公开(公告)号：US11561586B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US17093407

申请日：2020-11-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kristine S. Atom ,  Charles A. Bates, III ,  Taylor Harrison Gilbert ,  Eric Shyr

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An accessory device with a cover and keyboard section is described. The keyboard section includes a keyboard and a touchpad, while the cover section includes multiple segments. The cover section orients the electronic device such that a user can access the electronic device, the keyboard, and the touchpad. The cover section is rotationally coupled to the keyboard section by one or more hinge assemblies (including clutches and springs), allowing the cover section and the electronic device to rotate relative to the keyboard section. The cover section includes a first and second segment rotationally coupled together. To further adjust the electronic device, the first segment remains coupled to the electronic device, allowing the first segment and the electronic device to rotate relative to the second segment. The cover section can then suspend the electronic device over the keyboard section, and the electronic device does not contact the keyboard section.

公开(公告)号：US12181930B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18085448

申请日：2022-12-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kristine S. Atom ,  Charles A. Bates, III ,  Taylor Harrison Gilbert ,  Eric Shyr

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An accessory device with a cover and keyboard section is described. The keyboard section includes a keyboard and a touchpad, while the cover section includes multiple segments. The cover section orients the electronic device such that a user can access the electronic device, the keyboard, and the touchpad. The cover section is rotationally coupled to the keyboard section by one or more hinge assemblies (including clutches and springs), allowing the cover section and the electronic device to rotate relative to the keyboard section. The cover section includes a first and second segment rotationally coupled together. To further adjust the electronic device, the first segment remains coupled to the electronic device, allowing the first segment and the electronic device to rotate relative to the second segment. The cover section can then suspend the electronic device over the keyboard section, and the electronic device does not contact the keyboard section.

公开(公告)号：US20230029049A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17959193

申请日：2022-10-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Tianjia Sun ,  Chang Zhang ,  Dominic P. McCarthy ,  Eric Shyr ,  John B. Morrell ,  John P. Ternus

IPC: G09G5/12 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G09G5/14 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G01D5/241 ,  H04M1/72412

Abstract: A system may include electronic devices that communicate wirelessly. When positioned so that a pair of devices overlap or are adjacent to one another, the devices may operate in a linked mode. During linked operations, devices may communicate wirelessly while input gathering and content displaying operations are shared among the devices. One or both of a pair of devices may have sensors. A capacitive sensor or other sensor may be used to measure the relative position between two devices when the two devices overlap each other. Content displaying operations and other linked mode operations may be performed based on the measured relative position between the two devices and other information.

公开(公告)号：US11462194B1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US16049643

申请日：2018-07-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Tianjia Sun ,  Chang Zhang ,  Dominic P. McCarthy ,  Eric Shyr ,  John B. Morrell ,  John P. Ternus

IPC: G09G5/12 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G09G5/14 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G01D5/241 ,  H04M1/72412

Abstract: A system may include electronic devices that communicate wirelessly. When positioned so that a pair of devices overlap or are adjacent to one another, the devices may operate in a linked mode. During linked operations, devices may communicate wirelessly while input gathering and content displaying operations are shared among the devices. One or both of a pair of devices may have sensors. A capacitive sensor or other sensor may be used to measure the relative position between two devices when the two devices overlap each other. Content displaying operations and other linked mode operations may be performed based on the measured relative position between the two devices and other information.