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    HAPTIC MOUSE
    22.
    发明申请
    HAPTIC MOUSE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20170249024A1

    公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

    申请号：US15055559

    申请日：2016-02-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Benjamin G. Jackson ,  John B. Morrell ,  Megan A. McClain ,  Steven J. Taylor ,  Brian T. Gleeson

    IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/01

    CPC classification number: G06F3/03543 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F2203/014

    Abstract: A haptic mouse is configured to provide various kinds of haptic input. In some embodiments, the mouse has first and second housing portions and an actuator operable to provide haptic output by moving the first housing portion with respect to the second housing portion so as to tangentially displace skin or alter hand posture of a user's hand. In various embodiments, the mouse has a force sensor, an actuator, and a controller operable to determine an amount of force exerted on the haptic mouse, simulate a mouse click if the amount of the force exceeds a threshold, and adjust the threshold upon receiving an instruction. In numerous embodiments, the mouse has a housing, a friction adjustment mechanism operable to alter friction between the housing and a surface by adjusting an amount of a material in contact with the surface, and a controller operable to provide a haptic output by signaling the friction adjustment mechanism.

    Devices, Methods, and User Interfaces for Edge and Corner Interactions
    24.
    发明公开
    Devices, Methods, and User Interfaces for Edge and Corner Interactions 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20240295959A1

    公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

    申请号：US18584966

    申请日：2024-02-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Gemma A. Roper ,  David H. Bloom ,  Benjamin G. Jackson ,  Steven J. Taylor ,  Megan M. Sapp ,  Samuel L. Iglesias

    IPC: G06F3/0487

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0487

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display. The electronic device detects an input along a device edge. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input meets one or more criteria and is detected at a first input location, the device displays a user interface at a first display location on the display that corresponds to the first input location. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input meets the one or more criteria and is detected at a second input location, the device displays the user interface at a second display location on the display that corresponds to the second input location. While the user interface is displayed, the device detects another input and, in response, the device adjusts a parameter for a function represented in the user interface in accordance with the other input.

    INPUT DEVICE
    25.
    发明公开
    INPUT DEVICE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20240103643A1

    公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

    申请号：US18472195

    申请日：2023-09-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Megan M. Sapp ,  Brian T. Gleeson ,  Steven J. Taylor ,  David H. Bloom ,  Maio He ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  Evangelos Christodoulou ,  Kristi E. Bauerly ,  Geng Luo ,  Bart K. Andre

    IPC: G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/038

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/0383

    Abstract: A computer system can include an input device having a housing defining an internal volume. The housing can include a grip portion and a base portion defining an aperture. The computer system can also include a tilt sensor disposed in the internal volume, a position sensor disposed at the aperture, and a processor. The processor can be electrically coupled to the position sensor, the tilt sensor, and a memory component storing electronic instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a first input from the tilt sensor, receive a second input from the position sensor, determine, based on the first and second inputs, if the base is in contact with a support surface and an angle of the base relative to the support surface. The processor can also output a signal based on the angle if the base is in contact with the support surface.

    VARIABLE FRICTIONAL FEEDBACK DEVICE FOR A DIGITAL CROWN OF AN ELECTRONIC WATCH
    27.
    发明申请
    VARIABLE FRICTIONAL FEEDBACK DEVICE FOR A DIGITAL CROWN OF AN ELECTRONIC WATCH 有权

    公开(公告)号：US20220075328A1

    公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

    申请号：US17528046

    申请日：2021-11-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Steven J. Taylor ,  Brenton A. Baugh

    IPC: G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/01

    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.

    Pencil haptics
    28.
    发明授权
    Pencil haptics 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10725544B1

    公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

    申请号：US15593240

    申请日：2017-05-11

    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 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/038

    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.

    DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE INPUT STRUCTURE WITH TACTILE OVERLAY
    30.
    发明申请
    DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE INPUT STRUCTURE WITH TACTILE OVERLAY 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20180081437A1

    公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

    申请号：US15343106

    申请日：2016-11-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Steven J. Taylor ,  Brigit E. Lamberson ,  Gemma A. Roper ,  Megan A. McClain ,  Thomas S. Hulbert ,  Benjamin G. Jackson

    IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488

    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an input device and methods related to the use thereof. The embodiment may include a deformable structure. The deformable structure may include a first layer defining an input surface and a second layer coupled to, and offset from, the first layer. At least one of the first layer or the second layer may define a geometric feature (e.g., including a protrusion, embossed portion, or other feature of one or both of the first and second layers). The geometric feature may be configured to collapse the deformable structure at a localized region in response to a force input. The embodiment may further include an input structure configured to produce an electrical response based on a magnitude of the force input.

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