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公开(公告)号：US11817025B1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-14
申请号：US16682346
申请日：2019-11-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ying-Chih Wang , Michael J. Brown , Michael B. Wittenberg , Paul C. Kelley , Rasamy Phouthavong , Tyler R. Kakuda , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Marwan Rammah , Richard H. Dinh
CPC classification number: G09G3/20 , G02B6/0006 , G02B6/0008 , G09F9/301 , G02B2006/12111
Abstract: An electronic device may have pixels. The pixels may form one or more displays. The displays may be flexible organic light-emitting diode displays or other displays. The electronic device may have first and second display layers that face away from each other and display images in different directions. Image transport layers may overlap the display layers and may have curved edges that overlap a sidewall portion of the electronic device. Image transport layers receive images at input surfaces and transport the received images to corresponding output surfaces. Image transport layers may be provided with hemispherical shapes and other shapes having output surfaces of compound curvature. A folding device may have first and second displays that are overlapped by respective first and second image transport layers that join over a hinge to block the hinge from view. A wristwatch device may have links or other structures with an image transport layer.
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公开(公告)号：US11810534B1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-07
申请号：US16566530
申请日：2019-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yi Qiao , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Yingying Tang , Michael J. Brown , Paul C. Kelley , Tyler R. Kakuda , Hao Dong , Ying-Chih Wang , Chaohao Wang , Shaorui Yang , Wei H. Yao
CPC classification number: G09G5/37 , G06T1/20 , G06T5/006 , G06T7/70 , G09G3/3208 , G09G5/363 , G02B6/06 , G09G2320/0646
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display layer for displaying images. An optical coupling layer having an input surface that receives light from the display panel may convey the light from the input surface to an output surface. The output surface may have different dimensions than the display layer and may have any desired shape. To account for the displacement of light between the active area and the outer surface of the optical coupling layer and to ensure the output image is perceived with the desired distortion, image data may be rendered for the output surface then modified to account for the distortion and displacement that will occur later when the image is transported by the optical coupling layer from the display active area to the output surface of the optical coupling layer. Image distortion control circuitry may modify the rendered image data based on a distortion map.
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公开(公告)号：US11650368B1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-16
申请号：US17071213
申请日：2020-10-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yi Qiao , David A. Doyle , James P. Landry , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Ming Xu , Paul C. Kelley , Shawn R. Gettemy , Tyler R. Kakuda , Ying-Chih Wang , Yue Cui
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display that displays an image. The image may be viewed through a display cover layer that overlaps the display. The display cover layer may include an optical coupling layer such as a coherent fiber bundle. A pixel expansion layer such as a diffractive layer may be incorporated between the optical coupling layer and a protective layer. The diffractive layer may create duplicate pixels to occupy otherwise non-light-emitting areas on the output surface of the display cover layer. The diffractive layer may also create duplicate pixels that overlap adjacent pixels to allow for brightness averaging. An adhesive layer or the protective layer may be used to form diffractive elements for the diffractive layer. An adhesive layer having a high index of refraction may be interposed between the optical coupling layer and the display panel to mitigate undesired reflections of ambient light.
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公开(公告)号：US20220413546A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-29
申请号：US17900266
申请日：2022-08-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Tyler R. Kakuda , Christopher E. Glazowski , Elizabeth C. Porter , Hao Dong , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Warren S. Rieutort-Louis
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with a display. The display may be overlapped by an image transport layer such as a coherent fiber bundle or layer of Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may have an input surface that receives an image from the display and a corresponding output surface to which the image is transported. The input surface and output surface may have different shapes. A wristwatch device may, as an example, have a rectangular or hexagonal input surface and may have an output surface such as a rectangular output surface with rounded corners or a circular output surface. A region of the output surface may have compound curvature. A portion of the image transport layer may protrude laterally over an inactive portion of the display.
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公开(公告)号：US11493958B1
公开(公告)日：2022-11-08
申请号：US16921750
申请日：2020-07-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Tyler R. Kakuda , Christopher E. Glazowski , Elizabeth C. Porter , Hao Dong , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Warren S. Rieutort-Louis
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with a display. The display may be overlapped by an image transport layer such as a coherent fiber bundle or layer of Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may have an input surface that receives an image from the display and a corresponding output surface to which the image is transported. The input surface and output surface may have different shapes. A wristwatch device may, as an example, have a rectangular or hexagonal input surface and may have an output surface such as a rectangular output surface with rounded corners or a circular output surface. A region of the output surface may have compound curvature. A portion of the image transport layer may protrude laterally over an inactive portion of the display.
