公开(公告)号：US11774644B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US16902091

申请日：2020-06-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Michael J. Brown ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Wei Lin ,  Salman Karbasi ,  Shubhaditya Majumdar ,  Ian T. Clark ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Prabhakar Gulgunje ,  Chunchia Huang

IPC: G02B5/00 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B6/02 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G02F1/00

CPC classification number: G02B5/003 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02F1/0063 ,  H05K5/0017

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with a display. A protective display cover layer for the display may have an image transport layer formed from fibers or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may include light absorbing material. Light absorbing material may be incorporated as an additive into a component of the image transport layer such as the binder layer of a coherent fiber bundle or the cladding of fibers in the image transport layer. The image transport layer may also be formed from fibers with a light absorbing layer formed in addition to a transparent cladding. The image transport layer may be formed from Anderson localization material that has light absorbing material. Fibers for the image transport layer may be extruded with light absorbing portions. A polymer preform having light absorbing material may be drawn to form fibers for the image transport layer.

公开(公告)号：US11516908B1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US16682146

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

IPC: H05K1/02 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H05K1/18 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01Q1/40

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with pixels configured to display an image. The pixels may be overlapped by a cover layer. An image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may overlap the pixels and may have an input surface that receives the image from the pixels and a corresponding output surface on which the received image is viewable through the cover layer. Circuitry may be embedded within the image transport layer. The circuitry that is embedded within the image transport layer may include capacitive touch sensor circuitry, antenna resonating element structures, input-output components, signal lines, and other circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US11388329B1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US16376961

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Qiao ,  Michael J. Brown ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Hao Dong ,  Ying-Chih Wang

IPC: G02B6/08 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display panel for displaying images. A display cover layer having curved portions may overlap the display panel. An image transport layer having an input surface that receives light from the display panel may convey the light from the input surface to an output surface adjacent to an inner surface of the display cover layer. The image transport layer may include fibers with different lengths to form a region of the output surface with a curved profile. Each fiber in the coherent fiber bundle may have a respective output face. The output face of each fiber in the curved edge region of the image transport layer may be parallel to the display panel or may be angled towards the center of the image transport layer. Image distortion control circuitry may modify image data to control the perceived distortion of the display.

公开(公告)号：USD938955S1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US29714460

申请日：2019-11-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Designer： Jody Akana ,  Molly Anderson ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Shota Aoyagi ,  Anthony Michael Ashcroft ,  Marine C. Bataille ,  Jeremy Bataillou ,  Lucy E. Browning ,  Abidur Rahman Chowdhury ,  Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne ,  Markus Diebel ,  Richard Hung Minh Dinh ,  Christopher E. Glazowski ,  Jonathan Gomez Garcia ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  M. Evans Hankey ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Julian Jaede ,  Duncan Robert Kerr ,  Peter Russell-Clarke ,  Benjamin Andrew Shaffer ,  Sung-Ho Tan ,  Clement Tissandier ,  Eugene Antony Whang ,  Yaocheng Zhang ,  Rico Zörkendörfer

公开(公告)号：US20200075683A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16437979

申请日：2019-06-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aleksandr N. Polyakov ,  Meng-Huan Ho ,  Yi Huang ,  Yi Qiao ,  David S. Hum ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Yanming Li ,  Jun Qi ,  KiBeom Kim ,  Kwang Ohk Cheon ,  Cheng Chen ,  Rui Liu ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Ying-Chih Wang ,  Hung Sheng Lin ,  Donghee Nam ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Takahide Ishii ,  Yurii Morozov

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: Display structures for controlling viewing angle color shift are described. In various embodiments, polarization sensitive diffusers, independent controlled cathode thicknesses, filtermasks, touch detection layers, and color filters are described.

公开(公告)号：US20180314355A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-01

申请号：US16028377

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brijesh Tripathi ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G09G3/20

CPC classification number: G06F3/041 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G2320/029 ,  G09G2320/0606 ,  G09G2320/0613 ,  G09G2320/103 ,  G09G2330/02 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  G09G2340/0435 ,  G09G2354/00 ,  G09G2360/18

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be a variable frame rate display capable of adaptively adjusting a frame rate at which display frames are displayed in response to information associated with the current state of operation of the device. The information may be gathered using control circuitry in the electronic device. The control circuitry may gather the information for adjusting the frame rate by monitoring the electronic device power supply configuration, other device components, the type of content to be displayed, and user-input signals. The control circuitry may adjust the frame rate based on the gathered information by increasing or decreasing the frame rate. The control circuitry may be formed as a portion of display control circuitry for the device such as a display driver integrated circuit or may be formed as a portion of storage and processing circuitry external to the display.

公开(公告)号：US09612152B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US14074547

申请日：2013-11-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Erik G. deJong ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Koorosh Aflatooni

IPC: G01J1/42 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/32

CPC classification number: G01J1/4204 ,  G01J1/0429 ,  G01J1/32

Abstract: An electronic device includes a transparent surface, a light emitting device that emits light through the transparent surface, and a light sensor for receiving ambient light and providing an ambient light value. A retarder and a linear polarizer are placed between the transparent surface and the light emitting device. The retarder and linear polarizer may attenuate internal reflections from the transparent surface. The light sensor may have two channels and a second linear polarizer may attenuate the ambient light directed toward a second channel. A second retarder may be used with the second linear polarizer to attenuate the ambient light directed toward the second channel. A light detection circuit may use the difference between the two channels of the light sensor to provide the ambient light value.

