Acoustic Imaging System Architecture

    公开(公告)号:US20210271843A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17326202

    申请日:2021-05-20

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 A61B5/1172 A61B8/00

    摘要: An acoustic imaging system includes multiple transducers disposed to circumscribe a portion of substrate. An acoustic imaging system also includes a controller and an image resolver. The transducers convert electrical signals into mechanical energy and/or mechanical energy into electrical signals. The controller is adapted to apply an electrical signal to the transducers which, in response, induce a mechanical wave, such as a surface wave, into the circumscribed portion. The controller is also adapted to receive electrical signals from the transducers. The image resolver uses the electrical signals received by the controller in order to construct an image of an object in physical contact with the substrate.

    Electronic device display for through-display imaging

    公开(公告)号:US11073712B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US15949681

    申请日:2018-04-10

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Systems and methods for through-display imaging. A display includes an imaging aperture defined through an opaque backing. An optical imaging array is aligned with the aperture. Above the aperture, the display is arranged and/or configured for increased optical transmittance. For example, a region of the display above, or adjacent to, the imaging aperture can be formed with a lower pixel density than other regions of the display, thereby increasing inter-pixel distance (e.g., pitch) and increasing an area through which light can traverse the display to reach the optical imaging array.

    Identity Proxy for Access Control Systems
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190236257A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US16378306

    申请日:2019-04-08

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A hardware security token in contact with a user's body can send a signal via interbody communication to one or more electronic devices associated with a system of electronic devices having unified access controls such that a user can access each of the electronic devices using the same credentials. The signal sent by the hardware security token can be deputized by a user in possession of credentials to the system as a temporary proxy for that user's identity. In other examples, the signal sent by the portable security token can be deputized by a user in possession of credentials to the system as a temporary proxy for another user's identity. In some embodiments, the proxy can expire after a period of time or after a particular event occurs.