公开(公告)号：US11673547B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17175476

申请日：2021-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tie-Qi Chen ,  Benjamin B. Lyon ,  Byron B. Han ,  Ahmad Al-Dahle

IPC: B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/095 ,  E05B77/12 ,  G01S13/56 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08B23/00

CPC classification number: B60W30/0953 ,  B60W30/0956 ,  E05B77/12 ,  G01S13/56 ,  G08G1/166

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a vehicle that includes a protection system configured to mitigate hazards to vehicle occupants posed by dynamic elements located within proximity of the vehicle. The vehicle can, in response to determining that a dynamic element is moving along a trajectory that intersects a sweep volume of a vehicle portal, can selectively restrict operation of the portal so that an occupant is restricted from opening the portal into a volume through which the dynamic element may pass. The vehicle can restrict portal operation in response to detecting external dynamic elements that are not within an occupant's field of vision. The vehicle can communicate a limited selection of vehicle sensor data, including representations of a detected dynamic element, to a user device supporting an authorized user in response to detecting that the dynamic element is located within a certain proximity of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20220373338A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17816348

申请日：2022-07-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ahmad Al-Dahle ,  Matthew E Last ,  Philip J. Sieh ,  Benjamin Lyon

IPC: G01C21/32 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G01C21/34

Abstract: An autonomous navigation system which enables autonomous navigation of a vehicle along one or more portions of a driving route based on monitoring, at the vehicle, various features of the route as the vehicle is manually navigated along the route to develop a characterization of the route. The characterization is progressively updated with repeated manual navigations along the route, and autonomous navigation of the route is enabled when a confidence indicator of the characterization meets a threshold indication. Characterizations can be updated in response to the vehicle encountering changes in the route and can include a set of driving rules associated with the route, where the driving rules are developed based on monitoring the navigation of one or more vehicles of the route. Characterizations can be uploaded to a remote system which processes data to develop and refine route characterizations and provide characterizations to one or more vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US10524084B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US16392266

申请日：2019-04-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexander D. Schlaupitz ,  Joshua G. Wurzel ,  Ahmad Al-Dahle

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A wireless data processing device is described which periodically exits an unpowered state and transmits location data. For example, one embodiment of a wireless data processing device comprises: power circuitry for maintaining the wireless data processing device in a powered or unpowered state, the power circuitry causing the wireless data processing device to enter into an unpowered state responsive to user input; a timer to periodically power up the wireless device or portion thereof in response to reaching a predetermined time; a location services module determining a current location of the wireless data processing device using one or more specified location determination techniques; a transmit thread transmitting the current location of the wireless device over one or more specified communication channels; and the power circuitry powering down the wireless, data processing device a second time after the current location has been transmitted.

公开(公告)号：US20180208209A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-26

申请号：US15758329

申请日：2016-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ahmad Al-Dahle ,  Byron B. Han

IPC: B60W50/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B60W50/0098 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W10/22 ,  B60W30/18163 ,  B60W30/182 ,  B60W2050/0082 ,  B60W2540/22 ,  B60W2540/28 ,  B60W2550/402 ,  B60W2710/20 ,  B60W2710/223 ,  B60W2720/106 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0212

Abstract: Some embodiments provide an autonomous navigation system which can navigate a vehicle through an environment according to a selected comfort profile, where the comfort profile associates a particular set of occupant profiles and a particular set of driving control parameters, so that the vehicle is navigated based on the particular set of driving control parameters. The comfort profile is selected based on a determined correlation between the occupants detected in the vehicle interior and the occupants specified by the set of occupant profiles included in the comfort profile. The driving control parameters included in a comfort profile can be adjusted based on monitoring occupants of the vehicle for feedback when the vehicle is being autonomously navigated according to the comfort profile.

公开(公告)号：US20180206064A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15821009

申请日：2017-11-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexander D. Schlaupitz ,  Joshua G. Wurzel ,  Ahmad Al-Dahle

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/08

CPC classification number: H04W4/02 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W52/0229 ,  H04W52/0254 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/164 ,  Y02D70/166 ,  Y02D70/22

Abstract: A wireless data processing device is described which periodically exits an unpowered state and transmits location data. For example, one embodiment of a wireless data processing device comprises: power circuitry for maintaining the wireless data processing device in a powered or unpowered state, the power circuitry causing the wireless data processing device to enter into an unpowered state responsive to user input; a timer to periodically power up the wireless device or portion thereof in response to reaching a predetermined time; a location services module determining a current location of the wireless data processing device using one or more specified location determination techniques; a transmit thread transmitting the current location of the wireless device over one or more specified communication channels; and the power circuitry powering down the wireless data processing device a second time after the current location has been transmitted.

公开(公告)号：US09836165B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14280355

申请日：2014-05-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hyunwoo Henry Nho ,  Hopil Bae ,  Weijun Yao ,  Yingxuan Li ,  Ahmad Al-Dahle

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06K9/0002 ,  H01L27/322 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L27/326 ,  H01L27/3276 ,  H01L51/5281

Abstract: An integrated Silicon-OLED display and touch sensor panel is disclosed. The integrated Silicon-OLED display and touch sensor panel can include a Silicon substrate, an array of transistors, one or more metallization layers, one or more vias, an OLED stack, color filters, touch sensors, and additional components and circuitry. Additional components and circuitry can include an electrostatic discharge device, a light shielding, a switching matrix, one or more photodiodes, a near-infrared detector and near-infrared color filters. The integrated Silicon-OLED display and touch sensor panel can be further configured for near-field imaging, optically-assisted touch, and fingerprint detection. In some examples, a plurality of touch sensors and/or display pixels can be grouped into clusters, and the clusters can be coupled to a switching matrix for dynamic change of touch and/or display granularity.

