PENCIL HAPTICS
    1.
    发明申请
    PENCIL HAPTICS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200285318A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16882150

    申请日:2020-05-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an accessory device for interacting with an electronic device having a touch sensitive surface, is described. The accessory device can include a housing having walls suitable for carrying a processor capable of providing instructions and an interface unit extending through an opening at a distal end of the housing, where the interface unit is capable of interacting with the touch sensitive surface. The accessory device can further include a sensor in communication with the processor and the interface unit, where the sensor is capable of (i) detecting a stimulus generated by the interaction between the interface unit and the touch sensitive surface, and (ii) responding by providing a feedback parameter to the processor that responds by providing a feedback instruction. The accessory device can further include a feedback component that responds to the feedback instruction by transmitting a feedback force to the walls of the housing.

    HEAD-MOUNTABLE DEVICES WITH CONNECTABLE LENS ASSEMBLIES

    公开(公告)号:US20240280818A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18570051

    申请日:2022-06-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 G02B27/0176 G02B2027/0138

    Abstract: A head-mountable device can include modules that provide vision correction and operable connections between the modules. By providing head-mountable devices with modular features, certain lens assemblies can provide the desired vision correction for any given user and facilitate exchange with a different lens assembly for a different user. The lens assembly can identify itself and/or a feature thereof (e.g., vision correction and/or user identification) via an operable connection through the optical assembly onto which it attaches. By providing the operable connection through the optical assembly, part count, weight, complexity, and install procedures can be reduced. By sealing the cable providing the operable connect from an external environment, the reliability and robustness of the connection can be enhanced.

    OPTICAL ADJUSTMENT FOR HEAD-MOUNTABLE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210063734A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16938770

    申请日:2020-07-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A head-mountable device can include an optical module that provides a display element and/or an optical element that are adjustably mounted. The display element and/or another optical element can be adjusted by actuation of a mechanism that allows the display element and/or the optical element to move in one or more (e.g., six) degrees of freedom (roll, pitch, and yaw). The actuation allows for the position of the display element to be adjusted relative to the optical element to correct for any displacements caused during operation of the head-mountable device. One or more sensors within the optical module or external to the optical module and/or the head-mountable device can detect the position of the display at an initial state as well as thereafter. The sensors can check for changes in the position of the components to provide a basis for the actuation.

    RING INPUT DEVICES
    6.
    发明公开
    RING INPUT DEVICES 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230350503A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US18214395

    申请日:2023-06-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0233 G06F3/014 G06F3/017

    Abstract: An external device, such as a head-mountable device, can be operated with a ring input device worn on a finger of a user. Such devices can be operated to provide inputs that are received and acted upon by the external device. The inputs can be provided as rotating, tilting, and/or sliding at least a portion of the ring input device with another finger of the user. The ring input device can provide feedback to the user as confirmation that the inputs are being received. A feedback system can also be operated to limit or otherwise provide a force on the finger and/or another portion of the hand to simulate sensations perceived by the user.

    LIGHT OUTPUT
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240412669A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-12

    申请号:US18691431

    申请日:2022-09-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wearable electronic device can include optical assemblies for providing visual output to a user. The optical assemblies can include a central display as well as a light track that surrounds at least a portion of the central display. Primary information and images can be provided at the central display to be received at a center region of a user's vision. Supplemental content and/or information can be provided by operation of the light track, which can be operated with relatively simple controls. The supplemental content and/or information can be received at a peripheral region of the user's vision. Accordingly. the inner and outer images produced by the separate mechanisms of the optical assembly can provide a single continuous image for observation by the user.

    AVATAR GENERATION
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240393872A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18694375

    申请日:2022-09-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Ivan S. MARIC

    Abstract: Wearable electronic devices can provide user-facing sensors to track facial features of a person wearing the wearable electronic device. Detections can be transmitted to other wearable electronic devices so that avatars of the person can be displayed thereon. The users observing such avatars can respond to the selected level of realism, and the wearable electronic devices worn by such users can detect or otherwise receive feedback from the users, for example with sensors to track facial features. Such reactions can be used to determine whether the avatar should be adjusted, for example to be more cartoonlike or lifelike. Additionally, reactions over time can be tracked to determine a user's overall responsiveness to cartoonlike or lifelike avatars, and futures avatars can be generated based on such determinations.

    AIR DEFLECTOR FOR COOLING SYSTEM IN A HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210185855A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US16809470

    申请日:2020-03-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A head-mounted device includes a housing configured to be worn on a head of a user. The housing includes an inlet port and an outlet port. An air circulation device is mounted to the housing and configured to produce a flow of air through an air flow path in the housing that extends from the inlet port to the outlet port. A display assembly is mounted to the housing and has a surface in the air flow path of the housing. An air deflector mounted to the surface of the display assembly and configured to reduce a turbulence of the flow of air through the air flow path.

    FIT GUIDANCE
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250147581A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-08

    申请号:US18691030

    申请日:2022-09-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wearable electronic device can include interface features to provide guidance for optimal placement of the wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device and/or another electronic device can be operated to guide a user to position the wearable electronic device in a manner that will achieve proper alignment of components with respect to the user and maximize user comfort. For example, the wearable electronic device and/or another device can include sensors for detecting features of the user's face, forces distributed on the face when worn, and/or alignment with the face (e.g., eyes). The guidance can include instructions or other interface features to encourage adjustment of the wearable electronic device. While the head wearable electronic device can provide such guidance to the user wearing it, the feedback can also be provided to another person and/or via another device.

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