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公开(公告)号：US20170336831A1
公开(公告)日：2017-11-23
申请号：US15272957
申请日：2016-09-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Zhen Zhang , Victor H. Yin , Cyrus Y. Liu , Paul S. Drzaic , Sungwon Bae , Chun-Hao Tung , Kiarash Vakhshouri , Sunggu Kang , John Z. Zhong
CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1643 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04103
Abstract: An electronic device may have a flexible portion that allows the device to be folded. The device may have a flexible display. The flexible display may have a flexible display layer, a cover layer, a touch sensor interposed between the flexible display layer and the cover layer, a support layer, and a polarizer layer. The polarizer layer may be interposed between the touch sensor and the flexible display or between the touch sensor and the cover layer. The touch sensor may include optically clear adhesive that is flexible and facilitates bending of the display. The optically clear adhesive may include additives such as water vapor penetration reducing additive, anticorrosion additive, ultraviolet-light blocking additive, and index-of-refraction adjustment additive. The support layer may be formed from shape memory alloy or amorphous metal and may have openings to facilitate bending.
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公开(公告)号：US09733331B2
公开(公告)日：2017-08-15
申请号：US13710233
申请日：2012-12-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Siddharth Mohapatra , Sunggu Kang , John Z. Zhong , Albert Lin
CPC classification number: G01R35/00 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04103 , H05K3/0097 , H05K3/02 , Y10T29/49117 , Y10T29/49124 , Y10T29/49204 , Y10T29/49815
Abstract: Roll-to-roll processes for manufacturing touch sensors on a plastic base film are provided. The touch sensors can be deposited on the base film using various patterning techniques. One or more shorting bars can also be patterned onto the base film to couple together traces, such as drive lines, sense lines, conductive traces, and the like, of the touch sensor to prevent a potential difference from forming between traces due to static buildup during the manufacturing process. After the touch sensor is fully formed on the base film, the touch sensor can be removed from the base film using lithography or a physical cutting process. The removal process can separate the touch sensor from the one or more shorting bars, thereby uncoupling the traces of the touch sensor.
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公开(公告)号：US20170229059A1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-10
申请号：US15238522
申请日：2016-08-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Nicolas P. Bonnier , Cheng Chen , Jiaying Wu , Wei Chen , Paul V. Johnson , John Z. Zhong
CPC classification number: G09G5/10 , G06F3/017 , G06F3/0304 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/038 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04105 , G06F2203/04108 , G09G3/20 , G09G5/02 , G09G2320/0626 , G09G2320/0666 , G09G2360/144
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. Color ambient light sensors may make measurements of ambient light intensity and color through windows in an inactive border region of the display or other portions of the device. The electronic device may process the ambient light measurements based on ambient light information from the ambient light sensors and based on information from additional sensors such as an image sensor, a force sensor, a capacitive touch sensor, a proximity sensor, an orientation sensor, and other devices. Control circuitry in the electronic device may produce reliable ambient light measurements by combining readings from multiple reliable sources and by discarding readings from ambient light sensors that are blocked by a user's fingers or other external objects. Display color cast and intensity may be adjusted based on ambient light information.
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公开(公告)号：US20170103728A1
公开(公告)日：2017-04-13
申请号：US15388416
申请日：2016-12-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Cheng Chen , Jiaying Wu , Will Riedel , Wei Chen , John Z. Zhong
CPC classification number: G09G5/02 , G09G3/2003 , G09G3/3413 , G09G2320/0242 , G09G2320/0626 , G09G2320/066 , G09G2320/0666 , G09G2320/08 , G09G2360/144
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may operate the display in different modes. In a paper mode, display control circuitry may use stored spectral reflectance data to adjust display colors such that the colors appear as they would on a printed sheet of paper. In a low light mode when the ambient light level is below a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to mimic the appearance of an incandescent light source. In a bright light mode when the ambient light level exceeds a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to maximize readability in bright light. The target white point of the display may be adjusted based on which mode the display is operating in.
