公开(公告)号：US20220276672A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：US17748958

申请日：2022-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  John P. Ternus ,  Kevin D. Gibbs

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided having internal components mounted to a structural glass support member. The structural glass support member may have a planar front surface that forms a front surface of the device. The structural glass support member may have bent portions that form sidewall surfaces of the device. Portions of the structural glass support member may form a transparent display cover layer. A rigid or flexible display may be mounted to the structural glass support member. Additional internal device components may be mounted to the display. A thin enclosure for enclosing the internal components in the device may be mounted to the structural glass support member. The thin enclosure may be mounted to the structural glass support member using a peripheral member. The thin enclosure may be free from attachments to internal components or may be adhesively bonded to one or more internal components.

公开(公告)号：US11385599B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US17187519

申请日：2021-02-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Colin M. Ely ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G04C3/00 ,  G01D5/241 ,  G04G21/00 ,  H03K17/975 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: An input mechanism, such as a crown, detects amounts of applied force. In various examples, an assembly including an input mechanism has an enclosure; a stem coupled to the enclosure such that the stem is rotatable, translatable, and transversely moveable with respect to the enclosure; a sensor, coupled between the stem and the housing, to which force is transferred when the stem moves with respect to the housing; and a processing unit coupled to the sensor. The processing unit is operable to determine a measurement of the force, based on a signal from the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20220075813A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17456042

申请日：2021-11-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  John Benjamin Filson ,  Kyle Yeates

IPC: G06F16/438 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: Management or coordination of playback of digital media assets by an electronic device (e.g., a computing device), that supports media playback is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the electronic device can be controlled such that a user is able to schedule playback of distinct digital media assets.

公开(公告)号：US20210337480A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17369761

申请日：2021-07-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anna-Katrina Shedletsky ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Samuel Bruce Weiss

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04M1/724 ,  H04M1/72451

Abstract: A power source is configured to supply power to one or more components of an electronic device. A processing device that is in communication with the power source can be configured to determine an estimated power requirement of the mobile electronic device during a time period, to determine a charge state of the power source, and to produce an indication of the remaining use time of the electronic device based on the estimated power requirement and the charge state of the power source.

公开(公告)号：US11119573B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16568782

申请日：2019-09-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Avi Bar-Zeev ,  Devin W. Chalmers ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Grant H. Mulliken ,  Holly E. Gerhard ,  Lilli I. Jonsson

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: One exemplary implementation provides an improved user experience on a device by using physiological data to initiate a user interaction for the user experience based on an identified interest or intention of a user. For example, a sensor may obtain physiological data (e.g., pupil diameter) of a user during a user experience in which content is displayed on a display. The physiological data varies over time during the user experience and a pattern is detected. The detected pattern is used to identify an interest of the user in the content or an intention of the user regarding the content. The user interaction is then initiated based on the identified interest or the identified intention.

公开(公告)号：US11107334B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16884384

申请日：2020-05-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Erik G. de Jong ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Trevor J. Ness

IPC: G08B5/22 ,  A45C11/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/04 ,  G06K7/14

Abstract: A connectible component is connected to a housing. A sensor of the housing is utilized to detect an identity element of the at connectible component. The connectible component is identified utilizing the at least one sensor. In some implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify whether or not a connectible component is connected to the housing. In other implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify the type of connectible component that is connected. In such implementations, the housing may house an electronic device and the electronic device may be configured based on the type of connectible component that is connected.

公开(公告)号：US20210223904A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17224999

申请日：2021-04-07

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 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

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：US20210181691A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17188966

申请日：2021-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Jonathan Ive ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Rico Zorkendorfer

IPC: G04G17/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  G06F1/16 ,  A61B5/026 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04B39/02 ,  A61B5/0295

Abstract: A consumer product that is a portable and, in some cases, a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device may have functionalities including: keeping time; monitoring a user's physiological signals and providing health-related information based on those signals; communicating with other electronic devices or services; visually depicting data on a display; gather data form one or more sensors that may be used to initiate, control, or modify operations of the device; determine a location of a touch on a surface of the device and/or an amount of force exerted on the device, and use either or both as input.

公开(公告)号：US11036054B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US16118515

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Killian J. Poore ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Jeffrey C. Olson ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Jason C. Sauers

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G02C3/00

Abstract: A head-mounted display to be worn by a user includes a housing, and an eye chamber to be positioned adjacent to eyes of the user. A support assembly includes a headband and an adjustment mechanism that is operable to change fit of the headband relative to the head of the user in response to a control signal, wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a feedback component, and the control signal is generated based on output from the feedback component.

公开(公告)号：US20200348728A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16934615

申请日：2020-07-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

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

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.