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公开(公告)号:US20200073339A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16215607
申请日:2018-12-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Steven C. Roach , Sameer Pandya , Erik G. de Jong , Erik L. Wang , Peter J. Kardassakis , Steven P. Cardinali
Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall having a through-hole and a crown assembly including an actuation member. The actuation member may include a crown shaft extending through the through-hole and having an exterior portion defining an input surface and a crown ring coupled to the exterior portion of the crown shaft and electrically isolated from the crown shaft. The crown assembly may further include an optical encoder component attached to the actuation member and defining a group of optical features. The electronic watch may further include an optical detector configured to detect rotation of the crown assembly by detecting motion of the group of optical features and an electrocardiograph sensor comprising a sensing component. The sensing component may be conductively coupled to the actuation member via a conductive path at least partially defined by the crown shaft.
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公开(公告)号:US20190101870A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-04
申请号:US16193836
申请日:2018-11-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Sameer Pandya , Adam T. Clavelle , Erik G. de Jong , Michael B. Wittenberg , Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan , Martin Melcher , Zhipeng Zhang , Steven C. Roach , Steven P. Cardinali
Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a housing to which a carrier is attached. The carrier has a first surface interior to the electronic device, and a second surface exterior to the electronic device. A set of electrodes is deposited on the exterior surface of the carrier. An additional electrode is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while the first electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The additional electrode may be positioned on a user-rotatable crown of the electronic device, on a button of the electronic device, or on another surface of the housing of the electronic device. A processor of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter of the user based on voltages at the electrodes. The biological parameter may be an electrocardiogram.
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公开(公告)号:US20190072912A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-07
申请号:US16118282
申请日:2018-08-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Sameer Pandya , Adam T. Clavelle , Erik G. de Jong , Michael B. Wittenberg , Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan , Martin Melcher , Zhipeng Zhang , Steven C. Roach , Steven P. Cardinali
Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a housing to which a carrier is attached. The carrier has a first surface interior to the electronic device, and a second surface exterior to the electronic device. A set of electrodes is deposited on the exterior surface of the carrier. An additional electrode is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while the first electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The additional electrode may be positioned on a user-rotatable crown of the electronic device, on a button of the electronic device, or on another surface of the housing of the electronic device. A processor of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter of the user based on voltages at the electrodes. The biological parameter may be an electrocardiogram.
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公开(公告)号:US10108151B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-23
申请号:US15249516
申请日:2016-08-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Steven P. Cardinali , Katherine E. Tong , Trevor J. Ness , William C. Lukens
IPC: G04G21/00
Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a housing and a band attached to the housing. The band has an indicator with a variably and/or progressively illuminable portion. The indicator of the band conveys to a user an analog representation of the completion progress of an activity or task tracked by wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device also includes a processing unit within the housing, and a sensor operatively coupled to the processing unit. In some cases, the sensor is a motion sensor such as an accelerometer or a gyroscope. In other examples, the sensor is a health sensor or a biometric sensor. Sensor data is used to update the indicator.
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公开(公告)号:US20180069588A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-08
申请号:US15257521
申请日:2016-09-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yi Jiang , Jiangfeng Wu , Lijun Zhang , Siwen Yong , Jiaxiao Niu , Mattia Pascolini , Jayesh Nath , Carlo Di Nallo , Zheyu Wang , Mario Martinis , Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima , Steven P. Cardinali , Rex Tyler Ehman , James G. Horiuchi , Trevor J. Ness , Scott D. Morrison , Siddharth Nangia , Mushtaq A. Sarwar
CPC classification number: H04B1/40 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1637 , G06F1/1658 , G06F1/1698 , H01Q9/30 , H04B1/3888 , H04M1/0202
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display cover layer mounted to a metal housing. Electrical component layers such as a display layer, touch sensor layer, and near-field communications antenna layer may be mounted under the display cover layer. An antenna feed may have a positive feed terminal coupled to the electrical component layers and a ground feed terminal coupled to the metal housing. The electrical component layers may serve as an antenna resonating element for an antenna. The antenna may cover cellular telephone bands and may receive satellite navigation system signals. A system-in-package device may be mounted to the metal housing. A flexible printed circuit may extend between the electrical component layers and the system-in-package device. A mounting bracket for the system-in-package device may be provided with electrical isolation to enhance antenna performance in bands such as a satellite navigation system band.
