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公开(公告)号:AU2015202397A1
公开(公告)日:2015-05-28
申请号:AU2015202397
申请日:2015-05-05
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: FADELL ANTHONY , HODGE ANDREW , SCHELL STEPHAN , CABALLERO RUBEN , DOROGUSKER JESSE LEE , ZEDESKY STEPHEN , SANFORD EMERY
IPC: H04L9/32
Abstract: This invention is directed to an electronic device with an embedded authentication system for restricting access to device resources. The authentication system may include one or more sensors operative to detect biometric information of a user. The sensors may be positioned in the device such that the sensors may detect appropriate biometric information as the user operates the device, without requiring the user to perform a step for providing the biometric information (e.g., embedding a fingerprint sensor in an input mechanism instead of providing a fingerprint sensor in a separate part of the device housing). In some embodiments, the authentication system may be operative to detect a visual or temporal pattern of inputs to authenticate a user. In response to authenticating, a user may access restricted files, applications (e.g., applications purchased by the user), or settings (e.g., application settings such as contacts or saved game profile).
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公开(公告)号:CA2767776C
公开(公告)日:2015-04-28
申请号:CA2767776
申请日:2010-06-22
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: AMM DAVID T , SCHLUB ROBERT W , LEUNG OMAR S , KING BRIAN M , LI QINGXIANG , AYALA VAZQUEZ ENRIQUE , GOMEZ ANGULO RODNEY ANDRES , JIANG YI , CABALLERO RUBEN
IPC: H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/44 , H03K17/955
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which an antenna is mounted. An antenna window may be mounted in the housing to allow radio-frequency signals to be transmitted from the antenna and to allow the antenna to receive radio-frequency signals. Near-field radiation limits may be satisfied by reducing transmit power when an external object is detected in the vicinity of the dielectric antenna window and the antenna. A capacitive proximity sensor may be used in detecting external objects in the vicinity of the antenna. The proximity sensor may have conductive layers separated by a dielectric. A capacitance-to-digital converter may be coupled to the proximity sensor by inductors. The capacitive proximity sensor may be interposed between an antenna resonating element and the antenna window. The capacitive proximity sensor may serve as a parasitic antenna resonating element and may be coupled to the housing by a capacitor.
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公开(公告)号:AU2013200019B2
公开(公告)日:2015-03-19
申请号:AU2013200019
申请日:2013-01-03
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: CHIANG BING , KOUGH DOUGLAS B , VAZQUEZ ENRIQUE AYALA , SPRINGER GREGORY A , XU HAO , SCHLUB ROBERT W , CAMACHO EDUARDO LOPEZ , PASCOLINI MATTIA , GUTERMAN JERZY , JIANG YI , ANGULO RODNEY ANDRES GOMEZ , CABALLERO RUBEN
IPC: H01Q1/00
Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure Antennas are provided for electronic devices such as portable computers. An electronic device may have a housing in which an antenna is mounted. The housing may have an antenna window for the antenna. The antenna window may be formed from dielectric or from antenna window slots in a conductive member such as a conductive wall of the electronic device housing. An antenna may have an antenna resonating element that is backed by a conductive antenna cavity. The antenna resonating element may have antenna resonating element slots or may be formed using other antenna configurations such as inverted-F configurations. The antenna cavity may have conductive vertical sidewalls and a conductive rear wall. The antenna cavity walls may be formed from conductive layers on a dielectric antenna support structure.
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公开(公告)号:AU2013200019A1
公开(公告)日:2013-01-24
申请号:AU2013200019
申请日:2013-01-03
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: CHIANG BING , KOUGH DOUGLAS B , VAZQUEZ ENRIQUE AYALA , SPRINGER GREGORY A , XU HAO , SCHLUB ROBERT W , CAMACHO EDUARDO LOPEZ , PASCOLINI MATTIA , GUTERMAN JERZY , JIANG YI , ANGULO RODNEY ANDRES GOMEZ , CABALLERO RUBEN
IPC: H01Q1/00
Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure Antennas are provided for electronic devices such as portable computers. An electronic device may have a housing in which an antenna is mounted. The housing may have an antenna window for the antenna. The antenna window may be formed from dielectric or from antenna window slots in a conductive member such as a conductive wall of the electronic device housing. An antenna may have an antenna resonating element that is backed by a conductive antenna cavity. The antenna resonating element may have antenna resonating element slots or may be formed using other antenna configurations such as inverted-F configurations. The antenna cavity may have conductive vertical sidewalls and a conductive rear wall. The antenna cavity walls may be formed from conductive layers on a dielectric antenna support structure.
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公开(公告)号:HK1168691A1
公开(公告)日:2013-01-04
申请号:HK12109441
申请日:2012-09-25
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: GUTERMAN JERZY , XU HAO , KOUGH DOUGLAS BLAKE , CAMACHO EDUARDO LOPEZ , SCHLUB ROBERT WALTER , PASCOLINI MATTIA , CABALLERO RUBEN
Abstract: Electronic devices (10) may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry (32) and antenna structures (34). The antenna structures (34) may include antenna resonating elements (60) such as dual-band antenna resonating elements that resonate in first and second communications bands. The antenna structures may also contain parasitic antenna elements (60) such as elements that are operative in only the first or second communications band and elements that are operative in both the first and second communications bands. The antenna resonating elements and parasitic elements may be mounted on a common dielectric carrier. The dielectric carrier may be mounted within a slot (56) or other opening in a conductive element. The conductive element may be formed from conductive housing structures in an electronic device such as a portable computer. The portable computer may have a clutch barrel (54) with a dielectric cover. The dielectric cover may overlap and cover the slot and the dielectric carrier.
