公开(公告)号：US12259560B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US18355791

申请日：2023-07-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X Wang ,  Ian P Colahan ,  Christopher T Eubank ,  Christopher K Ewy ,  Patrick T Ryan ,  Emery A Sanford ,  Robert D Silfvast

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  A63F13/24 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: A system may include an electronic device such as a head-mounted device and a handheld controller for controlling the electronic device. The handheld controller may have a housing with an elongated shaft extending between first and second tip portions. The handheld controller may have power receiving circuitry configured to receive power from a power source. The power source may be incorporated into an electronic device such as a wireless charging dock or stick, a battery case, or a head-mounted device. The power source may supply power through terminals that form ohmic contacts with mating terminals in the finger device or may transmit power wirelessly using capacitive coupling or inductive charging arrangements. Magnets may be used to hold and align the elongated shaft of the handheld controller on the power source.

公开(公告)号：US12130972B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18352650

申请日：2023-07-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X Wang

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/042

CPC classification number: G06F3/03542 ,  G06F3/005 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/0425

Abstract: A system may include an electronic device such as a head-mounted device and a handheld input device for controlling the electronic device. A tracking device may be removably coupled to the handheld input device to increase the precision with which the head-mounted device tracks the handheld input device. The tracking device may have larger dimensions than the handheld input device and/or may have an expandable housing that expands and retracts. Visual markers on the tracking device may include infrared light-emitting diodes, geometric surface features, or other optical tracking features. The tracking device may serve as a secondary input device for the head-mounted device when the tracking device is decoupled from the input device. The tracking device may have a recess for receiving a shaft of the input device and may have magnets or other attachment structures for attaching the tracking device to the input device.

公开(公告)号：US12248152B1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US17740199

申请日：2022-05-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X Wang ,  Scott M. Leinweber ,  John S. Camp

IPC: G02B27/01

Abstract: Systems of the present disclosure can provide a head-mountable device with a head securement element that allows a user to adjust how the head securement element fits near the ears of the user. Examples of adjustment mechanisms described herein allow a user to control the size, shape, flexibility, and/or position of certain regions of the head securement element with respect to the ears of the user. Accordingly, the user can select a configuration that distributes forces evenly, maximizes comfort, and allows the user to enjoy the head-mountable device for longer durations of time.

公开(公告)号：US20250020936A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18350634

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X Wang

IPC: G02B27/01

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing containing rear-facing displays that display images for a user when the head-mounted housing is worn by the user. The head-mounted housing may be coupled to the user's head using an upper headband and a lower headband that are attached to a support member. The upper headband and/or the lower headband may rotate relative to the support member to adjust the position of the headband on the user's head. The adjustable headband may rotate about a friction hinge, in a recess of the support member, or about a rotating member of the support member. Additionally or alternatively, the adjustable headband may be coupled to an attachment on the support member that can slide along a portion of the support member. The adjustable headband may be further moved on the user's head by sliding the attachment on the support member.

公开(公告)号：US20240094831A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18352650

申请日：2023-07-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X Wang

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/03542 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/03545

Abstract: A system may include an electronic device such as a head-mounted device and a handheld input device for controlling the electronic device. A tracking device may be removably coupled to the handheld input device to increase the precision with which the head-mounted device tracks the handheld input device. The tracking device may have larger dimensions than the handheld input device and/or may have an expandable housing that expands and retracts. Visual markers on the tracking device may include infrared light-emitting diodes, geometric surface features, or other optical tracking features. The tracking device may serve as a secondary input device for the head-mounted device when the tracking device is decoupled from the input device. The tracking device may have a recess for receiving a shaft of the input device and may have magnets or other attachment structures for attaching the tracking device to the input device.