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公开(公告)号：US20160356943A1
公开(公告)日：2016-12-08
申请号：US15051047
申请日：2016-02-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Hyungryul J. Choi , Zhibing Ge , Cheng Chen , Hossein Nemati , Wei Chen , Jun Qi , Khadijeh Bayat , David A. Doyle , John Z. Zhong
IPC: F21V8/00 , G02F1/137 , G02F1/133 , G02F1/1334 , G02F1/1368 , G02F1/1335
CPC classification number: G02B6/0051 , G02B6/005 , G02F1/13338 , G02F1/1334 , G02F1/133526 , G02F1/133528 , G02F1/1336 , G02F1/134309 , G02F1/13439 , G02F1/1393 , G02F2001/133626 , G02F2001/13793 , G02F2001/294 , G02F2203/50
Abstract: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The display may be operated in at least a normal viewing mode, a privacy mode, an outdoor viewing mode, and a power saving mode. The different view modes may exhibit different viewing angles. In one configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a collimated light source and that includes a switchable diffuser film for selectively scattering the collimated light source depending on the current viewing mode of the display. In another configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a scattered light source that includes a switchable microarray structure such as a switchable mirror structure or a tunable microlens array for selectively collimating the scattered light source depending on the current viewing mode.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以产生要显示在显示器上的内容。 显示器可以具有用于显示内容的图像帧的液晶显示像素阵列。 显示器可以至少在正常观看模式，隐私模式，室外观看模式和省电模式下操作。 不同的视图模式可以呈现不同的视角。 在一种配置中，显示器可以包括产生准直光源的背光单元，并且包括可切换漫射膜，用于根据显示器的当前观看模式选择性地散射准直光源。 在另一种配置中，显示器可以包括产生散射光源的背光单元，该散射光源包括可切换的微阵列结构，例如可切换镜结构或可调谐微透镜阵列，用于根据当前观看模式选择性地准直散射光源。
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公开(公告)号：US20160306468A1
公开(公告)日：2016-10-20
申请号：US15195852
申请日：2016-06-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Wei Chen , Steven P. Hotelling , John Z. Zhong , Shih-Chang Chang , Stephen S. Poon
CPC classification number: G06F3/044 , G06F1/1601 , G06F1/1643 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/047 , G06F3/04886 , G06F2203/04112 , H01L27/323 , H01L27/3276 , H01L27/3288 , H01L27/3293 , H01L51/5237 , H01L51/5246 , H01L51/5253 , H01L51/5281 , H01L51/5284 , H01L2251/5338
Abstract: Displays such as organic light-emitting diode displays may be provided with touch sensing capabilities. A touch sensor may be formed from electrodes located on a thin-film encapsulation layer or one or more sides of a polarizer. A single-sided or double-sided touch sensor panel may be attached to the upper or lower surface of a polarizer. Control circuitry may be used to provide control signals to light-emitting diodes in the display using a grid of control lines. The control lines and transparent electrode structures such as indium tin oxide structures formed on a thin-film encapsulation layer or polarizer may be used as electrodes for a touch sensor. Displays may have active regions and inactive peripheral portions. The displays may have edge portions that are bent along a bend axis that is within the active region to form a borderless display. Virtual buttons may be formed on the bent edge portions.
Abstract translation: 可以提供诸如有机发光二极管显示器的显示器具有触摸感测能力。 触摸传感器可以由位于薄膜封装层或偏振器的一个或多个侧面上的电极形成。 单面或双面触摸传感器面板可以附接到偏振器的上表面或下表面。 控制电路可以用于使用控制线网格来向显示器中的发光二极管提供控制信号。 控制线和形成在薄膜封装层或偏振片上的铟锡氧化物结构之类的透明电极结构可用作触摸传感器的电极。 显示器可能具有活动区域和不活动的外围部分。 显示器可以具有沿着在有效区域内的弯曲轴线弯曲以形成无边界显示器的边缘部分。 虚拟按钮可以形成在弯曲的边缘部分上。
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公开(公告)号：US20160180780A1
公开(公告)日：2016-06-23
申请号：US14673667
申请日：2015-03-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Cheng Chen , Jiaying Wu , Will Riedel , Wei Chen , John Z. Zhong
CPC classification number: G09G5/02 , G09G3/2003 , G09G3/3413 , G09G2320/0242 , G09G2320/0626 , G09G2320/066 , G09G2320/0666 , G09G2320/08 , G09G2360/144
