Video pipeline
    45.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11043018B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US16662952

    申请日:2019-10-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A mixed reality system that includes a device and a base station that communicate via a wireless connection The device may include sensors that collect information about the user's environment and about the user. The information collected by the sensors may be transmitted to the base station via the wireless connection. The base station renders frames or slices based at least in part on the sensor information received from the device, encodes the frames or slices, and transmits the compressed frames or slices to the device for decoding and display. The base station may provide more computing power than conventional stand-alone systems, and the wireless connection does not tether the device to the base station as in conventional tethered systems. The system may implement methods and apparatus to maintain a target frame rate through the wireless link and to minimize latency in frame rendering, transmittal, and display.

    Segmented force sensors for wearable devices

    公开(公告)号:US11009949B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US16057623

    申请日:2018-08-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wearable electronic device comprises a multi-segment force sensor and a signal aggregator. The sensor comprises at least a first segment and a second segment connected to a flexible substrate material. A first portion of the substrate material (to which the first segment is attached) and a second portion of the substrate material (to which the second segment is attached) collectively wrap at least partially around a portion of an individual's body. The signal aggregator receives respective signals indicative of forces applied by an individual to the segments, and causes a representation of the respective signals to be transmitted to an application processing engine.

    WEARABLE INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE
    48.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200257362A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16863984

    申请日:2020-04-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a user input device and methods related to the use thereto. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a flexible fabric attachable to a user having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may be moveable in relation to the second portion. The embodiment may further include a controller configured to identify an input configuration based on a position of the first portion relative to a position of the second portion within a three-dimensional space. The embodiment may further include a haptic feedback structure disposed adjacent the flexible fabric and configured to provide haptic feedback based on the input configuration.

    Display System
    49.
    发明申请
    Display System 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200073122A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16448586

    申请日:2019-06-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a wake control system. The head-mounted display unit provides content to a user and is operable in a low-power state and a high-power state that consumes more power to provide the content to the user than the low-power state. The wake control system determines when to operate in the high-power state. The wake control system may assess a first wake criterion with low power, assess a second wake criterion with higher power than the first wake criterion upon satisfaction of the first wake criterion, and cause the head-mounted display unit to operate in the high-power state upon satisfaction of the second wake criterion.

    VIDEO PIPELINE
    50.
    发明申请
    VIDEO PIPELINE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200058152A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16662952

    申请日:2019-10-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A mixed reality system that includes a device and a base station that communicate via a wireless connection The device may include sensors that collect information about the user's environment and about the user. The information collected by the sensors may be transmitted to the base station via the wireless connection. The base station renders frames or slices based at least in part on the sensor information received from the device, encodes the frames or slices, and transmits the compressed frames or slices to the device for decoding and display. The base station may provide more computing power than conventional stand-alone systems, and the wireless connection does not tether the device to the base station as in conventional tethered systems. The system may implement methods and apparatus to maintain a target frame rate through the wireless link and to minimize latency in frame rendering, transmittal, and display.

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