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公开(公告)号:US20240126219A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-18
申请号:US18391139
申请日:2023-12-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Steven J. Taylor , Brenton A. Baugh
IPC: G04G21/08 , G06F3/01 , G06F3/0481 , G06F3/04883
CPC classification number: G04G21/08 , G06F3/016 , G06F3/0481 , G06F3/04883 , G01D5/3473
Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a variable friction mechanism for providing variable frictional feedback as an input mechanism, such as a crown, is rotated. The variable frictional feedback may correspond to operational states, events, or other conditions at the electronic watch. The variable frictional feedback may be provided by changing a frictional force between the crown and the variable friction mechanism. The variable friction mechanism may include a friction element adapted to contact a shaft of the crown and an actuator adapted to change a frictional force between the friction element and the shaft.
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公开(公告)号:US20240103656A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US18472177
申请日:2023-09-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Bart K. Andre , Brian T. Gleeson , Kristi E. Bauerly , William D. Lindmeier , Matthew J. Sundstrom , Geng Luo , Seung Wook Kim , Evangelos Christodoulou , Megan M. Sapp , Kainoa Kwon-Perez , David H. Bloom , Steven J. Taylor
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: G06F3/04144 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/03543 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04105
Abstract: An input device, such as a mouse, can include a housing defining an exterior grip portion and an internal volume, a sensor assembly disposed in the internal volume, and an emitter electrically coupled to the sensor assembly. In response to the sensor assembly detecting a first touch input on the housing, the emitter sends a first signal including information regarding an angular position of the grip portion. In response to the sensor assembly detecting a second touch input on the housing, the emitter sends a second signal including information regarding a direction of a force exerted on the housing from the second touch input.
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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:US11221677B2
公开(公告)日:2022-01-11
申请号:US16882150
申请日:2020-05-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Steven J. Taylor , Brenton A. Baugh , Paul X. Wang , Alex J. Lehmann , Ivan S. Maric , Zheng Gao , Qiliang Xu
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/038 , G06F3/041
Abstract: According to some embodiments, an accessory device for interacting with an electronic device having a touch sensitive surface, is described. The accessory device can include a housing having walls suitable for carrying a processor capable of providing instructions and an interface unit extending through an opening at a distal end of the housing, where the interface unit is capable of interacting with the touch sensitive surface. The accessory device can further include a sensor in communication with the processor and the interface unit, where the sensor is capable of (i) detecting a stimulus generated by the interaction between the interface unit and the touch sensitive surface, and (ii) responding by providing a feedback parameter to the processor that responds by providing a feedback instruction. The accessory device can further include a feedback component that responds to the feedback instruction by transmitting a feedback force to the walls of the housing.
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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:US11860587B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-02
申请号:US17528046
申请日:2021-11-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Steven J. Taylor , Brenton A. Baugh
IPC: G06F3/048 , G04G21/08 , G06F3/01 , G06F3/0481 , G06F3/04883 , G01D5/347
CPC classification number: G04G21/08 , G06F3/016 , G06F3/0481 , G06F3/04883 , G01D5/3473
Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a variable friction mechanism for providing variable frictional feedback as an input mechanism, such as a crown, is rotated. The variable frictional feedback may correspond to operational states, events, or other conditions at the electronic watch. The variable frictional feedback may be provided by changing a frictional force between the crown and the variable friction mechanism. The variable friction mechanism may include a friction element adapted to contact a shaft of the crown and an actuator adapted to change a frictional force between the friction element and the shaft.
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公开(公告)号:US10977910B1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-13
申请号:US15986772
申请日:2018-05-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Per Haakan Linus Persson , Steven J. Taylor
Abstract: An electronic device may provide tactile outputs at a tactile output region of the electronic device. The tactile output region of the electronic device may be a surface of an input structure or a surface of an enclosure of the device. Tactile outputs may provide a sustained, physically-based notification of a particular item of interest. The tactile output may alter a physical characteristic of the tactile output region, such as the shape, texture, or density of a portion of the electronic device, in one or more tactile output regions. Furthermore, the tactile notification may provide a notification that is less intrusive and more tunable to user preferences than conventional notifications. The tactile output may be static in that the tactile notification is not transitory and remains throughout the duration of the tactile output. The tactile notification may be dynamic in that it includes motion.
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公开(公告)号:US20200328614A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-15
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
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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公开(公告)号:US10579090B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-03
申请号:US15870718
申请日:2018-01-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , Megan A. McClain , Steven J. Taylor
Abstract: Disclosed herein is an input device that replicates mechanical actuation of a rotatable input mechanism in such a way that the haptic output provided by the input device is controllable.
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公开(公告)号:US20180136686A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-17
申请号:US15870718
申请日:2018-01-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , Megan A. McClain , Steven J. Taylor
Abstract: Disclosed herein is an input device that replicates mechanical actuation of a rotatable input mechanism in such a way that the haptic output provided by the input device is controllable.
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