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.

公开(公告)号：US11670962B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16821853

申请日：2020-03-17

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Benjamin G. Jackson ,  Brenton A. Baugh ,  Brian T. Gleeson ,  Steven J. Taylor ,  Thayne M. Miller

IPC分类号： H02J50/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  G04C10/04 ,  G04G19/00 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H01H3/00

CPC分类号： H02J50/10 ,  G04C10/04 ,  G04G19/00 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J7/0063 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H01H2003/008 ,  H03K2217/96062 ,  H04R2400/03

摘要： An electronic watch may include a housing, a display positioned at least partially within the housing, a transparent cover coupled to the housing and at least partially covering the display, a battery, and a coil coupled to the battery and configured to, during a battery charging operation, supply a first current to the battery and, during a haptic output operation, receive a second current from the battery to produce a haptic output. The electronic watch may further include a ferromagnetic element positioned at least partially within the housing and movable relative to the housing. The second current may cause the coil to produce a magnetic field, and the haptic output may be produced as a result of an interaction between the magnetic field and the ferromagnetic element that causes the ferromagnetic element to move relative to the housing.

公开(公告)号：US11231784B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US17202089

申请日：2021-03-15

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： David H. Bloom ,  Benjamin G. Jackson ,  Steven J. Taylor

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354

摘要： Touch-based input devices, such as a stylus, can provide feedback in the form of shear forces applied to the user. A stylus can produce shear forces that act on a user to provide unique tactile sensations. For example, a shear device can be included at a grip region of a stylus to provide shear sensations at the user's hands (e.g., fingers). The shear forces can be unaligned forces that urge one part of the user's hand in one direction and another part of the user's hand in an opposite direction or that tend to maintain the other part of the user's hand in a stationary location.

公开(公告)号：US20200326779A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-15

申请号：US16820450

申请日：2020-03-16

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Benjamin G. Jackson ,  Brenton A. Baugh ,  Megan A. McClain ,  Steven J. Taylor

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/044

摘要： A haptic device for an electronic device includes an actuation member formed from a shape-memory alloy (SMA) material that changes shape (e.g., expands or contracts) in response to an applied electrical current. In some cases, the haptic devices described herein also include a restoration mechanism that restores the actuation member to its original shape or to a similar shape. The change in the shape of the actuation member and the restoration of the shape of the actuation member may produce a haptic output at the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20230162929A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US17975375

申请日：2022-10-27

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Steven J. Taylor ,  Megan A. McClain ,  Brenton A. Baugh ,  Benjamin G. Jackson

IPC分类号： H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/20 ,  H01H13/10

CPC分类号： H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/20 ,  H01H13/10 ,  H01H2215/00

摘要： Described herein are input devices for registering a translational input as a button is moved along any of a first set of different directions. In general, the input devices comprise a switch assembly including a switch that is actuated as the button moves along the first set of directions. The switch assembly may include additional components, such as a rotatable member or a cavity that are configured to engage the switch to actuate the switch. The switch assembly may be configured to provide a uniform pressing experience when moving the button along the first set of different directions.

公开(公告)号：US11194299B1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16399868

申请日：2019-04-30

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Steven J. Taylor ,  Brenton A. Baugh

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G01D5/347

摘要： An electronic device, such as a watch, has a variable friction mechanism for providing variable frictional feedback as an input mechanism, such as a crown, is rotated. The variable frictional feedback may correspond to operational states, events, or other conditions at the electronic watch. The variable frictional feedback may be provided by changing a frictional force between the crown and the variable friction mechanism. The variable friction mechanism may include a friction element adapted to contact a shaft of the crown and an actuator adapted to change a frictional force between the friction element and the shaft.

公开(公告)号：US11009955B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16183610

申请日：2018-11-07

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： David H. Bloom ,  Benjamin G. Jackson ,  Steven J. Taylor

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354

摘要： Touch-based input devices, such as a stylus, can provide feedback in the form of shear forces applied to the user. A stylus can produce shear forces that act on a user to provide unique tactile sensations. For example, a shear device can be included at a grip region of a stylus to provide shear sensations at the user's hands (e.g., fingers). The shear forces can be unaligned forces that urge one part of the user's hand in one direction and another part of the user's hand in an opposite direction or that tend to maintain the other part of the user's hand in a stationary location.

公开(公告)号：US10762752B1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US15986770

申请日：2018-05-22

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Per Haakan Linus Persson ,  Steven J. Taylor

IPC分类号： G08B6/00

摘要： An electronic device may provide tactile outputs at a tactile output region of the electronic device. The tactile output region of the electronic device may be a surface of an input structure or a surface of an enclosure of the device. Tactile outputs may provide a sustained, physically-based notification of a particular item of interest. The tactile output may alter a physical characteristic of the tactile output region, such as the shape, texture, or density of a portion of the electronic device, in one or more tactile output regions. Furthermore, the tactile notification may provide a notification that is less intrusive and more tunable to user preferences than conventional notifications. The tactile output may be static in that the tactile notification is not transitory and remains throughout the duration of the tactile output. The tactile notification may be dynamic in that it includes motion.

公开(公告)号：US09921652B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14754416

申请日：2015-06-29

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Camille Moussette ,  John Morrell ,  Duncan Robert Kerr ,  Benjamin G. Jackson ,  Steven J. Taylor

IPC分类号： G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0362

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883

摘要： An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a mechanical input configured to move in a first direction in response to an input at the mechanical input. A mechanical input sensor is coupled to the mechanical input and configured to sense the input at the mechanical input based on the movement of the mechanical input in the first direction. A mechanical input actuator is coupled to the mechanical input and configured to displace the mechanical input in a second direction, different from the first direction. In some examples, the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. In some examples, the mechanical input comprises a rotary input configured to rotate in the first direction in response to the input. In some examples, the mechanical input actuator is configured to displace the mechanical input in the second direction while the mechanical input is moving in the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US20240126219A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18391139

申请日：2023-12-20

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Steven J. Taylor ,  Brenton A. Baugh

IPC分类号： G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04883

CPC分类号： G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G01D5/3473

摘要： An electronic device, such as a watch, has a variable friction mechanism for providing variable frictional feedback as an input mechanism, such as a crown, is rotated. The variable frictional feedback may correspond to operational states, events, or other conditions at the electronic watch. The variable frictional feedback may be provided by changing a frictional force between the crown and the variable friction mechanism. The variable friction mechanism may include a friction element adapted to contact a shaft of the crown and an actuator adapted to change a frictional force between the friction element and the shaft.