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion, the flexible portion at least partially defining an internal volume, and a battery disposed in the internal volume and electrically coupled with the charging components.
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公开(公告)号:US11716567B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-01
申请号:US17383260
申请日:2021-07-22
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Daniel A. Podhajny , Joshua A. Hoover , Nicholas R. Trincia , Yue Chen , Seul Bi Kim , Chad J. Miller , Kristen L. Cretella , Yi Zou , William Leith
CPC分类号: H04R3/12 , G10L25/78 , H04R1/023 , H04R1/403 , H04R1/406 , H04R3/005 , H04R2201/025 , H04R2201/401 , H04R2420/07
摘要: A wearable device can provide an audio module that is operable to provide audio output from a distance away from the ears of the user. For example, the wearable device can be worn on clothing of the user and direct audio waves to the ears of the user. Such audio waves can be focused by a parametric array of speakers that limit audibility by others. Thus, the privacy of the audio directed to the user can be maintained without requiring the user to wear audio headsets on, over, or in the ears of the user. The wearable device can further include microphones and/or connections to other devices that facilitate calibration of the audio module of the wearable device. The wearable device can further include user sensors that are configured to detect, measure, and/or track one or more properties of the user.
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公开(公告)号:US20240040298A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-01
申请号:US18484007
申请日:2023-10-10
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Yi Zou , Chad J. Miller , Daniel A. Podhajny , Joshua A. Hoover , Kristen L. Cretella , Nicholas R. Trincia , Seul Bi Kim , William Leith , Yue Chen
CPC分类号: H04R1/1016 , H04R31/00 , H04R1/1041 , H04R1/04 , H04R2420/07 , H04R1/028
摘要: Wireless earbuds may be provided with adjustable-shape housings. The housings may have bendable portions. Bendable metal members, hinges, or other flexible structures may be used in forming bendable structures for the earbuds. Electrical components may be covered by a layer of molded foam. A cover such as a fabric cover may be used to cover the molded foam. Spacer fabric or other soft material may be interposed between the fabric cover and the foam. The housing may be bent or otherwise adjusted between two or more states such as a normal, non-sleep, walking state in which the housing is expanded for normal operation while a user is sitting or walking and a sleep state in which the housing is bent to enhance comfort while sleeping. The wireless earbuds may have illumination systems, sensors, and other components.
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公开(公告)号:US11792575B1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-17
申请号:US17381008
申请日:2021-07-20
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Yue Chen , Joshua A. Hoover , Daniel A. Podhajny , Nicholas R. Trincia , Seul Bi Kim , Chad J. Miller , Kristen L. Cretella , Yi Zou , William Leith
CPC分类号: H04R9/06 , H04R9/045 , B32B5/26 , B32B2457/00 , F21V33/0008 , F21V33/0056 , H04R2307/029
摘要: An electronic device may be formed from acoustically permeable textile layers and voice coil layers. The voice coil layers may output sound through the textile layers. The textile layers and voice coil layers may be foldable or bent in one or more directions to allow the electronic device to be placed in expanded, collapsed, or folded configurations to allow for improved portability. Additionally, the textile layers and voice coil layers may be folded or bent to place the electronic device in cylindrical, conical, and other configurations to allow for improved sound output from the voice coil layers. The electronic device may also include light-emitting components between the textile layers that emit light through one of the textile layers to form indicators or images for a user of the device. The electronic device may have a plurality of sensors to allow user interactions to control the output of the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号:US11979721B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-07
申请号:US18208217
申请日:2023-06-09
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Daniel A. Podhajny , Joshua A. Hoover , Nicholas R. Trincia , Yue Chen , Seul Bi Kim , Chad J. Miller , Kristen L. Cretella , Yi Zou , William Leith
CPC分类号: H04R3/12 , G10L25/78 , H04R1/023 , H04R1/403 , H04R1/406 , H04R3/005 , H04R2201/025 , H04R2201/401 , H04R2420/07
摘要: A wearable device can provide an audio module that is operable to provide audio output from a distance away from the ears of the user. For example, the wearable device can be worn on clothing of the user and direct audio waves to the ears of the user. Such audio waves can be focused by a parametric array of speakers that limit audibility by others. Thus, the privacy of the audio directed to the user can be maintained without requiring the user to wear audio headsets on, over, or in the ears of the user. The wearable device can further include microphones and/or connections to other devices that facilitate calibration of the audio module of the wearable device. The wearable device can further include user sensors that are configured to detect, measure, and/or track one or more properties of the user.
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公开(公告)号:US20230392302A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-07
申请号:US18191424
申请日:2023-03-28
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Kristen L. Cretella , Seul Bi Kim
IPC分类号: D02G3/04 , D02G3/36 , D03D9/00 , D03D15/533 , D03D15/54 , D03D15/507 , D03D15/547 , D03D15/587
CPC分类号: D02G3/04 , D02G3/36 , D03D9/00 , D03D15/533 , D03D15/54 , D03D15/507 , D03D15/547 , D03D15/587
摘要: A fabric-based item may include fabric formed from intertwined strands of material. The strands of material may include interior layers and exterior layers that surround the interior layers. The interior layers may have different properties from the exterior layers, such as different conductivities, adhesiveness, magnetic properties, colors, reflectivities, as examples. The strands of material may be selectively etched to expose portions of the interior layers. In this way, the properties of the interior layers may be visible and/or exposed, and the strands may have a modified appearance or functionality in the exposed regions. Other strands or external equipment may be coupled to the interior layers within the exposed regions. Adjacent strands in a layer of fabric may have adjoining exposed portions to modify the properties of a region of the layer of fabric.
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公开(公告)号:US11818528B1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-14
申请号:US17407691
申请日:2021-08-20
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Yi Zou , Chad J. Miller , Daniel A. Podhajny , Joshua A. Hoover , Kristen L. Cretella , Nicholas R. Trincia , Seul Bi Kim , William Leith , Yue Chen
CPC分类号: H04R1/1016 , H04R1/04 , H04R1/1041 , H04R31/00 , F21V33/0056 , H04R1/028 , H04R2420/07
摘要: Wireless earbuds may be provided with adjustable-shape housings. The housings may have bendable portions. Bendable metal members, hinges, or other flexible structures may be used in forming bendable structures for the earbuds. Electrical components may be covered by a layer of molded foam. A cover such as a fabric cover may be used to cover the molded foam. Spacer fabric or other soft material may be interposed between the fabric cover and the foam. The housing may be bent or otherwise adjusted between two or more states such as a normal, non-sleep, walking state in which the housing is expanded for normal operation while a user is sitting or walking and a sleep state in which the housing is bent to enhance comfort while sleeping. The wireless earbuds may have illumination systems, sensors, and other components.
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