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公开(公告)号:US10713998B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-14
申请号:US16105812
申请日:2018-08-20
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Stephen Brian Lynch , Paul Stephen Drzaic , Benjamin Mark Rappoport , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , John Patrick Ternus , Scott A. Myers
IPC分类号: G09G3/3208 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/042
摘要: Systems, methods, and devices are provided in which photodetectors disposed throughout a display are used to control the display brightness. The photodetectors are to be used for ambient light sensing, proximity sensing, or to compensate for aging OLEDs. In some embodiments, photodiodes are fabricated with OLEDs during the TFT fabrication process. In some embodiments, the photodetectors may be disposed throughout the display in zones containing OLEDs. The photodetectors are used to control the display brightness and color for the OLEDs in areas around each photodetector based on ambient light, aging, and/or nearby objects. A controller makes driving strength adjustments to the OLEDs in each zone independent of other zones. Photodetectors disposed throughout the display may improve proximity sensing and provide additional functionality to the device.
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公开(公告)号:US10401904B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-03
申请号:US16008151
申请日:2018-06-14
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Christopher M. Werner , Emery A. Sanford , Stephen Brian Lynch , Teodor Dabov , Fletcher R. Rothkopf
摘要: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20190152129A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-23
申请号:US16251931
申请日:2019-01-18
申请人: Apple Inc.
IPC分类号: B29C53/04
摘要: An electronic device may have a display with a bent portion such as one or more bent edge portions. The display may be formed from a flexible display layer such as an organic light-emitting-diode layer. The organic light-emitting-diode layer may include a substrate layer such as a sheet of polymer. The flexible display may be attached to a support structure such as a flexible support layer using adhesive. To facilitate bending, the display may be heated. Bending and heating equipment may simultaneously heat the display layer and the flexible support layer to form a bent edge portion for the display. The bending and heating equipment may include heated structures for pressing the display layer into a desired shape.
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公开(公告)号:US20190035329A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-31
申请号:US16148928
申请日:2018-10-01
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Benjamin Mark Rappoport , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , John Patrick Ternus , Paul Stephen Drzaic , Scott Andrew Myers , Stephen Brian Lynch
IPC分类号: G09G3/3225 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/30 , H01L27/32 , H01L51/52
CPC分类号: G09G3/3225 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/2003 , G09G3/30 , G09G2300/0408 , G09G2300/0439 , G09G2300/0465 , G09G2310/0232 , G09G2320/0233 , G09G2320/0686 , H01L27/3216 , H01L27/3218 , H01L27/326 , H01L51/524 , H01L51/5262
摘要: A system and methods to extending the overall display area for a device. At or near the borders of a device, pixel pitch between adjacent pixels may be increased such that overall pixel placement may be provided closer to a border of a display of a device. In one embodiment, pixel drive circuitry may be located in the spacing between adjacent pixels. Additionally, various optical systems and techniques may be utilized to provide an appearance of a lack of a border around the display such as decreasing the size of border pixels, overdriving the border pixels, or utilizing a light pipe on a surface above the border pixels.
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公开(公告)号:US20180357954A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-13
申请号:US16105812
申请日:2018-08-20
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Stephen Brian Lynch , Paul Stephen Drzaic , Benjamin Mark Rappoport , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , John Patrick Ternus , Scott A. Myers
IPC分类号: G09G3/3208 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/042
摘要: Systems, methods, and devices are provided in which photodetectors disposed throughout a display are used to control the display brightness. The photodetectors are to be used for ambient light sensing, proximity sensing, or to compensate for aging OLEDs. In some embodiments, photodiodes are fabricated with OLEDs during the TFT fabrication process. In some embodiments, the photodetectors may be disposed throughout the display in zones containing OLEDs. The photodetectors are used to control the display brightness and color for the OLEDs in areas around each photodetector based on ambient light, aging, and/or nearby objects. A controller makes driving strength adjustments to the OLEDs in each zone independent of other zones. Photodetectors disposed throughout the display may improve proximity sensing and provide additional functionality to the device.
