Displays with minimized border regions having an apertured TFT layer for signal conductors

    公开(公告)号:US11137648B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US17080705

    申请日:2020-10-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a thin-film transistor layer. One or more holes in the thin-film transistor layer may be used to form pathways from display circuitry to other circuitry underneath the display. One or more conductive bridges may pass through holes in the thin-film transistor layer and may have one end that couples to the display circuitry and a second end that couples to a printed circuit underneath the display. These conductive bridges may be formed from wire bonding. Wire bond connections may be encapsulated with potting material to improve the reliability of the wire bond and increase the resiliency of the display. Display signal lines may be routed through holes in a thin-film transistor layer to run along a backside of the display thereby reducing the need for space in the border region for display circuitry.

    Displaying use time remaining on fast charge devices

    公开(公告)号:US11082927B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-03

    申请号:US15025232

    申请日:2013-09-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A power source is configured to supply power to one or more components of an electronic device. A processing device that is in communication with the power source can be configured to determine an estimated power requirement of the mobile electronic device during a time period, to determine a charge state of the power source, and to produce an indication of the remaining use time of the electronic device based on the estimated power requirement and the charge state of the power source.

    Authenticated device assisted user authentication

    公开(公告)号:US10893412B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-12

    申请号:US16385523

    申请日:2019-04-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Authenticated device assisted user authentication includes detecting, by an authenticated device, a proximate device, wherein a user of the authenticated device is currently authenticated to access a restricted-access function of the authenticated device. The method includes performing, by the authenticated device, an intent determination for the user with respect to a restricted-access function of the proximate device. The method includes in response to the intent determination indicating an intent to access the restricted-access function of the proximate device, performing, by the authenticated device, authentication assistance for the user with respect to the proximate device.

    Connectible component identification

    公开(公告)号:US10818149B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16422290

    申请日:2019-05-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A connectible component is connected to a housing. A sensor of the housing is utilized to detect an identity element of the at connectible component. The connectible component is identified utilizing the at least one sensor. In some implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify whether or not a connectible component is connected to the housing. In other implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify the type of connectible component that is connected. In such implementations, the housing may house an electronic device and the electronic device may be configured based on the type of connectible component that is connected.

    Connectible component identification

    公开(公告)号:US10720030B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-21

    申请号:US15023931

    申请日:2013-09-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A connectible component is connected to a housing. A sensor of the housing is utilized to detect an identity element of the at connectible component. The connectible component is identified utilizing the at least one sensor. In some implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify whether or not a connectible component is connected to the housing. In other implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify the type of connectible component that is connected. In such implementations, the housing may house an electronic device and the electronic device may be configured based on the type of connectible component that is connected.

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