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公开(公告)号:US20200344536A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-29
申请号:US16927367
申请日:2020-07-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , David H. Bloom , Gemma A. Roper , Karlin Y. Bark , Thomas S. Hulbert
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a wearable audio device, such as an earbud. The earbud may be configured to detect input using various sensors and structures. For example, the earbud may be configured to detect gestures, physical manipulations, and so forth performed along or on the earbud. In response to the detected inputs, the earbud may be configured to change various outputs, such as an audio output or a haptic output of the device. The earbud may also include a microphone to register voice commands. In some cases, the microphone may be used to control the earbud using the registered voice command in response to one or more detected gestures or physical manipulations.
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公开(公告)号:US10318065B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-11
申请号:US15227753
申请日:2016-08-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan R. Peterson , Mark A. Bunney, Jr. , Daniel M. Strongwater , Benjamin G. Jackson , Thomas S. Hulbert
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a user input device and methods for expanding an input area in response to an estimation of the accuracy of touch input or the likelihood that a series of touches will hit an intended touch target area. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a first capacitive area defined by a first electrode and a second capacitive area defined by the first electrode and a second electrode. The embodiment further includes a processing unit that may be configured to, in a first mode, execute an operation in response to a touch received in the first capacitive area. The processing unit may be configured to, in a second mode, execute the operation in response to the touch received in the second capacitive area.
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公开(公告)号:US12238237B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-25
申请号:US18094608
申请日:2023-01-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Thomas S. Hulbert , Jeremy D. Bataillou , Brian T. Gleeson , David C. Graham , Deena Khattab , Gemma A. Roper , Arian Behzadi , Alan C. Dye
IPC: G06Q20/32 , G06F3/0488 , G06Q20/34 , G06Q20/40 , H04M1/72412 , H04M1/72448
Abstract: A method includes, at a computer system with a display, a housing, and an attachment mechanism, detecting attachment of an accessory to the computer system, where the accessory, while attached, has a predetermined orientation relative to the attachment mechanism, and in response to detecting the attachment of the accessory to the computer system in accordance with a determination that the accessory is a first accessory with first physical dimensions, displaying, on the display, a first visual indication that the accessory has been attached to the computer system, wherein the first visual indication indicates at least one property of the first physical dimensions, and in accordance with a determination that the accessory is a second accessory with second physical dimensions that are different from the first physical dimensions, displaying, on the display a second visual indication that the accessory has been attached to the computer system, wherein the second visual indication indicates at least one property of the second physical dimensions and the second visual indication is different from the first visual indication.
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公开(公告)号:US20240406304A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-05
申请号:US18656538
申请日:2024-05-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher P. Foss , Arian Behzadi , Seyit Yilmaz , Caelan G. Stack , Thomas S. Hulbert , Gemma A. Roper , Zaid A. AbuKhalaf , Eric Lance Wilson , William M. Tyler , Chanaka G. Karunamuni , Bryant A. Jow , Patrick L. Coffman , Diogo J. Da Silva Valente Soares , Elizabeth A. Ottens , Michael J. Elzinga , Jonathan B. Koch , Benjamin Guild
IPC: H04M1/72454 , G06F3/0481 , H04M1/72463
Abstract: A computer system detects a first event. In response to detecting the first event: if first criteria are met as a result of the first event, wherein the first criteria require that the orientation of the display generation component is a first orientation, and that the computer system is charging, in order for the first criteria to be met, the computer system displays a first customizable user interface that was not displayed prior to detecting the first event; and, if the first criteria are not met as a result of the first event, the computer system forgoes displaying the first customizable user interface.
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公开(公告)号:US11893154B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-06
申请号:US18107385
申请日:2023-02-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Alfred B. Huergo Wagner , Seung Wook Kim , Felipe Bacim De Araujo E Silva , William A. Sorrentino, III , Thomas S. Hulbert , Karlin Y. Bark
IPC: G06F3/0346 , G06F3/01
CPC classification number: G06F3/013 , G06F3/0346
Abstract: An electronic device, while the electronic device is worn over a predefined portion of the user's body, displays, via a display generation component arranged on the electronic device opposite the predefined portion of the user's body, a graphical representation of an exterior view of a body part that corresponds to the predefined portion of the user's body. The electronic device detects a change in position of the electronic device with respect to the predefined portion of the user's body. The electronic device, in response to detecting the change in the position of the electronic device with respect to the predefined portion of the user's body, modifies the graphical representation of the exterior view of the body part that corresponds to predefined portion of the user's body in accordance with the detected change in position of the electronic device with respect to the predefined portion of the user's body.
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公开(公告)号:US20220150347A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-12
申请号:US17583902
申请日:2022-01-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Thomas S. Hulbert , Jeremy D. Bataillou , Gemma A. Roper , Brian T. Gleeson , Miao He , Benjamin G. Jackson , David C. Burns
IPC: H04M1/72448 , G06F3/04817 , H04N5/232 , G06F3/04847 , G06F3/16 , H04B1/3888 , H04B5/00
Abstract: A system may include an electronic device that includes an enclosure having a transparent cover. The electronic device may also include a display positioned below the transparent cover and configured to display a first graphical user interface and a second graphical user interface different from the first graphical user interface, and a touch sensor positioned below the transparent cover and configured to detect touch inputs applied to the transparent cover. The system may also include a protective case that includes a shell defining a cavity and configured to at least partially cover the enclosure of the electronic device when the electronic device is positioned in the cavity, and a near-field wireless communication antenna coupled to the shell and detectable by the electronic device. In response to detecting the near-field wireless communication antenna, the electronic device may be configured to switch from the first graphical user interface to the second graphical user interface.
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公开(公告)号:US11184708B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-23
申请号:US17028936
申请日:2020-09-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Taylor G. Carrigan , David C. Graham , Thomas S. Hulbert , Dustin A. Hatfield , Gemma A. Roper , Karlin Y. Bark , David H. Bloom , Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , Shota Aoyagi
Abstract: A wearable audio output device in a physical environment includes an input device and one or more microphones. While ambient sound from the physical environment is being detected by the microphone(s), the wearable audio output device: while in a first mode, provides a first audio output including one or more pass-through audio components selected so as to increase audio pass-through of the ambient sound; detects an input via the input device; in response to detecting the input, and in accordance with a determination that the input is a first type of gesture, transitions from the first mode to a second mode; and, while in the second mode, provides a second audio output including one or more cancellation audio components selected so as to increase audio cancellation of the ambient sound.
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公开(公告)号:US10514759B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-24
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
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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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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公开(公告)号:US20180039376A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-08
申请号:US15227753
申请日:2016-08-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan R. Peterson , Mark A. Bunney, JR. , Daniel M. Strongwater , Benjamin G. Jackson , Thomas S. Hulbert
CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 , G06F3/044 , H03K17/9622 , H03K2217/94026 , H03K2217/960705
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a user input device and methods for expanding an input area in response to an estimation of the accuracy of touch input or the likelihood that a series of touches will hit an intended touch target area. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a first capacitive area defined by a first electrode and a second capacitive area defined by the first electrode and a second electrode. The embodiment further includes a processing unit that may be configured to, in a first mode, execute an operation in response to a touch received in the first capacitive area. The processing unit may be configured to, in a second mode, execute the operation in response to the touch received in the second capacitive area.
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