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公开(公告)号:US20230195246A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-22
申请号:US18106935
申请日:2023-02-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Aidan N. Zimmerman , Wingshan Wong , Kevin Armendariz , Nathan Bohney , Christopher Pasma , Mahmoud Amini , Brenton A. Baugh , Ryan P. Brooks
IPC: G06F3/038 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/041
CPC classification number: G06F3/0383 , G06F3/03545 , G06F3/04162 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/0416 , G06F2203/04105 , G06F2203/04107
Abstract: A user input system including a stylus and an electronic device. A user may manipulate the stylus across an input surface of the electronic device and the movement may be detected using axially-aligned electric fields generated by the stylus. The stylus may also include a force-sensitive structure that can be used to estimate a force applied to the electronic device by the stylus.
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公开(公告)号:US11307615B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-19
申请号:US16879341
申请日:2020-05-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Aidan N. Zimmerman , Bradley J. Hamel , Christopher J. Stringer , Markus Diebel , Sung-Ho Tan , Mikael M. Silvanto , Kevin M. Robinson , Daniel L. McBroom , Michael D. McBroom
Abstract: Accessory devices for portable electronic devices are described. An exemplary accessory device can include a first segment coupled to a second segment via a first hinge assembly. The accessory can include a third segment coupled to the second segment via a second hinge assembly such that the second segment is positioned between the first and third segments. The accessory device can be arranged between a closed configuration and a configuration of a stand that supports the portable electronic device at a viewing angle. At the support configuration, the second segment can be at an acute angle relative to the first segment to shift the center of gravity of the system towards the middle. The third segment can be suspended above the first segment and be inclined outwards. The hinge assemblies of the system can be sufficiently stiff to withstand the weight of the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号:US11292236B1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-05
申请号:US15650609
申请日:2017-07-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Aidan N. Zimmerman
Abstract: An item such as a fabric-based item may have a layer of fabric such as a layer of woven fabric. The fabric layer may include insulating warp and weft strands. Conductive strands may be woven into the fabric layer and may form electrodes for a touch sensor. Chemical etching or other processing techniques may be used to form an array of openings. In each opening, some or all of the insulating warp and weft strands may be removed so that each opening passes partly or fully through the fabric layer and locally thins the fabric layer. Keys may be formed from key members and switches. The key members may overlap respective locally thinned areas of the fabric layer formed from the openings. The conductive strands may extend across the openings and may be overlapped by the key members and switches.
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公开(公告)号:US20210080680A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-18
申请号:US16933870
申请日:2020-07-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ivan S. Maric , Aidan N. Zimmerman , Forrest C. Wang , Jan K. Quijalvo , Kuldeep P. Lonkar , Nathan Morris , Todd R. Farr
Abstract: An electronic device such as a head mounted device may have a display that displays an image for a user. Head-mounted support structures may be used to support the display and to support lenses. The head-mounted support structures may have one or more lens barrels or other support members. Each lens may have an optical surface and a side surface. Adhesive may be used to attach the lenses to the head-mounted support structures. A first portion of the adhesive may bond each lens to a first respective portion of a support member and a second portion of the adhesive may bond each lens to a second respective portion of the support member. The adhesive may be a non-silicone adhesive that fractures in bulk rather than failing at interfaces with the lens and support member. The elastic modulus of the adhesive may help avoid cracking and plastic deformation during drop events.
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公开(公告)号:US10741342B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-11
申请号:US16266976
申请日:2019-02-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Qiliang Xu , Aidan N. Zimmerman , Chia Chi Wu
Abstract: This application relates to illuminated dome switches and a dome switch assembly having a first contact carried by a switch base and a dome shaped structure coupled to and supported by the switch base, the dome shaped structure comprising a material that is flexible and capable of internally transmitting visible light. The switch assembly can include a second contact coupled to the dome shaped structure and arranged opposite the first contact, and a light source configured to emit visible light, the light source in optical communication with the dome shaped structure such that at least some of the visible light emitted by the light source passes into the material and is subsequently emitted by the material in a generally uniform manner.
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公开(公告)号:US10289210B1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-14
申请号:US15499477
申请日:2017-04-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Liquan Tan , Reza Nasiri Mahalati , Alex J. Lehmann , Aidan N. Zimmerman , Ivan S. Maric
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-function input device, such as a keyboard. The multifunction input device has a touch-sensing layer that enables a user to use the multifunction input device as a standard keyboard and also as a touch sensitive surface such as, for example, a trackpad.
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公开(公告)号:US20170068340A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-09
申请号:US15259822
申请日:2016-09-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Aidan N. Zimmerman , Wingshan Wong , Kevin Armendariz , Nathan Bohney , Christopher Pasma , Mahmoud Amini , Brenton A. Baugh , Ryan P. Brooks
IPC: G06F3/038 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/041
CPC classification number: G06F3/0383 , G06F3/03545 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/0416 , G06F2203/04105 , G06F2203/04107
Abstract: A user input system including a stylus and an electronic device. A user may manipulate the stylus across an input surface of the electronic device and the movement may be detected using axially-aligned electric fields generated by the stylus. The stylus may also include a force-sensitive structure that can be used to estimate a force applied to the electronic device by the stylus.
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公开(公告)号:US20160188013A1
公开(公告)日:2016-06-30
申请号:US14867522
申请日:2015-09-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Shingo Yoneoka , Brenton A. Baugh , Aidan N. Zimmerman , Jonah A. Harley , Storrs T. Hoen
IPC: G06F3/0354 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/038 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: G06F3/03545 , G06F3/0383 , G06F3/0416
Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to a stylus for use with a portable electronic device. The stylus includes a force sensing device to measure three dimensional force components exerted by the stylus on the portable electronic device. The output of the portable electronic device is adjusted based upon the force components.
Abstract translation: 本文公开的实施例一般涉及用于便携式电子设备的触笔。 触针包括用于测量由触笔施加在便携式电子设备上的三维力分量的力感测装置。 基于力分量来调整便携式电子设备的输出。
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公开(公告)号:US20250060601A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-20
申请号:US18451050
申请日:2023-08-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ivan S. Maric , Aidan N. Zimmerman , Ritu Shah
Abstract: A head-mountable device can include an optical module to present visual information to a user, a structure movably attached to the optical module, the structure defining a motion path of the optical module. The structure can include a housing defining an internal volume, and a battery disposed within the internal volume.
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公开(公告)号:US20250036201A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-30
申请号:US18918781
申请日:2024-10-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Aidan N. Zimmerman , Blake N. Trekell , Ivan S. Maric , Marinus Meursing
Abstract: A head-mountable display can include a structural frame defining a viewing opening, an optical module coupled to the structural frame. The optical module can include a display screen to project light through the viewing opening. The display screen can define an inner edge, an outer edge opposite the inner edge, a lower edge extending between the inner edge and the outer edge, and an upper edge opposite the lower edge. The optical module can include a first camera disposed adjacent the inner edge and closer to the lower edge than the upper edge, and a second camera disposed adjacent the lower edge and closer to the outer edge than the inner edge.
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