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公开(公告)号：US09671300B2
公开(公告)日：2017-06-06
申请号：US14659447
申请日：2015-03-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Stuart K. Neubarth , Michael A. Lehr , David MacNeil , Henry H. Yang
CPC classification number: G01L9/0073 , G01L9/0052 , G01L9/0072 , G01L27/002
Abstract: An electronic device may include one or more low-noise pressure sensors for measuring air pressure. The electronic device may include wireless communications circuitry for communicating with external devices also having pressure sensors. Pressure data gathered by an external device may be used as reference pressure data for the electronic device. For example, if both devices are located in the same building, both pressure sensors will detect similar pressure fluctuations due to doors opening and closing and temperature-control systems turning on and off. By subtracting the reference pressure data from the pressure data gathered by the electronic device, calibrated pressure data may be obtained and may be used to reliably detect vertical displacement changes of the electronic device. In other scenarios, the pressure data may be compared with the reference pressure data to determine whether the two devices are in the same room.
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公开(公告)号：US20150226585A1
公开(公告)日：2015-08-13
申请号：US14687438
申请日：2015-04-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Henry H. Yang
CPC classification number: G01D11/245 , G01D11/30 , G01N33/0004 , H01L2224/48137 , H01L2224/48227 , H01L2924/15192 , H01L2924/16151 , H01L2924/16251 , H04M2250/12 , H04R1/021 , H04R1/04 , H04R2499/11
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with environmental sensors. Environmental sensors may include one or more environmental sensor components and one or more acoustic components. Acoustic components may include a speaker or a microphone. Environmental sensor components may include a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, a gas sensor, or other sensors or combinations of sensors for sensing attributes of the environment surrounding the device. The environmental sensor may have an enclosure with an opening. The enclosure may be formed from a rigid support structure and a portion of a printed circuit. The opening may be formed in the rigid support structure or the printed circuit. The opening in the enclosure for the environmental sensor may be aligned with an opening in an outer structural member for the device. The outer structural member may be a housing structure or a cover layer for a device display.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有环境传感器。 环境传感器可以包括一个或多个环境传感器部件和一个或多个声学部件。 声学部件可以包括扬声器或麦克风。 环境传感器部件可以包括温度传感器，压力传感器，湿度传感器，气体传感器或用于感测设备周围环境的属性的其它传感器或传感器组合。 环境传感器可以具有带开口的外壳。 外壳可以由刚性支撑结构和印刷电路的一部分形成。 开口可以形成在刚性支撑结构或印刷电路中。 用于环境传感器的外壳中的开口可与装置的外部结构构件中的开口对准。 外部结构构件可以是用于装置显示器的壳体结构或覆盖层。
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公开(公告)号：US20140197317A1
公开(公告)日：2014-07-17
申请号：US13740081
申请日：2013-01-11
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Henry H. Yang , Matthew E. Last
IPC: G01J5/10
CPC classification number: G06F1/3265 , G06F1/1684 , G06F1/3231 , H04M1/22 , H04M1/32 , H04M1/72577 , H04M2250/12 , H04M2250/22 , Y02D10/153 , Y02D10/173
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with proximity sensor capabilities for monitoring for the presence of nearby external objects. The electronic device may make temperature measurements such as measurements involving the monitoring of nearby objects for emitted blackbody light indicative of whether or not the external object is a heat-emitting object such as a human body part. The same sensor that is used in gathering temperature readings may be used in gathering proximity sensor data or separate temperature sensor and proximity sensor detector structures may be used. Motion sensor capabilities may be provided using sensor structures having an array of heat sensing elements. Signals from the array of heat sensing elements may be used in making temperature measurements and in gathering proximity sensor readings. Sensor structures may operate at wavelengths longer than 3 microns such as wavelengths from 3-5 microns or 10-15 microns.
Abstract translation: 可以为电子设备提供接近传感器能力，用于监视附近的外部物体的存在。 电子设备可以进行温度测量，例如涉及监视附近物体的发射黑体光的指示外部物体是否是诸如人体部分的发热物体的测量。 用于收集温度读数的相同传感器可用于收集接近传感器数据或单独的温度传感器，并且可以使用接近传感器检测器结构。 可以使用具有热敏元件阵列的传感器结构来提供运动传感器功能。 来自热敏元件阵列的信号可用于进行温度测量和收集接近传感器读数。 传感器结构可以在长于3微米的波长下工作，例如3-5微米或10-15微米的波长。
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公开(公告)号：US20140192257A1
公开(公告)日：2014-07-10
申请号：US14146259
申请日：2014-01-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jeffrey Nathan Gleason , Henry H. Yang
IPC: H04N5/235
CPC classification number: H04N5/2353 , G01J1/04 , G02F1/153 , H04N5/2254 , H04N5/238
Abstract: An electro-optic aperture has a stack that includes a front transparent conductor medium, an active electro-chromic medium, and a rear transparent conductor medium. The front and rear transparent conductor mediums are directly connected to each other by a conductive section located within the imaging path. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Abstract translation: 电光孔具有包括前透明导体介质，活性电铬介质和后透明导体介质的堆叠。 前后透明导体介质通过位于成像路径内的导电部分彼此直接连接。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。
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公开(公告)号：US20140062469A1
公开(公告)日：2014-03-06
申请号：US13788541
申请日：2013-03-07
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Henry H. Yang , Chiajen Lee , Shawn Xavier Arnold
IPC: G01R33/02
CPC classification number: G01R33/02 , G01C17/28 , G01R33/0206
Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with magnetic sensors for detecting the Earth's magnetic field. The magnetic sensors may include thin magnetic sensors located in magnetically quiet regions of the device. The magnetic sensors may be attached to a device housing or a component such as a battery or a cover structure for a battery. The device may include unidirectional magnetic sensors aligned in three orthogonal directions or sensors with two or three magnetic sensor elements aligned in orthogonal directions. Magnetic field data from the three orthogonally aligned sensors or sensor elements may be combined to form directional compass data for the device. Each magnetic sensor may include one or more magnetic sensor elements for detecting the magnetic field and one or more shielded reference sensor elements for detecting environmental changes that can affect the magnetic sensor element. Reference sensor elements may be shared elements for multiple magnetic sensors elements.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有用于检测地球磁场的磁传感器。 磁传感器可以包括位于设备的磁安静区域中的薄磁传感器。 磁传感器可以附接到设备外壳或诸如电池的组件或用于电池的盖结构。 该装置可以包括在三个正交方向上对齐的单向磁性传感器或具有在正交方向上排列的两个或三个磁性传感器元件的传感器。 来自三个正交对准的传感器或传感器元件的磁场数据可以被组合以形成装置的定向罗盘数据。 每个磁传感器可以包括用于检测磁场的一个或多个磁传感器元件和用于检测可影响磁传感器元件的环境变化的一个或多个屏蔽参考传感器元件。 参考传感器元件可以是用于多个磁性传感器元件的共享元件。
