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公开(公告)号：US20190159170A1
公开(公告)日：2019-05-23
申请号：US16259645
申请日：2019-01-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Thayne M. Miller , Hung A. Pham , John B. Morrell , Brian T. Gleeson
Abstract: An electronic device that provides situationally-aware alerts determines to provide an alert output (such as haptic, audio, visual, and so on) via an output device, determines a movement pattern based on one or more signals from one or more sensors indicating information relating at least to movement of the electronic device, and adjusts the alert output to account for the movement pattern. In some implementations, the electronic device may adjust the alert output by delaying the alert output. In other implementations, the electronic device may adjust the alert output by altering the alert output to be discernible despite the movement pattern based on a cadence of the movement pattern. In still other implementations, the electronic device may determine to provide the alert output in response to receiving an incoming communication and may adjust the alert output differently based on a priority associated with the incoming communication.
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公开(公告)号：US20170235403A1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-17
申请号：US15585074
申请日：2017-05-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Thayne M. Miller , Jean-Marie Bussat , Steven P. Hotelling , Sawyer I. Cohen , Tyler B. Cater
CPC classification number: G06K9/0002 , H03K17/962 , H03K17/975 , H03K2217/960755
Abstract: Input members with capacitive sensors are disclosed. In one embodiment of an electronic button, a first circuit is configured to capture a fingerprint of a user's finger placed on the electronic button, and a second circuit is configured to sense a force applied to the electronic button by the user's finger. The first circuit is further configured to provide temperature information to compensate for temperature sensitivities of the second circuit, and the second circuit is further configured to provide force information to the first circuit.
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公开(公告)号：US09600113B2
公开(公告)日：2017-03-21
申请号：US14952664
申请日：2015-11-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Steven P. Hotelling , Joshua G. Wurzel , Steven J. Martisauskas , Thayne M. Miller , Kuo-Hua Sung
CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 , G02F1/13338 , G06F1/1643 , G06F1/1658 , H01L27/323 , H05K1/028 , H05K1/147
Abstract: Flexible circuits for routing signals of a device, such as a touch sensor panel of a touch sensitive device, are provided. The flexible circuit can include a first set of traces for routing a first set of lines and a second set of traces for routing a second set of lines. The first set of traces can couple together the ends of at least a portion of the first set of lines. Additionally, the first set of traces can be non-intersecting or non-overlapping with the second set of traces. The flexible circuit can have a T-shape configuration and can be incorporated within a touch sensitive device, display device, printed circuit board, or the like. The flexible circuit can be placed over another flexible circuit, and can extend onto the device.
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公开(公告)号：US20160179338A1
公开(公告)日：2016-06-23
申请号：US14575051
申请日：2014-12-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Thayne M. Miller
IPC: G06F3/0481 , G06F3/0484 , G06K9/00 , G06F3/044 , G06F1/16
CPC classification number: G06F3/04817 , G06F1/1694 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/04842 , G06F2203/04101 , G06K9/00013 , G06K9/00375
Abstract: An electronic device may include a touch-sensitive display and sensor circuitry that detects whether a user's right hand or left hand is being used to operate the touch-sensitive display. Control circuitry may arrange icons and virtual buttons on the touch-sensitive display based on which hand is being used to provide touch input to the touch-sensitive display. For example, when the sensor circuitry detects a user operating the electronic device with his or her left hand, the control circuitry may position icons and virtual buttons closer to the left edge of the touch-sensitive display so that the icons and virtual buttons are easier to reach with the user's left hand. The sensor circuitry may include one or more touch sensors, proximity sensors, fingerprint sensors, motion sensors, or other suitable sensors capable of gathering information about which hand is being used to operate the electronic device.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括触敏显示器和检测用户的右手或左手是否被用于操作触敏显示器的传感器电路。 控制电路可以基于哪个手用于向触敏显示器提供触摸输入，来在触敏显示器上排列图标和虚拟按钮。 例如，当传感器电路检测到用他或她的左手操作电子设备的用户时，控制电路可以将图标和虚拟按钮放置在靠近触敏显示器的左边缘的位置，使得图标和虚拟按钮更容易 与用户的左手达成。 传感器电路可以包括一个或多个触摸传感器，接近传感器，指纹传感器，运动传感器或能够收集关于正在使用哪个手来操作电子设备的信息的其它合适的传感器。
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公开(公告)号：US08573984B2
公开(公告)日：2013-11-05
申请号：US13720455
申请日：2012-12-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Thayne M. Miller
IPC: H01R12/00
Abstract: Touch sensor panels can use touch sensors to detect the presence and location of a touch event. In order for the touch sensors to function reliably, the back plane of the touch sensor panel should be grounded. Supplying this ground connection can provide a uniform electrical reference point from which changes in voltage and capacitance due to a touch event can be measured. Without this ground connection, touch sensors may misrepresent the touch event. Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide different means for providing a ground connection for the back plane of a touch sensor panel. These embodiments are designed to provide a reliable ground connection even in the presence of various failure conditions.
