公开(公告)号：US11949466B1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US18132895

申请日：2023-04-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel J. Hiemstra ,  Tengxing Wang ,  Erik G. De Jong ,  Zaki Moustafa ,  Xinping Zeng ,  Vincent Chauvin ,  Osamu Yabe

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  A44C5/00 ,  G04G17/04 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H04W4/80

CPC classification number: H04B5/0025 ,  A44C5/00 ,  A44C5/0007 ,  G04G17/04 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H04B5/0081 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: Wearable electronic devices, such as smart watches, can be provided with a band for securing the device to a wearer. The device and the band can include near-field communications (NFC) components that allow the device to uniquely identify the band. Device operations such as the color, theme, or content displayed on the device can be based, in part, on the identification of a particular band. The band may include a miniature NFC tag in an attachment portion of the band that is configured to be received in a recess in a housing of the device. An NFC module for reading the NFC tag can be provided within the recess of the housing, so that the attachment portion of the band and the recess in the device housing position and align the NFC tag with the NFC module when the band is attached to the device.

公开(公告)号：US11652509B1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17883421

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel J. Hiemstra ,  Tengxing Wang ,  Erik G. De Jong ,  Zaki Moustafa ,  Xinping Zeng ,  Vincent Chauvin ,  Osamu Yabe

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  A44C5/00 ,  G04G17/04 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q1/27

CPC classification number: H04B5/0025 ,  A44C5/00 ,  A44C5/0007 ,  G04G17/04 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H04B5/0081 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: Wearable electronic devices, such as smart watches, can be provided with a band for securing the device to a wearer. The device and the band can include near-field communications (NFC) components that allow the device to uniquely identify the band. Device operations such as the color, theme, or content displayed on the device can be based, in part, on the identification of a particular band. The band may include a miniature NFC tag in an attachment portion of the band that is configured to be received in a recess in a housing of the device. An NFC module for reading the NFC tag can be provided within the recess of the housing, so that the attachment portion of the band and the recess in the device housing position and align the NFC tag with the NFC module when the band is attached to the device.

公开(公告)号：US11611372B1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US17200660

申请日：2021-03-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel J. Hiemstra ,  Tengxing Wang ,  Erik G. De Jong ,  Zaki Moustafa ,  Xinping Zeng ,  Vincent Chauvin ,  Osamu Yabe

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  A44C5/00 ,  G04G17/04 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: Wearable electronic devices, such as smart watches, can be provided with a band for securing the device to a wearer. The device and the band can include near-field communications (NFC) components that allow the device to uniquely identify the band. Device operations such as the color, theme, or content displayed on the device can be based, in part, on the identification of a particular band. The band may include a miniature NFC tag in an attachment portion of the band that is configured to be received in a recess in a housing of the device. An NFC module for reading the NFC tag can be provided within the recess of the housing, so that the attachment portion of the band and the recess in the device housing position and align the NFC tag with the NFC module when the band is attached to the device.