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公开(公告)号：US20250016809A1
公开(公告)日：2025-01-09
申请号：US18896551
申请日：2024-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： David A. Kalinowski
Abstract: A system may include electronic devices such as a head-mounted electronic device, a cellular telephone, a wristwatch device, a computer, and other devices. During operation of the system, one or more of the electronic devices may gather information on the positions of the electronic devices. Information may also be gathered on the positions of objects and obstructions. This position information and/or other information such as information on which sensor resources are available in each of the devices may be used to determine which of the sensors of the electronic devices in the room should be shared. Shared sensors may gather information that is communicated wirelessly to other devices for use by those devices.
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公开(公告)号：US11822091B2
公开(公告)日：2023-11-21
申请号：US17009460
申请日：2020-09-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Grant H. Mulliken , David A. Kalinowski , Brandon R. Neale , David A. Schmuck , Eric N. Vergo , Jae Hwang Lee
IPC: G02B27/01 , G06F3/01 , G01P13/00 , G06F1/16 , G01L1/16 , G01L1/12 , G02B27/00 , H05K5/00 , G01C19/00 , G01P15/00
CPC classification number: G02B27/0176 , G01L1/127 , G01L1/16 , G01P13/00 , G02B27/0093 , G02B27/0179 , G06F1/163 , G06F3/012 , G06F3/013 , G01C19/00 , G01P15/00 , G02B2027/0187 , H05K5/0017
Abstract: A head-mounted device includes a device housing, a support structure that is connected to the device housing to support the device housing with respect to a user, a display device that is connected to the device housing to display content, an optical system that is associated with the display device, and sensors that generate sensor output signals. The head-mounted device also includes a tension controller that determines a tensioning command based on the sensor output signals, and a tension adjuster that applies tension to the user according to the tension command in order to restrain motion of the device housing with respect to the user.
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公开(公告)号：US11340466B2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-24
申请号：US16908545
申请日：2020-06-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Cameron A. Harder , David A. Kalinowski
IPC: G02B27/01
Abstract: Head-mountable devices can include an arrangement of components that include a waveguide that is decoupled from the ability of system loads to be transferred into the waveguide. Such decoupling can be achieved by utilizing an elastic bond with low stiffness to bond certain components together. This allows the system to flex and deform without transferring stress to the waveguide. Such decoupling can also be achieved by selectively bonding in regions that have relatively lower displacements between a support structure and the waveguide. These measures can help preserve component alignment while allowing a head-mountable device to be lightweight and small in size.
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公开(公告)号：US12147052B2
公开(公告)日：2024-11-19
申请号：US18380783
申请日：2023-10-17
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Grant H. Mulliken , David A. Kalinowski , Brandon R. Neale , David A. Schmuck , Eric N. Vergo , Jae Hwang Lee
IPC: G02B27/01 , G01L1/12 , G01L1/16 , G01P13/00 , G02B27/00 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/01 , G01C19/00 , G01P15/00 , H05K5/00
Abstract: A head-mounted device includes a device housing, a support structure that is connected to the device housing to support the device housing with respect to a user, a display device that is connected to the device housing to display content, an optical system that is associated with the display device, and sensors that generate sensor output signals. The head-mounted device also includes a tension controller that determines a tensioning command based on the sensor output signals, and a tension adjuster that applies tension to the user according to the tensioning command in order to restrain motion of the device housing with respect to the user.
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公开(公告)号：US20240219735A1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-04
申请号：US18604849
申请日：2024-03-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brian S. Lau , David A. Kalinowski , Michael J. Oudenhoven
IPC: G02B27/01 , G02B6/10 , H04N13/383
CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 , G02B6/102 , H04N13/383 , G02B2027/0123 , G02B2027/0178
Abstract: A head-mounted device may have displays that provide images. Waveguides may be used in conveying the images to eye boxes. The waveguides may overlap lenses in a glasses frame or other head-mounted support structure. The waveguides and lenses may be transparent. This allows real-world objects to be viewed from the eye boxes. Infrared-light reflectors may overlap the lenses. Gaze tracking system light sources may supply infrared light that reflects from the infrared-light reflectors to the eye boxes to illuminate a user's eyes. Gaze tracking system cameras capture gaze tracking images of the eyes from the eye boxes to track the user's gaze. Fiducials associated with the infrared-light reflectors may be monitored using the gaze tracking system cameras. This allows components such as the gaze tracking system cameras to be calibrated.