公开(公告)号：US09678609B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14059411

申请日：2013-10-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Weijun Yao ,  Ahmad Al-Dahle ,  Yingxuan Li ,  Wei Hsin Yao

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0416

Abstract: Systems and processes for stimulating a touch sensor panel using orthogonal frequencies are provided. In one example process, the drive lines of the touch sensor panel can be stimulated with stimulation signals having orthogonal frequencies. The orthogonal frequencies can be separated by a frequency that is inversely proportional to an integration time of the touch sensor panel. The touch signals generated in response to the stimulation signals can be amplified, converted into digital form, demodulated using the orthogonal frequencies, and integrated over the integration time. Integrating the demodulated signals over a length of time that is inversely proportional to the frequency spacing between the orthogonal frequencies reduces or eliminates interference in the touch signals caused by the stimulation signals having different frequencies.

公开(公告)号：US09524676B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-20

申请号：US14263937

申请日：2014-04-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yafei Bi ,  Wei H. Yao ,  Ahmad Al-Dahle ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Koorosh Aflatooni

IPC: G09G3/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G2320/041 ,  G09G2320/046 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2320/0633 ,  G09G2320/0673 ,  G09G2320/103 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  G09G2330/025 ,  G09G2330/028 ,  G09G2330/045

Abstract: A display may receive image data to be displayed for a user of an electronic device. Display driver circuitry in the display may analyze the data to detect static data. The image data may contain static frames of data or static portions of a frame of data. In response to detection of static data, the display driver circuitry can take actions to avoid display damage due to burn-in effects. The display driver circuitry may reduce a peak luminance value associated with a peak luminance control algorithm, may reduce display brightness, may map image data to reduced brightness levels, or may take other actions to ensure that display pixels in the display are not damaged. Temperature information may be used in determining how to classify information as static data and in determining how significantly to reduce display pixel drive currents in response to the detection of static image data.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以接收要为电子设备的用户显示的图像数据。 显示器中的显示驱动电路可能会分析数据以检测静态数据。 图像数据可以包含数据的静态帧或数据帧的静态部分。 响应于静态数据的检测，显示驱动器电路可以采取行动以避免由于老化效应引起的显示损坏。 显示驱动器电路可以减少与峰值亮度控制算法相关联的峰值亮度值，可以减少显示亮度，可以将图像数据映射到降低的亮度级别，或者可以采取其他动作来确保显示器中的显示像素不被损坏。 温度信息可以用于确定如何将信息分类为静态数据，以及在确定响应于静态图像数据的检测来显着降低显示像素驱动电流的程度。

公开(公告)号：US09064464B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-23

申请号：US13715702

申请日：2012-12-14

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Saman Saeedi ,  Shafiq M. Jamal ,  Ahmad Al-Dahle

IPC: G09G3/36 ,  G09G3/00

CPC classification number: G09G3/3607 ,  G09G3/006 ,  G09G3/3655 ,  G09G2320/0204 ,  G09G2320/0219 ,  G09G2320/0233 ,  G09G2320/0247 ,  G09G2320/029 ,  G09G2320/0295 ,  G09G2320/041 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2320/0693 ,  G09G2330/12

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided to reduce or eliminate mura artifacts on electronic displays. For example, pixels may be programmed to a uniform gray level before all or a substantial number of gates of the pixels are activated. The voltages on some or all source lines that supply the pixels may be measured. A mura artifact may be seen when voltage differences on the source lines are present. As such, operational parameters of the electronic display may be adjusted to reduce or eliminate the mura artifact by reducing the voltage differences.

Abstract translation: 提供系统，方法和设备以减少或消除电子显示器上的mura伪影。 例如，像素可以在所有或相当数量的像素的栅极被激活之前被编程为均匀的灰度级。 可以测量供应像素的一些或所有源极线上的电压。 当存在源极线上的电压差时，可能会看到一个阴影伪像。 因此，可以调整电子显示器的操作参数，以通过减小电压差来减少或消除凹陷伪影。

公开(公告)号：US09049553B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-02

申请号：US14327039

申请日：2014-07-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexander D. Schlaupitz ,  Joshua G. Wurzel ,  Ahmad Al-Dahle

IPC: H04W24/00 ,  H04M1/66 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W12/08

CPC classification number: H04W4/02 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W52/0229 ,  H04W52/0254 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/164 ,  Y02D70/166 ,  Y02D70/22

Abstract: A wireless data processing device is described which periodically exits an unpowered state and transmits location data. For example, one embodiment of a wireless data processing device comprises: power circuitry for maintaining the wireless data processing device in a powered or unpowered state, the power circuitry causing the wireless data processing device to enter into an unpowered state responsive to user input; a timer to periodically power up the wireless device or portion thereof in response to reaching a predetermined time; a location services module determining a current location of the wireless data processing device using one or more specified location determination techniques; a transmit thread transmitting the current location of the wireless device over one or more specified communication channels; and the power circuitry powering down the wireless data processing device a second time after the current location has been transmitted.

Abstract translation: 描述了周期性地退出无动力状态并发送位置数据的无线数据处理装置。 例如，无线数据处理设备的一个实施例包括：用于将无线数据处理设备维持在供电或无动力状态的电源电路，电源电路使无线数据处理设备响应于用户输入而进入无动力状态; 响应于达到预定时间来周期性地给所述无线设备或其部分上电的定时器; 位置服务模块，使用一个或多个指定的位置确定技术确定所述无线数据处理设备的当前位置; 发送线程，通过一个或多个指定的通信信道发送所述无线设备的当前位置; 并且电力电路在发送当前位置之后的第二时间对无线数据处理设备供电。