公开(公告)号：US20250076672A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18952845

申请日：2024-11-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tushar Gupta ,  Aleksandr M. Movshovich ,  Arthur Y. Zhang ,  Ray L. Chang ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G02B27/36 ,  G02B7/14 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/42 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/663

Abstract: Fiducial patterns that produce 2D Barker code-like diffraction patterns at a camera sensor are etched or otherwise provided on a cover glass in front of a camera. 2D Barker code kernels, when cross-correlated with the diffraction patterns captured in images by the camera, provide sharp cross-correlation peaks. Misalignment of the cover glass with respect to the camera can be derived by detecting shifts in the location of the detected peaks with respect to calibrated locations. Devices that include multiple cameras behind a cover glass with one or more fiducials on the cover glass in front of each camera are also described. The diffraction patterns caused by the fiducials at the various cameras may be analyzed to detect movement or distortion of the cover glass in multiple degrees of freedom.

公开(公告)号：US20240411361A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18662964

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael J. Rockwell ,  Oriel Y. Bergig ,  Geoffrey Stahl ,  Thibaut Weise ,  Peter Kaufmann ,  Branko Petljanski ,  Jason L. Slupeiks ,  Tom Sengelaub ,  Yanghai Tsin ,  Hesam Najafi ,  Arthur Y. Zhang ,  Cheng Chen ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Jia Tao ,  Ivan S. Maric ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Wey-Jiun Lin

IPC: G06F3/01

Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

公开(公告)号：US20240402500A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18805187

申请日：2024-08-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David A. Kalinowski ,  Brian S. Lau ,  Cameron A. Harder ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T3/18 ,  G06T5/80 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G5/37 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/90

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a left display and a right display that provide respective left and right images. Left and right optical combiner systems may be configured to pass real-world light to left and right eye boxes while directing the left and right images respectively to the left and right eye boxes. Misalignment of the left and right images with respect to the left and right eye boxes may be detected using gaze tracking systems, using cameras such as front-facing cameras in conjunction with a database of known real-world object properties, using visual inertial odometry systems formed from cameras and inertial measurement units, or using one or more sensors in a portable head-mounted device case or other item with a receptacle configured to receive a head-mounted device. Compensating adjustments may be made to the images based on the measured misalignment.

公开(公告)号：US12147607B1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US16924623

申请日：2020-07-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Arlen Hartounian ,  Grant H. Mulliken ,  James William Charles Vandyke

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06T19/00

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, exemplary techniques for transitioning from the physical environment to a computer-generated reality environment on a wearable electronic device is described. In accordance with some embodiments, exemplary techniques for transitioning out of a computer-generated reality environment on a wearable electronic device is described.

公开(公告)号：US20240370053A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18778128

申请日：2024-07-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Derek W. Wright ,  Scott A. Myers

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: A wearable accessory device is disclosed. The wearable accessory device includes a flexible display coupled to a bi-stable spring. Coupling the display to the bi-stable spring allows the accessory device to be easily worn in a number of convenient locations.

公开(公告)号：US20240302865A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18669399

申请日：2024-05-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. Myers ,  Derek Wright ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/147

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1694 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G09G2380/02

Abstract: An electronic device may have a hollow display cover structure. The hollow display cover structure may be formed from a structure having an inner surface. The structure may be an elongated member having a longitudinal axis. A material such as sapphire, other crystalline materials, or other transparent materials may be used in forming the hollow display cover structure. A flexible display layer such as an organic light-emitting diode display layer or other flexible display structure may be wrapped around the longitudinal axis to cover the interior surface of the hollow display cover structure. The electronic device may have a touch sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and other sensors for gathering input such as user input. The electronic device may use one or more sensors to gather information on rotational motion of the device and can display content on the flexible display layer accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US20240143103A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18411855

申请日：2024-01-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Isaac W. Chan ,  Chun-Hao Tung ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Sunggu Kang ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H10K50/84 ,  H10K59/40

CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0445 ,  G06F3/0446 ,  H10K50/841 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K71/00

Abstract: Display layers and touch sensor layers may be overlapped by enclosure walls in an electronic device. The electronic device may have a front wall and opposing rear wall and curved sidewalls. The front wall and the curved sidewalls may be formed from a glass layer or other transparent member. A touch sensor layer and display layer may extend under the glass layer with curved sidewalls. A touch sensor layer may also extend under the opposing rear wall. A foldable electronic device may have a flexible transparent wall portion that joins planar transparent walls. Components may be interposed between the transparent planar walls and opaque walls. Display and touch layers may be overlapped by the transparent walls and the transparent flexible wall portion. Touch sensor structures may also be overlapped by the opaque walls.

公开(公告)号：US11914141B1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US16455416

申请日：2019-06-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  James W. Vandyke

IPC: G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06V40/18

CPC classification number: G02B27/0093 ,  G02B27/0101 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06V40/18

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may have gaze tracking sensors and other circuits that include packaged light-emitting devices. The packaged light-emitting devices may each include a light-emitting component such as a light-emitting diode or laser that emits infrared light or light of other wavelengths. The packaged light-emitting devices may have protection circuitry. The protection circuitry of each device may include one or more sensors such as a package integrity sensor, a proximity sensor, a photodetector for measuring emitted light intensity, a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature associated with the light-emitting component, and a current sensor. A control circuit such as an integrated circuit containing a comparator or other analog circuitry and/or a digital control circuit may gather information from one or more of the sensors and may control the light-emitting component based on the sensor information to prevent elevated light emission intensities.

公开(公告)号：US20230359037A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18218787

申请日：2023-07-06

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Killian J. Poore ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  Stephen E. Dey ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06V10/80 ,  G06V20/20

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06V10/803 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G02B27/017

Abstract: A display system includes a controller and a head-mounted display. The head-mounted display includes a display, a head support coupled to the display for supporting the display on a head of a user to be viewed by the user, and sensors coupled to the head support for sensing an environment from the head-mounted display unit in low light. The sensors include one or more of an infrared sensor for sensing the environment with infrared electromagnetic radiation, or a depth sensor for sensing distances to objects of the environment, and also include an ultrasonic sensor for sensing the environment with ultrasonic sound waves. The controller determines graphical content according to the sensing of the environment with the one or more of the infrared sensor or the depth sensor and with the ultrasonic sensor, and operates the display to provide the graphical content concurrent with the sensing of the environment.

公开(公告)号：US11800746B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17357831

申请日：2021-06-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anna-Katrina Shedletsky ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: H10K50/86 ,  H10K50/11 ,  H10K50/818 ,  H10K50/828 ,  H10K50/844 ,  H10K50/856 ,  H10K59/13 ,  H10K59/60 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02F1/133 ,  H10K102/00

CPC classification number: H10K50/865 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  H10K50/11 ,  H10K50/818 ,  H10K50/828 ,  H10K50/844 ,  H10K50/856 ,  H10K50/86 ,  H10K59/13 ,  H10K59/60 ,  G02F1/13312 ,  G02F1/13318 ,  H10K2102/3026

Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a display and a light sensor that receives light that passes through the display. The display includes features that increase the amount of light that passes through the display. The features may be translucency enhancement features that allow light to pass directly through the display onto a light sensor mounted behind the display or may include a light-guiding layer that guides light through the display onto a light sensor mounted along an edge of the display. The translucency enhancement features may be formed in a reflector layer or an electrode layer for the display. The translucency enhancement features may include microperforations in a reflector layer of the display, a light-filtering reflector layer of the display, or a reflector layer of the display that passes a portion of the light and reflects an additional portion of the light.