公开(公告)号：WO2017143242A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：PCT/US2017/018450

申请日：2017-02-17

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： PATEL, Dhaval, C. ,  CHEUNG, Eugene, C. ,  KO, Pey-Jiun ,  CHEN, Po-Jui ,  RUMFORD, Robert, W. ,  TERRY, Steve, L. ,  LIN, Wei ,  NIU, Xiaofan ,  ZHOU, Xiaoqi ,  GU, Yi ,  CHUO, Yindar ,  DAS, Rasmi, R. ,  SCARDATO, Steven, M. ,  AHN, Se, Hyun ,  YIN, Victor, H. ,  BAE, Wookyung ,  BOITNOTT, Christopher, L. ,  TUNG, Chun-Hao ,  SON, Mookyung ,  KANG, Sunggu ,  GUPTA, Nathan, K. ,  ZHONG, John, Z.

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04105

Abstract: An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种具有力感测设备的电子设备。 电子设备包括限定电子设备的外表面的用户输入表面，第一电容感测元件和电容性耦合到第一电容感测元件的第二电容感测元件。 电子设备还包括第一和第二电容感测元件之间的第一间隔层以及第一和第二电容感测元件之间的第二间隔层。 第一和第二间隔层具有不同的组成。 该电子设备还包括耦合到第一和第二电容感测元件的感测电路，被配置为确定在用户输入表面上施加的力的量。 如果所施加的力低于力阈值，则所述第一间隔层被配置成塌陷，并且所述第二间隔层被配置为如果所施加的力高于所述力阈值则塌陷。

公开(公告)号：WO2023033944A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：PCT/US2022/037216

申请日：2022-07-14

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： SCARDATO, Steven, M. ,  CAGDASER, Baris ,  BENNETT, Patrick, B ,  SLOOTSKY, Michael ,  LEVANDER, Alejandro, X ,  JEN, Henry, C

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G02F1/1345

Abstract: An electronic device (10) may have a display (14). The display may include an array (28) of pixels (22) formed on a silicon substrate 826). Display driver circuitry may be formed in a display driver integrated circuit (50) that outputs display data and other control signals for operating the display. An interposer structure (76) may be included in the electronic device. The interposer structure may be attached to the silicon display substrate and may only partially overlap the silicon display substrate. The display driver integrated circuit may be attached to the interposer structure and provide signals to the display pixels through the interposer structure. In another possible arrangement, the display driver integrated circuit may bridge a gap between the silicon display substrate and a flexible printed circuit (60). The display driver integrated circuit only partially overlaps the silicon display substrate in this arrangement.

公开(公告)号：WO2020033103A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：PCT/US2019/041411

申请日：2019-07-11

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： HUANG, Yi ,  SCARDATO, Steven, M. ,  KIM, Byoungsuk ,  QI, Jun ,  YIN, Victor, H. ,  ZHU, Wenyong

IPC: G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/00

Abstract: A privacy film may have a light-blocking layer that is interposed between first and second transparent substrates. The light-blocking layer may have a plurality of opaque portions and a plurality of transparent portions. The opaque portions may be shaped to ensure light from the display is directed only to the primary viewer of the display. Each opaque portion of the light-blocking layer may extend along a respective longitudinal axis between the first and second transparent substrates. Privacy films used to cover curved displays may have opaque portions that extend along longitudinal axes that have different angles relative to the transparent substrates. Opaque portions in the edge of the privacy film may have longitudinal axes that are at non-perpendicular angles with respect to the transparent substrates. A privacy film for a curved display may also include a light redirecting layer such as a prism layer or a liquid crystal layer.