公开(公告)号：US11460946B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US17360970

申请日：2021-06-28

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Qiliang Xu ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Ming Yu ,  Xianwei Zhao ,  Xiaonan Wen ,  Shan Wu ,  Xiaofan Niu

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/0354

摘要： An electronic device includes an input device. The input device has an input/output module below or within a cover defining an input surface. The input/output module detects touch and/or force inputs on the input surface, and provides haptic feedback to the cover. In some instances, a haptic device is integrally formed with a wall or structural element of a housing or enclosure of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US11054932B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16102557

申请日：2018-08-13

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Qiliang Xu ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Ming Yu ,  Xianwei Zhao ,  Xiaonan Wen ,  Shan Wu ,  Xiaofan Niu

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/0354

摘要： An electronic device includes an input device. The input device has an input/output module below or within a cover defining an input surface. The input/output module detects touch and/or force inputs on the input surface, and provides haptic feedback to the cover. In some instances, a haptic device is integrally formed with a wall or structural element of a housing or enclosure of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US11755128B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17461711

申请日：2021-08-30

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Alex J. Lehmann ,  Qiliang Xu ,  Blake R. Marshall ,  Nathaniel M. Parnell ,  Wesley W. Zuber ,  Henry N. Tsao ,  Xiaofan Niu ,  Pavan Gupta ,  Nahid Harjee ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Brenton A. Baugh

IPC分类号： G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/0442

摘要： A stylus input device can allow a user to interface with an external electronic device. The stylus can provide an additional or alternative input to the external electronic device in response to a user applying a compressive force to the device housing. The stylus can include multiple sensors to provide a signal in response to the compressive force applied to the stylus.

公开(公告)号：US20230087411A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17483660

申请日：2021-09-23

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Xiaofan Niu ,  Tong Chen ,  Mark T. Winkler ,  Zachary M. Beiley ,  Andras G. Pattantyus-Abraham

IPC分类号： H01L25/16

摘要： An electronic device may include an infrared sensor with light sources and a quantum film photodetector. The light sources may emit short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) light through a display panel and the photodetector may receive the SWIR light through the panel after reflection off an object. The light sources and an integrated circuit may be mounted to a wall of a sensor module mounted to the panel. The module may include a lens. The photodetector may be disposed onto the rear wall, lens, integrated circuit, or display panel. The photodetector may include multiple types of quantum film to absorb different wavelengths of SWIR light. The SWIR light may pass through the display panel without distorting images emitted by the display panel. Using a quantum film in the photodetector may allow the photodetector to extend across a large surface area without unnecessarily increasing manufacturing cost for the device.

公开(公告)号：US20210325993A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17360970

申请日：2021-06-28

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Qiliang Xu ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Ming Yu ,  Xianwei Zhao ,  Xiaonan Wen ,  Shan Wu ,  Xiaofan Niu

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/044

摘要： An electronic device includes an input device. The input device has an input/output module below or within a cover defining an input surface. The input/output module detects touch and/or force inputs on the input surface, and provides haptic feedback to the cover. In some instances, a haptic device is integrally formed with a wall or structural element of a housing or enclosure of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10353506B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15625952

申请日：2017-06-16

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Michael Vosgueritchian ,  Sinan Filiz ,  James E. Pedder ,  John Stephen Smith ,  Saahil Mehra ,  Xiaofan Niu

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

摘要： Structures and methods are disclosed for an electronic device having an input surface that uses dual sensors to measure forces applied to the input surface. The forces can be estimated over a greater range of values than would be possible with either sensor alone. A second sensor can be used after a first sensor has reached a limit. A first sensor can be a strain sensor and a second sensor a pressure sensor. Both sensors may be resistance based, with signals from both sensors can be combined and measured by processing circuitry. Each sensor type may be part of planar arrays disposed beneath the input surface.

公开(公告)号：US20190073079A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16102557

申请日：2018-08-13

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Qiliang Xu ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Ming Yu ,  Xianwei Zhao ,  Xiaonan Wen ,  Shan Wu ,  Xiaofan Niu

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/045

摘要： An electronic device includes an input device. The input device has an input/output module below or within a cover defining an input surface. The input/output module detects touch and/or force inputs on the input surface, and provides haptic feedback to the cover. In some instances, a haptic device is integrally formed with a wall or structural element of a housing or enclosure of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20180364850A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US15625952

申请日：2017-06-16

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Michael Vosgueritchian ,  Sinan Filiz ,  James E. Pedder ,  John Stephen Smith ,  Saahil Mehra ,  Xiaofan Niu

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04106

摘要： Structures and methods are disclosed for an electronic device having an input surface that uses dual sensors to measure forces applied to the input surface. The forces can be estimated over a greater range of values than would be possible with either sensor alone. A second sensor can be used after a first sensor has reached a limit. A first sensor can be a strain sensor and a second sensor a pressure sensor. Both sensors may be resistance based, with signals from both sensors can be combined and measured by processing circuitry. Each sensor type may be part of planar arrays disposed beneath the input surface.

公开(公告)号：US20170242506A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15435649

申请日：2017-02-17

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Dhaval C. Patel ,  Eugene C. Cheung ,  Pey-Jiun Ko ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Robert W. Rumford ,  Steve L. Terry ,  Wei Lin ,  Xiaofan Niu ,  Xiaoqi Zhou ,  Yi Gu ,  Yindar Chuo ,  Rasmi R. Das ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  Se Hyun Ahn ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wookyung Bae ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Chun-Hao Tung ,  Mookyung Son ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.