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1.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11803243B2
公开(公告)日：2023-10-31
申请号：US17857922
申请日：2022-07-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , Megan A. McClain , Steven J. Taylor
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F3/015 , G06F3/0447 , G06F3/0488 , G06F2203/04106
Abstract: A haptic device for an electronic device includes an actuation member formed from a shape-memory alloy (SMA) material that changes shape (e.g., expands or contracts) in response to an applied electrical current. In some cases, the haptic devices described herein also include a restoration mechanism that restores the actuation member to its original shape or to a similar shape. The change in the shape of the actuation member and the restoration of the shape of the actuation member may produce a haptic output at the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号：US10757491B1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-25
申请号：US16055071
申请日：2018-08-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , David H. Bloom , Gemma A. Roper , Karlin Y. Bark , Thomas S. Hulbert
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a wearable audio device, such as an earbud. The earbud may be configured to detect input using various sensors and structures. For example, the earbud may be configured to detect gestures, physical manipulations, and so forth performed along or on the earbud. In response to the detected inputs, the earbud may be configured to change various outputs, such as an audio output or a haptic output of the device. The earbud may also include a microphone to register voice commands. In some cases, the microphone may be used to control the earbud using the registered voice command in response to one or more detected gestures or physical manipulations.
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公开(公告)号：US09535501B1
公开(公告)日：2017-01-03
申请号：US14974606
申请日：2015-12-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Camille Moussette , John Morrell , Duncan Robert Kerr , Benjamin G. Jackson , Steven J. Taylor
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F3/0362 , G06F3/041
Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a mechanical input configured to move in a first direction in response to an input at the mechanical input. A mechanical input sensor is coupled to the mechanical input and configured to sense the input at the mechanical input based on the movement of the mechanical input in the first direction. A mechanical input actuator is coupled to the mechanical input and configured to displace the mechanical input in a second direction, different from the first direction. In some examples, the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. In some examples, the mechanical input comprises a rotary input configured to rotate in the first direction in response to the input. In some examples, the mechanical input actuator is configured to displace the mechanical input in the second direction while the mechanical input is moving in the first direction.
Abstract translation: 公开了一种电子设备。 电子设备包括被配置为响应于机械输入处的输入沿第一方向移动的机械输入。 机械输入传感器耦合到机械输入并被配置为基于机械输入在第一方向上的运动来感测在机械输入处的输入。 机械输入致动器联接到机械输入并且被配置成沿与第一方向不同的第二方向移位机械输入。 在一些示例中，第二方向与第一方向正交。 在一些示例中，机械输入包括被配置为响应于输入在第一方向旋转的旋转输入。 在一些示例中，机械输入致动器构造成在机械输入沿第一方向移动时沿第二方向移位机械输入。
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公开(公告)号：US11670962B2
公开(公告)日：2023-06-06
申请号：US16821853
申请日：2020-03-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , Brian T. Gleeson , Steven J. Taylor , Thayne M. Miller
CPC classification number: H02J50/10 , G04C10/04 , G04G19/00 , H01F38/14 , H02J7/0063 , H02J7/02 , H01H2003/008 , H03K2217/96062 , H04R2400/03
Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing, a display positioned at least partially within the housing, a transparent cover coupled to the housing and at least partially covering the display, a battery, and a coil coupled to the battery and configured to, during a battery charging operation, supply a first current to the battery and, during a haptic output operation, receive a second current from the battery to produce a haptic output. The electronic watch may further include a ferromagnetic element positioned at least partially within the housing and movable relative to the housing. The second current may cause the coil to produce a magnetic field, and the haptic output may be produced as a result of an interaction between the magnetic field and the ferromagnetic element that causes the ferromagnetic element to move relative to the housing.