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may operate the display in different modes. In a paper mode, display control circuitry may use stored spectral reflectance data to adjust display colors such that the colors appear as they would on a printed sheet of paper. In a low light mode when the ambient light level is below a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to mimic the appearance of an incandescent light source. In a bright light mode when the ambient light level exceeds a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to maximize readability in bright light. The target white point of the display may be adjusted based on which mode the display is operating in.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括具有显示像素阵列并具有控制显示器的操作的显示控制电路的显示器。 显示控制电路可以以不同的模式操作显示器。 在纸张模式中，显示控制电路可以使用存储的光谱反射率数据来调整显示颜色，使得颜色看起来像在打印纸上一样。 在环境光水平低于阈值的低光模式中，可以调节从显示器发射的光以模拟白炽光源的外观。 在亮光模式下，当环境光线水平超过阈值时，可以调节从显示器发出的光线，以使亮度下的可读性最大化。 显示器的目标白点可以根据显示器正在操作的模式进行调整。
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公开(公告)号：US09304641B2
公开(公告)日：2016-04-05
申请号：US14218752
申请日：2014-03-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sunggu Kang , Hao Zhang , John Z. Zhong
CPC classification number: G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04111 , Y10T29/49117
Abstract: A touch sensor panel can include a plurality of drive lines crossing a plurality of sense lines, forming an array. The plurality of drives lines and the plurality of sense lines can be formed by interconnecting sections of at least one conductive material with a plurality of bridges. The geometry and size of one or more of the plurality of bridges and the arrangement of the sections can be altered to reduce the overall resistance of a section, improve optical uniformity, and/or increase conductance. Additionally, the sensitivity to and differentiation between touch, hover, or proximity can be enhanced based on the number of bridges and the number of hot spots.
Abstract translation: 触摸传感器面板可以包括跨越多条感测线的多条驱动线，形成阵列。 可以通过将至少一个导电材料的部分与多个桥连接而形成多个驱动线和多个感测线。 可以改变多个桥中的一个或多个桥的几何形状和尺寸以及这些部分的布置，以减小截面的整体电阻，改善光学均匀性和/或增加电导。 另外，可以基于桥的数量和热点的数量来增强对触摸，悬停或接近度的敏感度和区分性。
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公开(公告)号：US20160062517A1
公开(公告)日：2016-03-03
申请号：US14842402
申请日：2015-09-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： David J. Meyer , James E. Pedder , John Z. Zhong , Sunggu Kang
IPC: G06F3/045
CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 , G06F2203/04103
Abstract: An optically transparent force sensor element includes multi-layer electrodes of two materials having different gauge factors to increase sensitivity of measured force magnitude. A passivation layer is positioned between the electrode layers in each element. One gauge factor may be positive while the other gauge factor may be negative.
Abstract translation: 光学透明的力传感器元件包括具有不同规格因素的两种材料的多层电极，以增加测量的力量级的灵敏度。 钝化层位于每个元件中的电极层之间。 一个规格因子可能是正的，而另一个规格因子可能是负的。
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公开(公告)号：US09244561B2
公开(公告)日：2016-01-26
申请号：US14174760
申请日：2014-02-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Steve Porter Hotelling , Wei Chen , Christoph Horst Krah , John Greer Elias , Wei Hsin Yao , John Z. Zhong , Andrew Bert Hodge , Brian Richards Land , Willem den Boer
IPC: G09G3/36 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/041 , G02F1/1333 , G02F1/1343
CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 , G02F1/13338 , G02F1/133514 , G02F1/133528 , G02F1/134309 , G02F1/134363 , G02F1/1362 , G02F2201/124 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04103 , G06F2203/04104 , G06F2203/04111 , G06F2203/04112 , G09G3/3648 , G09G2300/0426 , G09G2300/0439 , G09G2300/0456 , G09G2300/0478
Abstract: Disclosed herein are liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screens that integrate the touch sensing elements with the display circuitry. The integration may take a variety of forms. Touch sensing elements can be completely implemented within the LCD stackup but outside the not between the color filter plate and the array plate. Alternatively, some touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates with other touch sensing elements not between the plates. In another alternative, all touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates. The latter alternative can include both conventional and in-plane-switching (IPS) LCDs. In some forms, one or more display structures can also have a touch sensing function. Techniques for manufacturing and operating such displays, as well as various devices embodying such displays are also disclosed.
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