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公开(公告)号:US20230345166A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-26
申请号:US18216219
申请日:2023-06-29
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Nahid Harjee , Brian R. Twehues , Teera Songatikamas , Aonan Li , Travis N. Owens , Kyle J. Campiotti
CPC分类号: H04R1/1041 , H04R1/1016 , G06F3/044 , H04R1/1075 , H04R2420/07 , G06F2203/04105
摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US11463797B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-04
申请号:US17219799
申请日:2021-03-31
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Nahid Harjee , Brian R. Twehues , Teera Songatikamas , Aonan Li , Travis N. Owens , Kyle J. Campiotti
摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US09949390B1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-17
申请号:US15489926
申请日:2017-04-18
申请人: Apple Inc.
CPC分类号: H01F7/064 , G06F3/016 , H04M1/0202
摘要: An electronic device may include a device housing and a display carried by the device housing. The electronic device may also include an actuator carried between the device housing and the display. The actuator may include an actuator body having an actuator bottom and a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom, a first guide member carried by the actuator bottom and spaced inwardly from adjacent portions of the sidewall to define a channel, and at least one coil carried by the sidewall. The actuator may also include a magnet being moveable within the channel and an actuator top coupled to the magnet and that includes a second guide member cooperating with the first guide member. The electronic device may also include a controller configured to drive the at least one coil to relatively move the actuator bottom and actuator top to thereby deform the display.
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公开(公告)号:US11917354B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-27
申请号:US17897149
申请日:2022-08-27
申请人: Apple Inc.
CPC分类号: H04R1/1041 , G06F3/044 , H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1066 , G06F2203/04104
摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20220417642A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17897149
申请日:2022-08-27
申请人: Apple Inc.
摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20210314696A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-07
申请号:US17351133
申请日:2021-06-17
申请人: Apple Inc.
摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20200100013A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-26
申请号:US16539515
申请日:2019-08-13
申请人: Apple Inc.
摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20240292143A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-29
申请号:US18660107
申请日:2024-05-09
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Nahid Harjee , Brian R. Twehues , Teera Songatikamas , Aonan Li , Travis N. Owens , Kyle J. Campiotti
CPC分类号: H04R1/1041 , G06F3/044 , H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1075 , G06F2203/04105 , H04R2420/07
摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US11917355B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-27
申请号:US17897152
申请日:2022-08-27
申请人: Apple Inc.
CPC分类号: H04R1/1041 , G06F3/044 , H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1066 , G06F2203/04104
摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US11463796B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-04
申请号:US17176310
申请日:2021-02-16
申请人: Apple Inc.
摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.
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