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公开(公告)号:US10070025B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-04
申请号:US15388890
申请日:2016-12-22
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Emery A. Sanford , David G. Havskjold , Teodor Dabov , Stephen Brian Lynch , Erik G. P. de Jong , Tyson B. Manullang , Anthony S. Montevirgen
IPC分类号: H04N5/225
摘要: An electronic device may have a housing such as a metal housing. Openings may be formed in the housing to accommodate a button, to form a camera window, to form a microphone port, and to form a camera flash window. An input-output component mounting member may be used to mount input-output components to the housing of the electronic device. The input-output component mounting member may have a recess that mates with a corresponding protrusion on the housing. Screws may attach the input-output component mounting member to the housing. The protrusion and recess in the input-output component mounting member may ensure that the input-output component mounting member is accurately aligned with respect to the housing. Input-output components such as a microphone, button switch, camera, and camera flash may be mounted to the electronic device with the input-output component mounting member.
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公开(公告)号:US20170367190A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-21
申请号:US15690146
申请日:2017-08-29
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Paul S. Drzaic , Jeremy C. Franklin , Stephen Brian Lynch , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , John P. Ternus
IPC分类号: H05K1/18 , G09G3/20 , G02F1/1345
CPC分类号: H05K1/189 , G02F1/13452 , G09G3/20 , G09G2300/0408 , G09G2300/0426 , H05K2201/10128
摘要: An electronic device may be provided with a display and a multi-layer printed circuit. Integrated circuits and other components may be mounted to the multi-layer printed circuit. The display and multi-layer printed circuit may share a common layer formed from a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate may have portions that are integrated into the display and portions that are integrated into the multi-layer printed circuit board. The flexible substrate may contain patterned conductive traces that are used to route signals from components in the multi-layer printed circuit to display circuitry such as a display driver integrated circuit. An array of thin-film transistors may be used to control the emission of light from the display and may be formed on portions of the flexible substrate that are integrated into the display. The display may be a flexible display that includes an array of organic light-emitting diodes.
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公开(公告)号:US09823708B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-21
申请号:US14242704
申请日:2014-04-01
申请人: Apple Inc.
CPC分类号: G06F1/1684 , G06F1/1635 , H04M1/0202 , H04M1/026 , H04M1/0277 , Y10T29/49002 , Y10T29/49126 , Y10T29/4913 , Y10T29/49169 , Y10T29/49208 , Y10T29/49826 , Y10T29/5313
摘要: A handheld computing device and handheld music player are disclosed. The handheld computing device includes a seamless enclosure formed from an extruded tube. The extruded tube includes open ends and internal rails which serve as a guide for slidably assembling an operational assembly through the open ends of the extruded tube, a reference surface for positioning the operational assembly relative to an access opening in the seamless enclosure, and a support structure for supporting the operational assembly during use. The handheld music player includes an elongated extruded tube extending along a longitudinal axis. The elongated extruded tube has a first open end and a second open end opposite the first open end, and defines an internal lumen which is sized and dimensioned for slidable receipt of operational components of the handheld music player. The lumen includes rails for guiding the operational components to their desired position within the lumen.
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公开(公告)号:US09791949B2
公开(公告)日:2017-10-17
申请号:US14602199
申请日:2015-01-21
申请人: Apple Inc.
IPC分类号: G06F3/041 , H04M1/02 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/0481 , G06F3/0488 , H04M1/23
CPC分类号: G06F3/041 , G06F1/1652 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/04817 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/04886 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04112 , H04M1/0268 , H04M1/0283 , H04M1/236 , H04M2250/16 , H04M2250/22
摘要: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.
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公开(公告)号:US09411451B2
公开(公告)日:2016-08-09
申请号:US14692365
申请日:2015-04-21
申请人: Apple Inc.
IPC分类号: G06F3/041 , H04M1/02 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/0481 , G06F3/0488 , H04M1/23
CPC分类号: G06F3/041 , G06F1/1652 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/04817 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/04886 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04112 , H04M1/0268 , H04M1/0283 , H04M1/236 , H04M2250/16 , H04M2250/22
摘要: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.
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