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5.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11240365B1
公开(公告)日：2022-02-01
申请号：US17033641
申请日：2020-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Thomas S. Hulbert , Jeremy D. Bataillou , Gemma A. Roper , Brian T. Gleeson , Miao He , Benjamin G. Jackson , David C. Burns
IPC: H04M1/72412 , H04B1/3888
Abstract: A system may include an electronic device that includes an enclosure having a transparent cover. The electronic device may also include a display positioned below the transparent cover and configured to display a first graphical user interface and a second graphical user interface different from the first graphical user interface, and a touch sensor positioned below the transparent cover and configured to detect touch inputs applied to the transparent cover. The system may also include a protective case that includes a shell defining a cavity and configured to at least partially cover the enclosure of the electronic device when the electronic device is positioned in the cavity, and a near-field wireless communication antenna coupled to the shell and detectable by the electronic device. In response to detecting the near-field wireless communication antenna, the electronic device may be configured to switch from the first graphical user interface to the second graphical user interface.
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公开(公告)号：US11231784B2
公开(公告)日：2022-01-25
申请号：US17202089
申请日：2021-03-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： David H. Bloom , Benjamin G. Jackson , Steven J. Taylor
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/0354
Abstract: Touch-based input devices, such as a stylus, can provide feedback in the form of shear forces applied to the user. A stylus can produce shear forces that act on a user to provide unique tactile sensations. For example, a shear device can be included at a grip region of a stylus to provide shear sensations at the user's hands (e.g., fingers). The shear forces can be unaligned forces that urge one part of the user's hand in one direction and another part of the user's hand in an opposite direction or that tend to maintain the other part of the user's hand in a stationary location.
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公开(公告)号：US20200344536A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-29
申请号：US16927367
申请日：2020-07-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , David H. Bloom , Gemma A. Roper , Karlin Y. Bark , Thomas S. Hulbert
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a wearable audio device, such as an earbud. The earbud may be configured to detect input using various sensors and structures. For example, the earbud may be configured to detect gestures, physical manipulations, and so forth performed along or on the earbud. In response to the detected inputs, the earbud may be configured to change various outputs, such as an audio output or a haptic output of the device. The earbud may also include a microphone to register voice commands. In some cases, the microphone may be used to control the earbud using the registered voice command in response to one or more detected gestures or physical manipulations.
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8.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200326779A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-15
申请号：US16820450
申请日：2020-03-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , Megan A. McClain , Steven J. Taylor
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/044
Abstract: A haptic device for an electronic device includes an actuation member formed from a shape-memory alloy (SMA) material that changes shape (e.g., expands or contracts) in response to an applied electrical current. In some cases, the haptic devices described herein also include a restoration mechanism that restores the actuation member to its original shape or to a similar shape. The change in the shape of the actuation member and the restoration of the shape of the actuation member may produce a haptic output at the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号：US10318065B2
公开(公告)日：2019-06-11
申请号：US15227753
申请日：2016-08-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jonathan R. Peterson , Mark A. Bunney, Jr. , Daniel M. Strongwater , Benjamin G. Jackson , Thomas S. Hulbert
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a user input device and methods for expanding an input area in response to an estimation of the accuracy of touch input or the likelihood that a series of touches will hit an intended touch target area. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a first capacitive area defined by a first electrode and a second capacitive area defined by the first electrode and a second electrode. The embodiment further includes a processing unit that may be configured to, in a first mode, execute an operation in response to a touch received in the first capacitive area. The processing unit may be configured to, in a second mode, execute the operation in response to the touch received in the second capacitive area.
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公开(公告)号：US12293028B1
公开(公告)日：2025-05-06
申请号：US18193516
申请日：2023-03-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Paul X. Wang , Benjamin G. Jackson , Richard G. Huizar
IPC: G06F3/03 , G06F3/01 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/044
Abstract: An electronic pointing device such as a computer mouse may be used in gathering user input from a user. The electronic pointing device may be provided with a light source that illuminates a portion of a surface that is overlapped by the mouse and a light sensor configured to monitor movement of the electronic pointing device across the surface based on reflected light from the illuminated portion. The electronic pointing device may have an array of sensors on a housing sidewall configured to gather information on the location of a finger of the user in an area that is laterally adjacent to the electronic pointing device. The sensors may be optical sensors based on light-sources such as light-emitting diodes or lasers and light detectors. Capacitive sensors may also be used in gathering user finger input in the area laterally adjacent to the electronic pointing device.
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