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公开(公告)号:US20160378142A1
公开(公告)日:2016-12-29
申请号:US14747642
申请日:2015-06-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Steven P. Cardinali , Anna-Katrina Shedletsky
IPC: G06F1/16
CPC classification number: G06F1/1656 , B81B7/0009 , B81B2207/11 , G06F15/0208 , H04R1/00 , H04R1/086 , H04R1/44 , H04R7/00
Abstract: A liquid-resistant acoustic assembly for an electronic device includes an acoustic device positioned in a housing, a gasket compressed between the acoustic device and the housing, and a liquid-resistant membrane. The liquid-resistant membrane is disposed such that it is isolated from a non-uniform compressive distribution resulting from compression of the gasket. The liquid-resistant membrane may be uncompressed by compression of the gasket or compressed by a different compressive force than the gasket. For example, the liquid-resistant membrane may not be positioned between the gasket and the acoustic device, may be separated from the gasket, may be mounted to a shelf of the gasket or within a gap defined by the gasket, mounted to a stiffener positioned within the gasket, and mounted using other similar configurations.
Abstract translation: 一种用于电子设备的耐液体声学组件包括定位在壳体中的声学装置,在声学装置和壳体之间被压缩的衬垫和耐液体膜。 防液膜被设置成使得其与由垫圈的压缩导致的不均匀的压缩分布隔离。 耐液体膜可以通过垫圈的压缩而被压缩或者被与垫圈不同的压缩力压缩。 例如,防液膜可能不位于垫圈和声学装置之间,可以与垫圈分离,可以安装到垫圈的搁架上或由垫圈限定的间隙中,安装到位于 在垫片内,并使用其他类似的配置安装。
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公开(公告)号:US12130672B1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US17392029
申请日:2021-08-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Tyler S. Bushnell , Colin M. Ely , Erik G. de Jong , Trevor J. Ness , James G. Horiuchi , Steven P. Cardinali
IPC: G06F1/16 , G04G21/08 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/0362 , H03K17/96
CPC classification number: G06F1/169 , G04G21/08 , G06F1/163 , G06F3/0202 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/0362 , H03K17/962
Abstract: A modular button assembly includes a button housing that may be disposed in an opening of an enclosure of an electronic device. The modular button assembly may include an input member that forms an exterior surface of the button housing and is configured to receive inputs, for example from a user of the electronic device. The modular button assembly may further include a sensor to detect the received inputs and transmit a signal to a processor of the electronic device. The modular button assembly may be configured such that disposing the button housing in the opening of the enclosure forms a seal that prevents contaminants from entering the button housing and the enclosure.
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公开(公告)号:US12066795B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US17187573
申请日:2021-02-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Colin M. Ely , Erik G. de Jong , Steven P. Cardinali
CPC classification number: G04G21/00 , G04G9/0005
Abstract: An input device includes a movable input surface protruding from an electronic device. The input device enables force inputs along three axes relative to the electronic device: first lateral movements, second lateral movements, and axial movements. The input device includes force or displacement sensors which can detect a direction and magnitude of input forces.
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公开(公告)号:US20230210461A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US18118930
申请日:2023-03-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Sameer Pandya , Adam T. Clavelle , Erik G. de Jong , Michael B. Wittenberg , Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan , Martin Melcher , Zhipeng Zhang , Steven C. Roach , Steven P. Cardinali
CPC classification number: A61B5/332 , A61B5/282 , A61B5/681 , A61B5/742 , A61B5/02405 , A61B5/14542
Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a housing to which a carrier is attached. The carrier has a first surface interior to the electronic device, and a second surface exterior to the electronic device. A set of electrodes is deposited on the exterior surface of the carrier. An additional electrode is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while the first electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The additional electrode may be positioned on a user-rotatable crown of the electronic device, on a button of the electronic device, or on another surface of the housing of the electronic device. A processor of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter of the user based on voltages at the electrodes. The biological parameter may be an electrocardiogram.
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公开(公告)号:US11640144B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-02
申请号:US17527985
申请日:2021-11-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Tyler S. Bushnell , Sameer Pandya , Steven P. Cardinali
Abstract: A watch can include a user input component that employs an optical sensor to receive input from a user. The input components provide an ability for a user to interact with the watch in a manner similar to how a user would interact with a crown that is rotatable and/or translatable. The user can provide motions and gestures near the input component that the input component can detect and interpret and user inputs to control an aspect of the watch. The motions and gestures provided by the user can be directly detected with optical systems of the input component, so that the number of moving parts are reduced and space within the watch is more efficiently utilized. While providing these benefits, the input component provides a user experience that simulates user interactions with a crown that is rotatable and/or translatable.
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