SELF-MIXING INTERFEROMETRY-BASED GESTURE INPUT SYSTEM INCLUDING A WEARABLE OR HANDHELD DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:WO2021045878A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:PCT/US2020/045928

    申请日:2020-08-12

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A wearable device includes a device housing configured to be worn on a first surface of a user, a set of one or more SMI sensors, and a processor. The set of one or more SMI sensors is mounted within the device housing and configured to emit a set of one or more beams of electromagnetic radiation, with each beam emitted in a different direction extending away from the first surface. The set of one or more SMI sensors is also configured to generate a set of one or more SMI signals containing information about a relationship between the device housing and a second surface. The processor is configured to extract the relationship between the device housing and the second surface from digitized samples of the set of one or more SMI signals.

    PARTICULATE MATTER SENSORS BASED ON SPLIT BEAM SELF-MIXING INTERFEROMETRY SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:WO2020205786A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:PCT/US2020/025814

    申请日:2020-03-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Various sensors, including particulate matter sensors, are described. One particulate matter sensor includes a self-mixing interferometry sensor and a set of one or more optical elements. The set of one or more optical elements is positioned to receive an optical emission of the self-mixing interferometry sensor, split the optical emission into multiple beams, and direct each beam of the multiple beams in a different direction. The self-mixing interferometry sensor is configured to generate particle speed information for particles passing through respective measurement regions of the multiple beams.

    HEAD-MOUNTED ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SELF-MIXING SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:WO2021163713A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:PCT/US2021/031853

    申请日:2021-05-11

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing and optical components supported by the head-mounted housing. The optical components may include cameras, movable optical modules, and other components. Each optical module may include a display that displays an image and a lens that provides the image to a corresponding eye box. Optical self-mixing sensors may be included in the optical modules and other portions of the head-mounted device to measure changes in optical component position. In response to detecting a change in optical component position, actuators in the device may be adjusted to move the optical components or other action may be taken to compensate for the change.

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