公开(公告)号：WO2020018351A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：PCT/US2019/041453

申请日：2019-07-11

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： WANG, Paul X. ,  GEORG, Nicolai ,  BLACHNITZKY, Benjamin R. ,  PALKAR, Alhad A. ,  ISLAM, Minhazul ,  LEHMANN, Alex J. ,  CORDIER, Madeleine S. ,  HAN, Joon-Sup ,  SUN, Hongchen ,  LEE, Sang E. ,  LO, Kevin Z. ,  JOHNSSON, Lilli Ing-Marie ,  CENTENO, Luis Deliz ,  PAN, Yuhao ,  DEY, Stephen E. ,  DUMONTELLE, Paul N. ,  ATLER, Jonathan C. ,  SUN, Tianjia ,  LI, Jian

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: A system may include finger devices. A touch sensor may be mounted in a finger device housing to gather input from an external object as the object moves along an exterior surface of the housing. The touch sensor may include capacitive sensor electrodes. Sensors such as force sensors, ultrasonic sensors, inertial measurement units, optical sensors, and other components may be used in gathering finger input from a user. Finger input from a user may be used to manipulate virtual objects in a mixed reality or virtual reality environment while a haptic output device in a finger device provides associated haptic output. A user may interact with real-world objects while computer-generated content is overlaid over some or all of the objects. Object rotations and other movements may be converted into input for a mixed reality or virtual reality system using force measurements or other sensors measurements made with the finger devices.

公开(公告)号：WO2019199351A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：PCT/US2018/052911

申请日：2018-09-26

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： WANG, Paul, X. ,  LEHMANN, Alex, J. ,  SUN, Tianjia ,  JO, Yoonhoo ,  SUN, Hongcheng

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/039

Abstract: A system may include one or more finger-mounted devices such as finger devices with U-shaped housings configured to be mounted on a user's fingers while gathering sensor input and supplying haptic output. The sensors may include strain gauge circuitry mounted on elongated arms of the housing. When the arms move due to finger forces, the strain gauge circuitry can measure the arm movement. The sensors may also include ultrasonic sensors. An ultrasonic sensor may have an ultrasonic signal emitter and a corresponding ultrasonic signal detector configured to detect the ultrasonic signals after passing through a user's finger. A two-dimensional ultrasonic sensor may capture ultrasonic images of a user' s finger pad. Ultrasonic proximity sensors may be used to measure distances between finger devices and external surfaces. Optical sensors and other sensors may also be used in the finger devices.

公开(公告)号：EP3769185A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-27

申请号：EP18786577.9

申请日：2018-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： WANG, Paul, X. ,  LEHMANN, Alex, J. ,  SUN, Tianjia ,  JO, Yoonhoo ,  SUN, Hongcheng

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/039

公开(公告)号：EP3797344A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-31

申请号：EP19746273.2

申请日：2019-07-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： WANG, Paul X. ,  GEORG, Nicolai ,  BLACHNITZKY, Benjamin R. ,  PALKAR, Alhad A. ,  ISLAM, Minhazul ,  LEHMANN, Alex J. ,  CORDIER, Madeleine S. ,  HAN, Joon-Sup ,  SUN, Hongchen ,  LEE, Sang E. ,  LO, Kevin Z. ,  JOHNSSON, Lilli Ing-Marie ,  CENTENO, Luis Deliz ,  PAN, Yuhao ,  DEY, Stephen E. ,  DUMONTELLE, Paul N. ,  ATLER, Jonathan C. ,  SUN, Tianjia ,  LI, Jian ,  ZHANG, Chang

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488