公开(公告)号：US09524676B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-20

申请号：US14263937

申请日：2014-04-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yafei Bi ,  Wei H. Yao ,  Ahmad Al-Dahle ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Koorosh Aflatooni

IPC: G09G3/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G2320/041 ,  G09G2320/046 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2320/0633 ,  G09G2320/0673 ,  G09G2320/103 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  G09G2330/025 ,  G09G2330/028 ,  G09G2330/045

Abstract: A display may receive image data to be displayed for a user of an electronic device. Display driver circuitry in the display may analyze the data to detect static data. The image data may contain static frames of data or static portions of a frame of data. In response to detection of static data, the display driver circuitry can take actions to avoid display damage due to burn-in effects. The display driver circuitry may reduce a peak luminance value associated with a peak luminance control algorithm, may reduce display brightness, may map image data to reduced brightness levels, or may take other actions to ensure that display pixels in the display are not damaged. Temperature information may be used in determining how to classify information as static data and in determining how significantly to reduce display pixel drive currents in response to the detection of static image data.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以接收要为电子设备的用户显示的图像数据。 显示器中的显示驱动电路可能会分析数据以检测静态数据。 图像数据可以包含数据的静态帧或数据帧的静态部分。 响应于静态数据的检测，显示驱动器电路可以采取行动以避免由于老化效应引起的显示损坏。 显示驱动器电路可以减少与峰值亮度控制算法相关联的峰值亮度值，可以减少显示亮度，可以将图像数据映射到降低的亮度级别，或者可以采取其他动作来确保显示器中的显示像素不被损坏。 温度信息可以用于确定如何将信息分类为静态数据，以及在确定响应于静态图像数据的检测来显着降低显示像素驱动电流的程度。

公开(公告)号：US20160329386A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-10

申请号：US15091333

申请日：2016-04-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason C. Sauers ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Peter J. Kardassakis ,  Shaowei Qin ,  Yi Tao

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/52

CPC classification number: H01L51/0097 ,  H01L27/3276 ,  H01L51/56 ,  Y02E10/549

Abstract: A thin-film transistor layer, an organic light-emitting diode layer, and other layers may be used in forming an array of pixels on a substrate in a display. Vias may be formed through one or more layers of the display such as the substrate layer to form vertical signal paths. The vertical signal paths may convey signals between display driver circuitry underneath the display and the pixels. The vias may pass through a polymer layer and may contact pads formed within openings in the substrate. Vias may pass through a glass support layer. Metal traces may be formed in the thin-film transistor layer to create signal paths such as data lines and gate lines. Portions of the metal traces may form vias through a polymer layer such as a substrate layer or a polymer layer that has been formed on top of the substrate layer.

Abstract translation: 可以使用薄膜晶体管层，有机发光二极管层等层来形成显示器中的基板上的像素阵列。 可以通过诸如衬底层的显示器的一个或多个层来形成通孔，以形成垂直信号路径。 垂直信号路径可以在显示器下方的显示驱动器电路和像素之间传送信号。 通孔可以穿过聚合物层并且可以接触形成在基底中的开口内的垫。 通孔可以通过玻璃支撑层。 可以在薄膜晶体管层中形成金属迹线以产生诸如数据线和栅极线的信号路径。 金属迹线的一部分可以通过聚合物层形成通孔，例如基底层或已形成在基底层顶部上的聚合物层。

公开(公告)号：US09488862B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US13765656

申请日：2013-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David A. Doyle ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Joshua G. Wurzel

IPC: G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/133603 ,  G02F2001/133624 ,  G02F2202/28

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may include a liquid crystal display cell and an organic light-emitting diode backlight unit. The liquid crystal display cell may include a color filter layer, a liquid crystal layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. The organic light-emitting diode backlight unit may include organic emissive material formed on a substrate. The organic emissive material may generate backlight for liquid crystal display cell. Display pixels in the liquid crystal display cell may control the emission of the backlight from the display. The organic light-emitting diode backlight unit may be attached to the display using adhesive, laminated to a polarizer layer of the display cell, or may be integrated into the liquid crystal display cell. The backlight unit may include conductive vias or bent extended edge portions for coupling the backlight unit to control circuitry.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有显示器。 显示器可以包括液晶显示单元和有机发光二极管背光单元。 液晶显示单元可以包括滤色器层，液晶层和薄膜晶体管层。 有机发光二极管背光单元可以包括形成在基板上的有机发光材料。 有机发光材料可以产生用于液晶显示单元的背光。 液晶显示单元中的显示像素可以控制来自显示器的背光的发射。 有机发光二极体背光单元可以使用粘合剂附着到显示器上，层压到显示单元的偏振器层，或者可以集成到液晶显示单元中。 背光单元可以包括用于将背光单元耦合到控制电路的导电通孔或弯曲的延伸边缘部分。