公开(公告)号：US20240103643A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18472195

申请日：2023-09-21

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Megan M. Sapp ,  Brian T. Gleeson ,  Steven J. Taylor ,  David H. Bloom ,  Maio He ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  Evangelos Christodoulou ,  Kristi E. Bauerly ,  Geng Luo ,  Bart K. Andre

IPC分类号： G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/038

CPC分类号： G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/0383

摘要： A computer system can include an input device having a housing defining an internal volume. The housing can include a grip portion and a base portion defining an aperture. The computer system can also include a tilt sensor disposed in the internal volume, a position sensor disposed at the aperture, and a processor. The processor can be electrically coupled to the position sensor, the tilt sensor, and a memory component storing electronic instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a first input from the tilt sensor, receive a second input from the position sensor, determine, based on the first and second inputs, if the base is in contact with a support surface and an angle of the base relative to the support surface. The processor can also output a signal based on the angle if the base is in contact with the support surface.

公开(公告)号：US20240103645A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18472173

申请日：2023-09-21

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Bart K. Andre ,  Brian T. Gleeson ,  Kristi E. Bauerly ,  William D. Lindmeier ,  Matthew J. Sundstrom ,  Geng Luo ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  Evangelos Christodoulou ,  Megan M. Sapp ,  Kainoa Kwon-Perez ,  David H. Bloom ,  Steven J. Taylor ,  John B. Morrell ,  Maio He ,  Hamza Kashif

IPC分类号： G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/03544 ,  G06F3/0383 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/0381 ,  G06F2203/04104

摘要： A computer input system includes a mouse including a housing having an interior surface defining an internal volume and a sensor assembly disposed in the internal volume. A processor is electrically coupled to the sensor assembly and a memory component having electronic instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine an orientation of the mouse relative to a hand based on a touch input from the hand detected by the sensor assembly. The mouse can also have a circular array of touch sensors or lights that detect hand position and provide orientation information to the user.