公开(公告)号：US08717199B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US13909919

申请日：2013-06-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Benjamin Filson ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Emery Sanford ,  Pinida Jan Moolsintong

IPC: H03K17/94

CPC classification number: H01H11/00 ,  G06F3/0219 ,  G06F3/023 ,  H01H3/12 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H2003/0293 ,  H01H2239/03

Abstract: Configurable buttons for electronic devices such as portable electronic devices are provided. A configurable button may have a button member that moves relative to a device housing when it is desired to activate a switch. The button may have an associated touch sensor. The touch sensor may detect when a user's finger touches a particular portion of the button member. Contact with only this portion of the button member is generally inadvertent, so an actuator may be used to prevent or otherwise restrict motion of the button relative to a device housing. This prevents inadvertent activation of the button when a user is manipulating portions of an electronic device such as clip or lid, but does not intend to depress the button.

Abstract translation: 提供了诸如便携式电子设备之类的电子设备的可配置按钮。 当想要激活开关时，可配置按钮可以具有相对于设备外壳移动的按钮构件。 按钮可以具有相关联的触摸传感器。 触摸传感器可以检测用户的手指何时触摸按钮构件的特定部分。 仅与按钮构件的该部分接触通常是无意的，因此可以使用致动器来防止或以其他方式限制按钮相对于装置壳体的运动。 这防止当用户操纵诸如夹子或盖子的电子设备的部分但是不打算按下按钮时按钮的无意激活。

公开(公告)号：US12079032B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18200502

申请日：2023-05-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher M. Werner ,  Emery A. Sanford ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Teodor Dabov ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T29/49004

Abstract: An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narrow border between an active display area and an outer edge of the housing structure. The enclosure for the electronic device can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.

公开(公告)号：US11989394B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17525445

申请日：2021-11-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin J. Pope ,  Daniel W. Jarvis ,  Nicholas G. Merz ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Michael A. Cretella ,  Michael Eng ,  James H. Foster ,  Terry L. Gilton ,  Myra Haggerty ,  Byron B. Han ,  M. Evans Hankey ,  Steven P. Hotelling ,  Brian R. Land ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Paul Meade ,  Mushtaq A. Sarwar ,  John P. Ternus ,  Paul M. Thompson ,  Marcel Van Os ,  John A. Wright

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/218 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/837 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/0489 ,  G06V40/12 ,  G06F3/14

CPC classification number: G06F3/0484 ,  A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/218 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/837 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1671 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04897 ,  G06V40/12 ,  G06F3/1431 ,  G06F2200/1614

Abstract: Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. While a display of an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor displays a first user interface, the device may detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, the device allows navigating through the first user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, the device allows displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.

公开(公告)号：US11924055B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17096769

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Colin M. Ely ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf

IPC: H04L41/22 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T19/00 ,  H04W16/20 ,  H04W76/14

CPC classification number: H04L41/22 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T19/006 ,  H04W16/20 ,  H04W76/14

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display system and control circuitry. The user's environment may be presented on the display system. The environment on the display system may be a captured image of the environment, may be the actual real world viewed through an optical combiner, or may be a completely virtual image representing the environment. The control circuitry may gather information about external electronic devices in the user's environment, including determining a type and location of each external electronic device and a status of wireless communications links between external electronic devices. The display system may overlay computer-generated display elements onto the user's environment to indicate the status of wireless communications links between the external electronic devices. In response to touch or gesture input, the control circuitry may send control signals to the external electronic devices to establish or break wireless communications links between external electronic devices.

公开(公告)号：US11723165B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17325639

申请日：2021-05-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David Pakula ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Richard Hung Minh Dinh ,  Tang Yew Tan ,  Lee Hua Tan

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45F5/00 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: H05K5/03 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45F5/00 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/0249 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  H05K5/0017

Abstract: An electronic device having an enclosure formed from at least one glass cover and a peripheral structure formed adjacent the periphery of the glass cover is disclosed. The peripheral structure can be secured adjacent to the glass cover with an adhesive. The peripheral structure can be molded adjacent the glass cover so that a gapless interface is formed between the peripheral structure and the periphery of the glass cover. In one embodiment, the peripheral structure includes at least an inner peripheral structure and an outer peripheral structure.

公开(公告)号：US11700760B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17115547

申请日：2020-12-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Christopher Stringer ,  John P. Ternus ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H10K59/60 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K77/10 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G02B5/20

CPC classification number: H10K59/60 ,  G02B5/208 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1641 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  G06F1/1688 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H05K999/99 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K77/111 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  H04R2499/15

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.

公开(公告)号：US20230043311A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17973658

申请日：2022-10-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/04886

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.

公开(公告)号：US20210343235A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17377198

申请日：2021-07-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Mark Rappoport ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  John Patrick Ternus ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Scott Andrew Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: G09G3/3225 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for applying concealment of components of an electronic device. In one embodiment, an electronic device may include a component that is disposed behind a display (e.g., a transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display) that is configured to selectively become transparent at certain transparency regions. Additionally, the electronic device includes data processing circuitry configured to determine when an event requesting that the component be exposed occurs. The data processing circuitry may control portions of the display to become transparent, to expose the component upon the occurrence of the event requesting that the component be exposed.

公开(公告)号：US20210157453A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17164611

申请日：2021-02-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.

公开(公告)号：US20210063804A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17080705

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul S. Drzaic ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  John P. Ternus

IPC: G02F1/1345

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.