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公开(公告)号：US11950022B1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-02
申请号：US17187289
申请日：2021-02-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： David A. Kalinowski , Brian S. Lau
CPC classification number: H04N7/18 , G02B27/0172 , G02B27/0176 , G06V40/19 , H04N23/90 , G02B2027/0138
Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted support structure with a left side portion, a right side portion, and a transparent front portion forming a lens. The lens may extend across the front of a user's face between the left and right side portions. The lens may have a mirror coating or other optical coating that helps obscure objects on the inner side of the lens when viewed from an exterior region surrounding the head-mounted device. Left and right forward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view may be used to capture visible-light images through the lens. The cameras may also be used for gaze tracking. Left and right light sources may provide eye illumination that reflects from the lens into left and right eye boxes. Images from the eye boxes may reflect from the lens towards the left and right forward-facing cameras.
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公开(公告)号：US20240085706A1
公开(公告)日：2024-03-14
申请号：US18514710
申请日：2023-11-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Vikrant Bhakta , David A. Kalinowski , Hyungryul Choi , Nathanael D. Parkhill , Stanley K. Melax , Byron R. Cocilovo
IPC: G02B27/01
CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 , G02B2027/011 , G02B2027/0125 , G02B2027/0147 , G02B2027/0163
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display module that produces light having an image, a lens that directs the light to a waveguide, and a waveguide that directs the light to an eye box. The lens may produce a foveated image in the light by applying a non-uniform magnification to the image in the light. The non-uniform magnification may vary as a function of angle within a field of view of the lens. This may allow the foveated image to have higher resolution within the central region than in the peripheral region. Performing foveation using the lens maximizes the resolution of images at the eye box without increasing the size of the display module. Control circuitry on the device may apply a pre-distortion to the image that is an inverse of distortion introduced by the lens in producing the foveated image.
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公开(公告)号：US20230305301A1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-28
申请号：US18124491
申请日：2023-03-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Darshan R. KASAR , Leah M. Cohen , Cameron A. Harder , John Raff , Paul X. Wang , David A. Kalinowski
CPC classification number: G02B27/017 , G02C5/001 , G02C5/20 , G02C11/10 , G02B2027/0138 , G02B2027/014 , G02B2027/0178 , G02B2027/0187
Abstract: Head-mountable devices can include connection mechanisms that provide adjustable and exchangeable connections with other devices to enhance performance of the head-mountable device. Such connections can provide both mechanical engagement and operable communication between the connected devices. Accessory devices and/or external devices can be easily connected to provide different components and functions at different times as desired. Accordingly, a main portion of the head-mountable device need not include permanent components that provide every function that will later be desired by the user. Instead, the head-mountable device can have expanded and customizable capabilities by the use of one or more accessory devices.
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公开(公告)号：US11751366B1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-05
申请号：US17228589
申请日：2021-04-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Austin S. Young , David A. Kalinowski , Li Zhang
CPC classification number: H05K7/20963 , G02B27/0172 , G02B27/0176 , G02B2027/0178
Abstract: A head-mountable device can provide passive cooling that utilizes surfaces of an optical assembly to allow heat to be managed in a manner that does not detrimentally impact the visual information displayed to the user. Lenses can be coated with a transparent and thermally conductive material, such as silver nanowire. Such a thermal layer can provide superior thermal conductivity, transmittance, flexibility, flat transmission, low cost, and angular color stability. The thermal layer can passively manage heat by increasing the surface area across which heat can be efficiently dissipated.
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公开(公告)号：US12196964B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-14
申请号：US16915168
申请日：2020-06-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Austin S. Young , Cameron A. Harder , David A. Kalinowski , Jae Hwang Lee
Abstract: An electronic device such as a head mounted device may have a head-mounted support structure. A portion of the head-mounted support structure may form a transparent housing member through which real-world objects can be viewed from eye boxes. A display system for the head-mounted device may have a display device that provides image light to a waveguide and may have an output coupler that couples the image light out of the waveguide toward the eye box. Peripheral portions of the transparent housing member or other peripheral device structures may be provided with a peripheral display that emits diffuse light into a user's peripheral vision. The peripheral display may use light guide structures, light sources, reflective structures, and other structures that provide transparency to real-world light.
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