公开(公告)号：US12104934B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18141672

申请日：2023-05-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xin Li ,  Damon R. Lemmon ,  David D. Dashevsky ,  Dianbo Guo ,  Peng Zhao ,  Ruonan Yang

IPC: G01D5/347 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0362

CPC classification number: G01D5/34715 ,  G01D5/3473 ,  G06F3/0312 ,  G06F3/0362

Abstract: An electronic device is described. The electronic device may include a housing, a rotatable crown, and a self-mixing interferometry (SMI) sensor positioned within the housing. The rotatable crown may include an array of retroreflective surface features that reflect incident light back to a light source. Each retroreflective surface feature of the array of retroreflective surface features may be formed as a corner-cube with three perpendicular faces. The SMI sensor or associated processing electronics may compare originally emitted light with reflected light to identify a movement or distance of the rotatable crown with respect to the SMI sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20230258479A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18141672

申请日：2023-05-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xin Li ,  Damon R. Lemmon ,  David D. Dashevsky ,  Dianbo Guo ,  Peng Zhao ,  Ruonan Yang

IPC: G01D5/347 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0362

CPC classification number: G01D5/34715 ,  G06F3/0312 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G01D5/3473

Abstract: An electronic device is described. The electronic device may include a housing, a rotatable crown, and a self-mixing interferometry (SMI) sensor positioned within the housing. The rotatable crown may include an array of retroreflective surface features that reflect incident light back to a light source. Each retroreflective surface feature of the array of retroreflective surface features may be formed as a corner-cube with three perpendicular faces. The SMI sensor or associated processing electronics may compare originally emitted light with reflected light to identify a movement or distance of the rotatable crown with respect to the SMI sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20240093845A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18450117

申请日：2023-08-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Clarisse Mazuir ,  Paul J Costa ,  Stephen B Lynch ,  Kurt R Stiehl ,  Christopher P Child ,  Xiaofeng Tang ,  Christopher L Porritt ,  Michael C Wharton ,  Peter F Masschelein ,  Mark A Zurcher ,  Xin Li ,  Ryan J Garrone

IPC: F21S41/141 ,  B60Q1/32 ,  F21S41/64

CPC classification number: F21S41/141 ,  B60Q1/324 ,  F21S41/645 ,  B60Q2300/314 ,  B60Q2400/30

Abstract: A system may have a support structure that separates an exterior region from an interior region. The system may include a lighting system with interior and/or exterior lights with adjustable diffusers. An interior light may be used as a task light, a cabin light, a sensor indicator light, or a trim light. Adjustments to the adjustable diffusers can be used to adjust the angular spread of emitted light for operation in different lighting modes.

公开(公告)号：US11674825B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17480636

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xin Li ,  Damon R. Lemmon ,  David D. Dashevsky ,  Dianbo Guo ,  Peng Zhao ,  Ruonan Yang

IPC: G01D5/347 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0362

CPC classification number: G01D5/34715 ,  G01D5/3473 ,  G06F3/0312 ,  G06F3/0362

Abstract: An electronic device is described. The electronic device may include a housing, a rotatable crown, and a self-mixing interferometry (SMI) sensor positioned within the housing. The rotatable crown may include an array of retroreflective surface features that reflect incident light back to a light source. Each retroreflective surface feature of the array of retroreflective surface features may be formed as a corner-cube with three perpendicular faces. The SMI sensor or associated processing electronics may compare originally emitted light with reflected light to identify a movement or distance of the rotatable crown with respect to the SMI sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210294489A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US16827646

申请日：2020-03-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xin Li ,  David D. Dashevsky ,  Sriram Moorthy

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G01B9/02

Abstract: A self-mixing interference sensor may be positioned within an electronic device and may be configured to detect a gesture on a user input surface of the electronic device. A beam of electromagnetic radiation may be emitted from the self-mixing interference sensor toward the user input surface. When an object with a suitable refractive index is not in contact with the user input surface, the beam of electromagnetic radiation may reflect away from the self-mixing interference sensor. When an object with a suitable refractive index is in contact with the user input surface, the beam of electromagnetic radiation may reflect back into the self-mixing interference sensor and may undergo a self-mixing process. A property of the object in contact with the surface of the user input device may be detected by measuring a change in an optical property of the beam of electromagnetic radiation.

公开(公告)号：US20230086536A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17480636

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xin Li ,  Damon R. Lemmon ,  David D. Dashevsky ,  Dianbo Guo ,  Peng Zhao ,  Ruonan Yang

IPC: G01D5/347 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/03

Abstract: An electronic device is described. The electronic device may include a housing, a rotatable crown, and a self-mixing interferometry (SMI) sensor positioned within the housing. The rotatable crown may include an array of retroreflective surface features that reflect incident light back to a light source. Each retroreflective surface feature of the array of retroreflective surface features may be formed as a corner-cube with three perpendicular faces. The SMI sensor or associated processing electronics may compare originally emitted light with reflected light to identify a movement or distance of the rotatable crown with respect to the SMI sensor.