公开(公告)号：US12164124B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17153770

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randol W. Aikin ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Matthew E. Last

IPC: G02B5/122 ,  B60R13/10 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S13/75 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S17/74 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G02B5/124 ,  G02B5/128 ,  G02B5/13 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/095 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/16 ,  H01Q1/32 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  H01Q15/18 ,  G01S13/931

Abstract: A retroreflector system including an outer body panel coupled to a vehicle, wherein the outer body panel is configured to allow a radar signal originating from an external radar device to pass through the outer body panel. The retroreflector system also includes a plurality of retroreflectors embedded in the vehicle, where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to reflect the signal to the external signal source as a reflected signal, and where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to have a peak reflectivity for a radar wavelength range or a light detection and ranging (lidar) wavelength range.

公开(公告)号：US11348345B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US17000134

申请日：2020-08-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Clarisse Mazuir ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Jack E. Graves ,  James R. Wilson ,  Christopher D. Jones ,  Martin Melcher

IPC: G06V20/59 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  B60K28/10 ,  B60R1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60S1/02 ,  B60S5/00 ,  H04N5/247 ,  G06V10/145 ,  G06V10/98

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to sensing defects associated with a window. Furthermore, various embodiments relate to performing image processing to produce a corrected image of a scene based at least partly on data corresponding to the detected defects. In some examples, one or more lighting modules may be used to illuminate the window to facilitate detection of the defects by one or more sensor devices.

公开(公告)号：US11130391B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-28

申请号：US15758660

申请日：2016-09-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hyungryul J. Choi ,  Arthur Y. Zhang ,  Cheng Chen ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Matheen M. Siddiqui ,  Russell Y. Webb ,  Matthew E. Last

IPC: B60J3/04 ,  B60J3/06 ,  B60R16/037

Abstract: A vehicle may have optical structures such as windows and mirrors that have the potential to allow glare from external objects to shine into the eyes of a driver or other vehicle occupant. A control circuit may gather information on where the eyes of the driver are located using a camera mounted in the vehicle and may gather information on where the sun or other source of glare are located outside of the vehicle. Based on this information, the control circuit may direct a light modulator on a window or mirror to selectively darken an area that prevents the glare from reaching the eyes of the driver. The light modulator may have a photochromic layer that is adjusted by shining light onto the photochromic layer, may be a liquid crystal modulator, an electrochromic modulator, or other light modulator layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210165141A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17153770

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randol W. Aikin ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Matthew E. Last

IPC: G02B5/124 ,  G01S17/74 ,  G01S7/481 ,  H01Q1/32 ,  G01S13/75 ,  H01Q15/18 ,  G02B5/128 ,  G08G1/095 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G02B5/13 ,  B60R13/10 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/16 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A retroreflector system including an outer body panel coupled to a vehicle, wherein the outer body panel is configured to allow a radar signal originating from an external radar device to pass through the outer body panel. The retroreflector system also includes a plurality of retroreflectors embedded in the vehicle, where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to reflect the signal to the external signal source as a reflected signal, and where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to have a peak reflectivity for a radar wavelength range or a light detection and ranging (lidar) wavelength range.