公开(公告)号：US12175855B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US18227538

申请日：2023-07-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

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

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：US20240386817A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18662921

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason C. Sauers ,  Amanda R. Rainer ,  Cheng Chen ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Jia Tao ,  Ivan S. Maric ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  William A. Sorrentino, III ,  Jonathan Ive ,  Alan C. Dye ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Jeffrey M. Faulkner ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  Ray L. Chang

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06T19/00

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：US20240385647A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18788777

申请日：2024-07-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher M. Werner ,  Emery A. Sanford ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Teodor Dabov ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narrow border between an active display area and an outer edge of the housing structure. The enclosure for the electronic device can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.

公开(公告)号：US20240385443A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18662954

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Julian Hoenig ,  Julian Jaede ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  James W. Vandyke ,  Cheng Chen ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Jia Tao ,  Ivan S. Maric ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  William A. Sorrentino, III ,  Jonathan Ive ,  Alan C. Dye ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Jeffrey M. Faulkner

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/00

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：US12105479B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18217944

申请日：2023-07-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

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

CPC classification number: G04C3/007 ,  G01D5/2412 ,  G04G21/00 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  H03K17/975 ,  H03K2217/960755

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：US12099654B1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17838441

申请日：2022-06-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Grant H. Mulliken ,  Srinath Nizampatnam ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Brian Pasley ,  Izzet B. Yildiz

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A61M21/02 ,  A61M21/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/015 ,  A61M21/02 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/013 ,  A61M2021/0027 ,  A61M2021/005 ,  A61M2205/056 ,  A61M2205/3303 ,  G06F2203/011

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods that provide content that distracts a user's attention away from discomfort, for example, occurring due to a prior injury or ongoing medical condition. The content is adjusted over time based on tracking the user's attentiveness towards the content. Specifically, the user's current attentive state may be tracked using physiological sensors and used to adapt content to mitigate the perception of discomfort. In some implementations, the user's stress is also assessed and used an indication of the user's current discomfort level to better track when the user's attentive state is shifting from the content to the discomfort and adjust the content accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US20240310942A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18671019

申请日：2024-05-22

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 ,  H10K71/00 ,  H10K102/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0445 ,  G06F3/0446 ,  H10K50/841 ,  H10K59/40 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  H10K71/00 ,  H10K2102/311

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：US12056178B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

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 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81

CPC classification number: G06F16/4387 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/165 ,  G11B27/105 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/8113

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：US20240176152A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18428126

申请日：2024-01-31

Applicant: APPLE INC.

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

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

CPC classification number: G02B27/0176 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02C3/003 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/013

Abstract: A head-mounted display configured to be worn by a user includes a housing and a headband configured to secure the housing to a head of the user. The headband includes a proximal end coupled to the housing and a distal end that is free from connection to the housing. The head-mounted display includes an adjustment mechanism configured to change a fit of the headband relative to the head of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20240171478A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18425998

申请日：2024-01-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04L41/22 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T19/00 ,  H04W16/20 ,  H04W76/14

CPC classification number: H04L41/22 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T19/006 ,  H04W16/20 ,  H04W76/14

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display system and control circuitry. The user's environment may be presented on the display system. The environment on the display system may be a captured image of the environment, may be the actual real world viewed through an optical combiner, or may be a completely virtual image representing the environment. The control circuitry may gather information about external electronic devices in the user's environment, including determining a type and location of each external electronic device and a status of wireless communications links between external electronic devices. The display system may overlay computer-generated display elements onto the user's environment to indicate the status of wireless communications links between the external electronic devices. In response to touch or gesture input, the control circuitry may send control signals to the external electronic devices to establish or break wireless communications links between external electronic devices.