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公开(公告)号:AU2012200978A1
公开(公告)日:2012-09-27
申请号:AU2012200978
申请日:2012-02-20
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: JIN NANBO , PASCOLINI MATTIA , MOW MATT A , SCHLUB ROBERT W , CABALLERO RUBEN
Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure A wireless electronic device may include antenna structures and antenna tuning circuitry. The device may include a display mounted within a housing. A peripheral conductive member may run around the edges of the display and housing. Dielectric-filled gaps may divide the peripheral conductive member into individual segments. A ground plane may be formed within the housing. The ground plane and the segments of the peripheral conductive member may form antennas in upper and lower portions of the housing. The antenna tuning circuitry may include switchable inductor circuits and variable capacitor circuits for the upper and lower antennas. The switchable inductor circuits associated with the upper antenna may be tuned to provide coverage in at least two high-band frequency ranges of interest, whereas the variable capacitor circuits associated with the upper antenna may be tuned to provide coverage in at least two low-band frequency ranges of interest.
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公开(公告)号:HK1153046A1
公开(公告)日:2012-03-16
申请号:HK11107085
申请日:2011-07-08
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: CHIANG BING , KOUGH DOUGLAS B , VAZQUEZ ENRIQUE AYALA , SPRINGER GREGORY A , XU HAO , SCHLUB ROBERT W , JIANG YI , ANGULO RODNEY ANDRES GOMEZ , CABALLERO RUBEN , CAMACHO EDUARDO LOPEZ , PASCOLINI MATTIA , GUTERMAN JERZY
IPC: H01Q5/10
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公开(公告)号:GB2481904A
公开(公告)日:2012-01-11
申请号:GB201111362
申请日:2011-07-04
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: PASCOLINI MATTIA , HILL ROBERT JOSEPH , SCHLUB ROBERT WALTER , CABALLERO RUBEN , MOW MATTHEW ANTHONY
Abstract: An adjustable antenna system, or an electronic device 10, comprises: a conductive member 180 in an electronic device housing, where there is at least one dielectric gap 182 in the conductive member and there is at least one adjustable electrical component 168 arranged such that it can adjust the electrical characteristics associated with the said gap 182. The conductive member 180 may be a rectangular metal structure substantially surrounding the periphery walls of an electronic device 10 or a display bezel. The adjustable electronic component 168 may be one or more switches and/or variable and/or fixed capacitors, inductors and/or resistors which may be connected across the gap 182 or at least have one terminal coupled to the peripheral conductive member 180. A control system may be included to adjust the electronic component 168 to obtain the desired tuning of an antenna system. Further disclosed is an electronic device 10 which comprises a radio-frequency transceiver 90 coupled to an adjustable antenna system which includes an adjustable electrical component 168 which is coupled to a circuit and which is controlled by signals from storage and processing circuitry to tune and adjust the antenna system to obtain desired communication bands.
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公开(公告)号:GB2463179B
公开(公告)日:2011-11-09
申请号:GB0920735
申请日:2008-03-05
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: HILL ROBERT J , SCHLUB ROBERT W , CABALLERO RUBEN
IPC: H01Q13/10 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/52 , H01Q5/00 , H01Q5/10 , H01Q5/371 , H01Q5/40 , H01Q9/04 , H01Q21/28 , H01Q21/30 , H01Q23/00
Abstract: A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains wireless communications circuitry. The handheld electronic device may have a housing and a display. The display may be attached to the housing using a conductive bezel. The handheld electronic device may have one or more antennas for supporting wireless communications. A ground plane in the handheld electronic device may serve as ground for one or more of the antennas. The ground plane and bezel may define an opening. A rectangular slot antenna or other suitable slot antenna may be formed from or within the opening. One or more antenna resonating elements may be formed above the slot. An electrical switch that bridges the slot may be used to modify the perimeter of the slot so as to tune the communications bands of the handheld electronic device.
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公开(公告)号:CA2770447A1
公开(公告)日:2011-03-10
申请号:CA2770447
申请日:2010-06-22
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor: AYALA VAZQUEZ ENRIQUE , SCHLUB ROBERT W , JIANG YI , GOMEZ ANGULO RODNEY ANDRES , CABALLERO RUBEN , LI QINGXIANG
Abstract: An electronic device may have a cavity antenna. The cavity antenna may have a logo-shaped dielectric window. An antenna resonating element for the cavity antenna may be formed from conductive traces on a printed circuit board. An antenna resonating element may be formed from the traces. The antenna resonating element may be mounted on an antenna support structure. A conductive cavity structure for the cavity antenna may have a planar lip that is mounted flush with an interior surface of a conductive housing wall. The cavity structure may have more than one depth. Shallower planar portions of the cavity structure may lie in a plane. The antenna resonating element may be located between the plane of the shallow cavity walls and an external surface of the conductive housing wall.
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