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公开(公告)号：US10957969B2
公开(公告)日：2021-03-23
申请号：US15874805
申请日：2018-01-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sameer Pandya , Mario Martinis , Baris Ozgen , Tyler S. Bushnell , Sherry Tang , Henry H. Yang , Christopher M. Werner , Jayesh Nath , Carlo Di Nallo , Andrea Ruaro
Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices with antennas. The antenna may be a display-integrated antenna. An antenna feed for the antenna may be located in a recess in a sidewall of a housing of the device. The antenna feed may be coupled to transceiver circuitry on a logic board of the device by a pair of flex circuits. A first one of the pair of flex circuits may form a portion of an antenna feed assembly. A second one of the pair of flex circuits may be an impedance-matching flex having an end that is soldered to the main logic board. The antenna may be coupled to a conductive portion of the housing of the device.
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公开(公告)号：US10209106B2
公开(公告)日：2019-02-19
申请号：US15722981
申请日：2017-10-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Henry H. Yang
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with environmental sensors. Environmental sensors may include one or more environmental sensor components and one or more acoustic components. Acoustic components may include a speaker or a microphone. Environmental sensor components may include a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, a gas sensor, or other sensors or combinations of sensors for sensing attributes of the environment surrounding the device. The environmental sensor may have an enclosure with an opening. The enclosure may be formed from a rigid support structure and a portion of a printed circuit. The opening may be formed in the rigid support structure or the printed circuit. The opening in the enclosure for the environmental sensor may be aligned with an opening in an outer structural member for the device. The outer structural member may be a housing structure or a cover layer for a device display.
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公开(公告)号：US10094888B2
公开(公告)日：2018-10-09
申请号：US14947968
申请日：2015-11-20
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Henry H. Yang , Jian Guo
IPC: G01R33/00 , G01R33/022 , G01R33/028
Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for calibrating the offset of a magnetometer assembly with reduced power are provided. In one embodiment, a method for operating an assembly may include determining a difference between a current signal measurement output component of a first magnetometer sensor and a previous signal measurement output component of the first magnetometer sensor, comparing the determined difference with a current threshold value, and generating an assembly output based on the comparing, where, when the determined difference is greater than the current threshold value, the generating may include providing a first assembly output using a current offset output component of a second magnetometer sensor, and, when the determined difference is less than the current threshold value, the generating may include providing a second assembly output using a previous offset output component of the second magnetometer sensor.
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公开(公告)号：US10012550B2
公开(公告)日：2018-07-03
申请号：US14943974
申请日：2015-11-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Henry H. Yang , Matthew E. Last
CPC classification number: G01K7/02 , G01K1/16 , G01K7/00 , G01K13/00 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/002 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/0412
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with electronic components such as buttons and environmental sensors. An environmental sensor may be temperature sensor for gathering temperature data associated with the environment surrounding the device. The temperature sensor may be mounted to a button member for the button. The button member may be an actuating member that moves within an opening in a device housing and that extends beyond an outer surface of the housing into the surrounding environment. The button member may be arranged so that an internal electronic switch is activated when the button member is moved within the opening. The button member may be thermally isolated from other device structures using insulating material on the button member. The button member may be formed from a thermally conductive material that transmits the temperature of environmental materials that contact the button member to the temperature sensor.
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公开(公告)号：US09984271B1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-29
申请号：US14514308
申请日：2014-10-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brian Michael King , Giovanni Gozzini , Henry H. Yang , Marduke Yousefpor , Matthew E. Last
CPC classification number: G06K9/0002 , G06F3/0436
Abstract: An electronic device that includes an enclosure having an external surface and a first array of ultrasonic transducers arranged along a first direction and a second array of ultrasonic transducers arranged along a second direction. The first array of ultrasonic transducers may be configured to produce a surface wave along the external surface. A set of scattered waves may be created by the touch on the external surface. The second array of ultrasonic transducers may be configured to receive a portion of the set of scattered waves and produce an output. The device may also include a processing unit that is configured to identify the touch using the output. The processing unit may be further configured to create a reconstruction of at least a portion of a fingerprint associated with the touch on the cover, and to identify the fingerprint using the reconstruction.
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