公开(公告)号：US11914780B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17886360

申请日：2022-08-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X Wang ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Michael Y. Cheung ,  Ray L. Chang ,  Hongcheng Sun ,  Ian M. Bullock ,  Kyle J. Nekimken ,  Madeleine S. Cordier ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  David H. Bloom ,  Scott G. Johnston

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G01P15/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0346

CPC classification number: G06F3/016 ,  G01P15/003 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G06F3/014 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0426 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06F2203/0331

Abstract: A finger-mounted device may include finger-mounted units. The finger-mounted units may each have a body that serves as a support structure for components such as force sensors, accelerometers, and other sensors and for haptic output devices. The body may have sidewall portions coupled by a portion that rests adjacent to a user's fingernail. The body may be formed from deformable material such as metal or may be formed from adjustable structures such as sliding body portions that are coupled to each other using magnetic attraction, springs, or other structures. The body of each finger-mounted unit may have a U-shaped cross-sectional profile that leaves the finger pad of each finger exposed when the body is coupled to a fingertip of a user's finger. Control circuitry may gather finger press input, lateral finger movement input, and finger tap input using the sensors and may provide haptic output using the haptic output device.

公开(公告)号：US11910690B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17470881

申请日：2021-09-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X Wang ,  Dinesh C. Mathew

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  H10K59/50 ,  G02F1/13357 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H10K50/854 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/65 ,  H10K77/10 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H10K102/00

CPC classification number: H10K59/50 ,  G02F1/133603 ,  G02F1/133608 ,  G09F9/301 ,  G09G3/03 ,  H10K50/854 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/65 ,  H10K77/111 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G09G2380/02 ,  H10K2102/311

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may be mounted on a front side of the device and the housing may have a housing wall on the rear side of the device. The display may be formed from an array of pixels configured to display an image for a user. Pixel-free border areas that run along the edges of the array of pixels may be provided with an edge illuminator. The edge illuminator may provide illumination to the border areas during operation of the device. The edge illuminator may have crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, backlit liquid crystal devices or electrophoretic display components, or may have a light guide that is supplied with illumination from a light-emitting diode.

公开(公告)号：US20240184121A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18442519

申请日：2024-02-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Erin M Bosch ,  Paul X Wang ,  Benjamin A Shaffer

IPC: G02B27/01

CPC classification number: G02B27/0176

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted support structure that is configured to be worn on a head of a user. The head-mounted support structure may include a flexible rear portion that at least partially defines a central opening through which the displays in the head-mounted device are viewable. The flexible rear portion may conform to a face of the user when the head-mounted device is worn by the user. A removable cushion may be selectively attached to the flexible rear portion of the head-mounted support structure. The removable cushion may conform to and directly contact the face of the user when the head-mounted device is worn by the user. The removability of the cushion may allow for the cushion to be easily cleaned, easily replaced when worn, and customized to a user's aesthetic and comfort preferences.

公开(公告)号：US20240069596A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18350628

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam Y Kollgaard ,  Kristine S Atom ,  Vedant A Dhandhania ,  Ian A Guy ,  Dustin A Hatfield ,  Shannon Pomeroy ,  Paul X Wang

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G02B27/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/163 ,  G02B27/0006

Abstract: A head-mounted device may include a main housing portion and displays in the main housing portion that provide images to eye boxes. A light seal may be coupled to the main housing portion and may at least partially surround the eye boxes. The head-mounted device may include sweat mitigation structures such as moisture-guiding channels in the light seal to guide sweat and other moisture away from the eye boxes. The moisture-guiding channels may be formed from grooves or moisture-wicking fabric. Control circuitry may adjust a fan based on humidity, temperature, or fog detected by a sensor. The light seal may include a directional pattern of grooves through which moisture is guided away from the eye boxes. A moisture barrier layer may be interposed between an inner foam layer and an outer light-blocking fabric to prevent sweat from penetrating into the foam.

公开(公告)号：US11422765B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16506697

申请日：2019-07-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tianjia Sun ,  Chang Zhang ,  Paul X Wang ,  Aaron Wang

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/04812 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to engaging in cross device interactions. The method includes at a first device with a first display, while a second device having a second display is placed over a first region of the first display, detecting, via input devices of the first device, a first input. In response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input occurred while focus was directed to the second device, the method includes causing a response to the first input to be displayed on the second display. In response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input occurred while focus was directed to the first device, the method includes displaying, on the first display, a response to the first input without causing a response to the first input to be displayed on the second display.