Abstract translation: 触摸传感器面板可以使用触摸传感器来检测触摸事件的存在和位置。 为了使触摸传感器能够可靠地工作，触摸传感器面板的背面应接地。 提供该接地连接可以提供均匀的电参考点，由此可以测量由触摸事件引起的电压和电容的变化。 没有这种接地连接，触摸传感器可能会歪曲触摸事件。 本公开的各种实施例提供用于为触摸传感器面板的背面提供接地连接的不同装置。 这些实施例被设计成即使在存在各种故障条件的情况下也提供可靠的接地连接。
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公开(公告)号：US12124622B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-22
申请号：US16141492
申请日：2018-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Wesley W. Zuber , Thayne M. Miller , Jae Hwang Lee
IPC: G06F3/01 , G01S7/481 , G01S15/08 , G01S15/42 , G01S15/66 , G01S15/86 , G01S15/87 , G01S15/88 , G01S15/89 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/04815 , G06T17/00 , G01S17/89
CPC classification number: G06F3/011 , G01S7/4813 , G01S15/08 , G01S15/42 , G01S15/66 , G01S15/86 , G01S15/87 , G01S15/88 , G01S15/89 , G06F3/016 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/04815 , G06T17/00 , G01S17/89
Abstract: Range finding methods and apparatus that may be implemented by VR/MR systems that include a head-mounted display (HMD) and an accessory that the user holds or wears. Range finding sensors (e.g., ultrasonic transducers) may be included on the HMD and on the accessory and used to track distances to and relative position of walls, objects, and other obstacles within constrained physical environments such as rooms, gyms, yards, or fields, or in unconstrained physical environments. Range finding information from the sensors on the HMD and accessory can be used to generate a 3D map of the user's environment that can be used for various purposes in the VR/MR system. In addition to mapping the user's environment, the range finding methods and apparatus may also be used to track the relative position of the accessory with respect to the HMD.
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公开(公告)号：US11950040B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-02
申请号：US17471101
申请日：2021-09-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Thayne M. Miller , John Greer Elias , Jacob L. Matlick
CPC classification number: H04R1/1041 , G06F3/012 , G06F3/017 , G06F3/165 , G06F3/041 , H04R2430/01
Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for volume control of ear devices. In an embodiment, a method comprises: determining a reference attitude of the ear device based on sensor data collected by motion sensors of the ear device; storing the reference attitude; receiving, with at least one processor, a first user input indicating a user request for a volume control mode of the ear device; receiving a rotation input; determining, with the at least one processor, an amount of volume level increase/decrease based on attitude change relative to the reference attitude due to the rotation input; adjusting a volume level of the ear device in accordance with the volume level increase/decrease; and receiving second user input indicating a second user request to release the volume control mode.
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公开(公告)号：US11670962B2
公开(公告)日：2023-06-06
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
CPC classification number: H02J50/10 , G04C10/04 , G04G19/00 , H01F38/14 , H02J7/0063 , H02J7/02 , H01H2003/008 , H03K2217/96062 , H04R2400/03
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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29.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11507215B2
公开(公告)日：2022-11-22
申请号：US17172027
申请日：2021-02-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brian T. Gleeson , Brigit E. Lamberson , Camille Moussette , Madeleine S. Cordier , Megan A. McClain , Michael J. Beyhs , Thayne M. Miller , Jacob L. Matlick , Jean-Pierre M. Mouilleseaux , David H. Bloom , Miao He
Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device with a display, an input region that is distinct from the display, and one or more tactile output generators for generating tactile outputs. The method includes: detecting a press input on the input region with a finger; and in response to detecting the press input on the input region: in accordance with a determination that the input region is not separated from the finger by an interstitial material, generating a first tactile output; and in accordance with a determination that the input region is separated from the finger by a first interstitial material, generating a second tactile output that is different from the first tactile output.
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公开(公告)号：US20190213377A1
公开(公告)日：2019-07-11
申请号：US16354066
申请日：2019-03-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Thayne M. Miller , Jean-Marie Bussat , Steven P. Hotelling , Sawyer I. Cohen , Tyler B. Cater
IPC: G06K9/00 , H03K17/975 , H03K17/96
CPC classification number: G06K9/0002 , H03K17/962 , H03K17/975 , H03K2217/960755
Abstract: Input members with capacitive sensors are disclosed. In one embodiment of an electronic button, a first circuit is configured to capture a fingerprint of a user's finger placed on the electronic button, and a second circuit is configured to sense a force applied to the electronic button by the user's finger. The first circuit is further configured to provide temperature information to compensate for temperature sensitivities of the second circuit, and the second circuit is further configured to provide force information to the first circuit.
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