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公开(公告)号：US20220309980A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-29
申请号：US17840890
申请日：2022-06-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ying-Chih Wang , Michael J. Brown , Michael B. Wittenberg , Paul C. Kelley , Rasamy Phouthavong , Tyler R. Kakuda , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Marwan Rammah
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with pixels configured to display an image. The pixels may be overlapped by a cover layer. The display may have peripheral edges with curved cross-sectional profiles. An inactive area in the display may be formed along a peripheral edge of the display or may be surrounded by the pixels. Electrical components such as optical components may be located in the inactive area. An image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may overlap the pixels, may have an opening that overlaps portions of the inactive area, may have an output surface that overlap portions of the inactive area, and/or may convey light associated with optical components in the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号：US10748981B1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-18
申请号：US16361933
申请日：2019-03-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Warren S. Rieutort-Louis , Bhadrinarayana Lalgudi Visweswaran , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Tyler R. Kakuda
IPC: H01L27/32 , G06F3/041 , G09G3/3291
Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display may have thin-film transistor circuitry formed on a substrate. The substrate may have rounded corners, a first tail portion along a lower edge, and a second tail portion along an additional edge. A first plurality of signal paths for the display may be routed to the first tail portion and a second plurality of signal paths for the display may be routed to the second tail portion. The second tail portion may be formed within a pixel-free notched region of the substrate. One or more data lines, power supply lines, touch sensor signal lines, and other signal lines may be routed to the second tail portion. Each tail portion of the substrate may be planar or may be bent. Vertical data lines at the edge of the display may be coupled to data line extensions that are routed through the active area of the display.
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公开(公告)号：US09971454B2
公开(公告)日：2018-05-15
申请号：US15335204
申请日：2016-10-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： David A. Doyle , Joshua G. Wurzel , Tyler R. Kakuda
IPC: G06F3/041 , G02F1/1333 , H01L27/32
CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 , G02F1/13338 , H01L27/323
Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining the temperature of a light-generating component of a display assembly using a voltage of the light-generating component are provided. In one embodiment, a method for operating an electronic device, which may include an external surface and a light-emitting diode operative to emit light for illuminating the external surface, may include detecting the forward voltage of the light-emitting diode, calculating the temperature of the light-emitting diode using the detected forward voltage of the light-emitting diode, and altering the performance of the electronic device based on the calculated temperature of the light-emitting diode. Additional embodiments are also provided.
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公开(公告)号：US09939672B2
公开(公告)日：2018-04-10
申请号：US14498814
申请日：2014-09-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Tyler R. Kakuda , Shawn R. Gettemy , Mark T. Sullivan , Ihtesham H. Chowdhury
IPC: G02F1/1333 , G02F1/1335 , H01L23/34 , H01L23/40 , F28F13/00
CPC classification number: G02F1/133385 , F28F2013/006 , G02F1/133308 , G02F2001/133317 , G02F2001/133628 , H01L23/34 , H01L23/40 , H01L2023/4068
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which components are mounted that produce heat. The heat producing components may be light-emitting diodes mounted on a flexible printed circuit in a display backlight, may be integrated circuits, or may be other devices that generate heat during operation. A heat spreading layer such as a layer of graphite may be attached to the backlight unit or other structures in the electronic device using adhesive. The adhesive may be patterned to form an unbonded area between at least some of the backlight unit or other structures to which the heat spreading layer is being attached and the heat spreading layer. The heat spreading layer may be mounted adjacent to a housing structure such as a metal midplate member that is attached to housing walls in the housing.
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公开(公告)号：US20170046009A1
公开(公告)日：2017-02-16
申请号：US15335204
申请日：2016-10-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： David A. Doyle , Joshua G. Wurzel , Tyler R. Kakuda
IPC: G06F3/041 , H01L27/32 , G02F1/1333
CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 , G02F1/13338 , H01L27/323
Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining the temperature of a light-generating component of a display assembly using a voltage of the light-generating component are provided. In one embodiment, a method for operating an electronic device, which may include an external surface and a light-emitting diode operative to emit light for illuminating the external surface, may include detecting the forward voltage of the light-emitting diode, calculating the temperature of the light-emitting diode using the detected forward voltage of the light-emitting diode, and altering the performance of the electronic device based on the calculated temperature of the light-emitting diode. Additional embodiments are also provided.
Abstract translation: 提供了使用发光部件的电压来确定显示组件的发光部件的温度的系统，方法和计算机可读介质。 在一个实施例中，用于操作可包括外表面的电子设备的方法和用于发射用于照射外表面的光的发光二极管可以包括检测发光二极管的正向电压，计算温度 使用检测出的发光二极管的正向电压，根据计算出的发光二极管的温度来改变电子设备的性能。 还提供了另外的实施例。
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