公开(公告)号：AU2012212597B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：AU2012212597

申请日：2012-01-13

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  CORBIN SEAN S ,  LAUDER ANDREW

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: A tablet device with a flexible cover is disclosed. Thin flexible display technology can be integrated into the flexible cover without affecting the overall form factor of the cover or tablet device. Adding the integrated display to the flexible cover greatly enhances the overall functionality of the tablet device.

公开(公告)号：AU2012315618B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-10

申请号：AU2012315618

申请日：2012-09-28

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： RAPPOPORT BENJAMIN M ,  ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  TERNUS JOHN P ,  DRZAIC PAUL S ,  SCOTT ANDREW MYERS ,  LYNCH STEPHEN BRIAN

IPC: G06G3/00 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/02 ,  G09G5/10

Abstract: A system and methods to extending the overall display area for a device. At or near the borders of a device, pixel pitch between adjacent pixels may be increased such that overall pixel placement may be provided closer to a border of a display of a device. In one embodiment, pixel drive circuitry may be located in the spacing between adjacent pixels. Additionally, various optical systems and techniques may be utilized to provide an appearance of a lack of a border around the display such as decreasing the size of border pixels, overdriving the border pixels, or utilizing a light pipe on a surface above the border pixels.

公开(公告)号：AU2008284177A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-12

申请号：AU2008284177

申请日：2008-07-02

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： SCHLUB ROBERT W ,  ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  CABALLERO RUBEN ,  ZHANG ZHIJUN

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q5/10 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q21/28

Abstract: Handheld electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include antenna structures. An antenna may be located in an upper right corner of the handheld device as the handheld device is operated in a portrait mode. When the handheld device is rotated counterclockwise and operated in a landscape mode, the antenna is located in an unobstructed upper left corner of the device. The antenna may be formed from a strip of conductor. A proximal end of the strip of conductor may be connected to a transmission line. A distal end of the strip of conductor may be routed away from housing surfaces by bends formed in the strip. A printed circuit board in the handheld electronic device may have a hole. The distal end of the strip of conductor may be located adjacent to the hole.

公开(公告)号：AU2018102108B4

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：AU2018102108

申请日：2018-12-21

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  WERNER CHRISTOPHER M ,  ELY COLIN M ,  MORRELL JOHN B ,  MOUSSETTE CAMILLE ,  KERR DUNCAN ,  SHEDLETSKY ANNA-KATRINA

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G04G21/08

Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device includes an enclosure having a sidewall with a button aperture defined therethrough, a display connected to the enclosure, a processing 5 element in communication with the display. The device also includes a sensing element in communication with the processing element and an input button at least partially received within the button aperture and in communication with the sensing element, the input button configured to receive two types of user inputs. During operation, the sensing element tracks movement of the input button to determine the two types of user inputs.

公开(公告)号：DE102016215087B4

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：DE102016215087

申请日：2016-08-12

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： ELY COLIN M ,  ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  GOWREESUNKER BABOO V ,  HOLENARSIPUR PRASHANTH S ,  ISIKMAN SERHAN O ,  SHEDLETSKY ANNA-KATRINA

IPC: H03K17/945 ,  G04G17/00 ,  G04G21/00 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/045 ,  H01H36/00

Abstract: Am Körper tragbares elektronisches Gerät, umfassend:eine drehbare Krone;ein Gehäuse des am Körper tragbaren elektronischen Geräts, das elektrisch von der drehbaren Krone isoliert ist; undeine näherungserfassende Komponente, welche in Betrieb ist, um zu bestimmen, wann sich ein Objekt in der Nähe der drehbaren Krone befindet, wobei:das Gehäuse als eine erste Elektrode der näherungserfassenden Komponente wirkt;die drehbare Krone als eine zweite Elektrode der näherungserfassenden Komponente wirkt; undes bestimmt wird, dass sich das Objekt in der Nähe der drehbaren Krone befindet, durch eine Änderung eines elektrischen Signals zwischen dem Gehäuse und der drehbaren Krone, die von der näherungserfassenden Komponente erfasst wird.

公开(公告)号：AU2018203218A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：AU2018203218

申请日：2018-05-08

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： ELY COLIN M ,  ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  GOWREESUNKER BABOO V ,  HOLENARSIPUR PRASHANTH S ,  ISIKMAN SERHAN O ,  SHEDLETSKY ANNA-KATRINA

IPC: G04R20/04

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device having a proximity sensor for determining whether an object, such as a user's finger, is in proximity to or in contact with an input mechanism of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：AU2018200472A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：AU2018200472

申请日：2018-01-19

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  MYERS SCOTT A ,  LYNCH STEPHEN BRIAN ,  RAPPOPORT BENJAMIN M ,  FRANKLIN JERMEY C

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays and internal components. An internal component may be positioned under the flexible display. The internal component may be an 5 output device such as a speaker that transmits sound through the flexible display or an actuator that deforms the display in a way that is sensed by a user. The internal component may also be a microphone or pressure sensor that receives sound or pressure information through the flexible display. Structural components 10 may be used to permanently or temporarily deform the flexible display to provide tactile feedback to a user of the device. Electronic devices may be provided with concave displays or convex displays formed from one or more flexible layers including a flexible display layer. Portions of the flexible display may be 15 used as speaker membranes for display-based speaker structures.

公开(公告)号：AU2016200900A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-03

申请号：AU2016200900

申请日：2016-02-11

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUNTHANER MARTIN PAUL ,  MULLENS CHRISTOPHER TENZIN ,  HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER ,  O'CONNOR SEAN ERIK ,  ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: Abstract Combined force and proximity sensing is disclosed. One or more sensors can concurrently sense a force applied by an object on a device surface and a proximity of the object to the surface. In an example, a single sensor can sense both force and proximity via a resistance change and a capacitance change, respectively, at the sensor. In another example, multiple sensors can be used, where one sensor can sense force via either a resistance change or a capacitance change and another sensor can sense proximity via a capacitance change.

公开(公告)号：AU2012329205B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：AU2012329205

申请日：2012-10-11

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  SHEDLETSKY ANNA-KATRINA ,  COLAHAN IAN P ,  DE IULIIS DANIELE ,  DO TRENT K

IPC: H01R13/187 ,  H01R24/58

Abstract: Split jack assemblies are constructed with a tubeless pin block. Elimination (or split) of the tube, or more particularly, a tube that is an integrally formed part of the pin block form the pin block allows for the use of a tubeless pin block design that results in a jack assembly having smaller overall dimensions than a conventional jack assembly constructed to accommodate a plug of the same dimensions. The tubeless pin block can be used in conjunction with a tube sleeve or with a curved surface of a housing for an electronic device, or both to provide a plug receptacle of the split jack assembly.

公开(公告)号：AU2012329205A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-17

申请号：AU2012329205

申请日：2012-10-11

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  SHEDLETSKY ANNA-KATRINA ,  COLAHAN IAN P ,  DE IULIIS DANIELE ,  DO TRENT K

IPC: H01R13/187 ,  H01R24/58

Abstract: Split jack assemblies are constructed with a tubeless pin block. Elimination (or split) of the tube, or more particularly, a tube that is an integrally formed part of the pin block form the pin block allows for the use of a tubeless pin block design that results in a jack assembly having smaller overall dimensions than a conventional jack assembly constructed to accommodate a plug of the same dimensions. The tubeless pin block can be used in conjunction with a tube sleeve or with a curved surface of a housing for an electronic device, or both to provide a plug receptacle of the split jack assembly.