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公开(公告)号:US20220329678A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-13
申请号:US17471789
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Xuyang Zhang , Jason P. Shannon , Jon F. Housour , Robert F. Meyer , Owen D. Hale , Dale T. Morgan , Daniel Jarvis , Nicholas Merz , Benjamin Morse , Rasamy Phouthavong , Michael B. Wittenberg , David A. Pakula , Simon C. Helmore , Gareth L. Rose , Marwan Rammah , Melissa A. Wah , Jacob Barton , Ian A.. Spraggs
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a sensor array including a first camera module having a first field of view, a second camera module having a second field of view different from the first field of view, and a light source, and a rear cover formed from a glass material and defining a raised sensor array region positioned over the sensor array. The raised sensor array region defines a first hole extending through the rear cover and positioned proximate a first corner region of the raised sensor array region, and a second hole extending through the rear cover and positioned proximate a second corner region diagonal from the first corner region. The first camera module includes a first camera housing defining a recess at a corner of the first camera housing, and the second camera module includes a second camera housing extending into the recess.
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公开(公告)号:US20220286539A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-08
申请号:US17471748
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ethan R. Stobbe , Cameron Bauer , Samuel J. Pliska , Macey E. Dade , Baris Ozgen , Lee E. Hooton , Benjamin S. Bustle , Jason M. Gillier , Stoyan P. Hristov , Anthony B. Sinclair , Nicholas Merz , Daniel Jarvis , Ian A. Spraggs , Mitchell T. Hoertz , Michael D. Quinones , David A. Pakula , Brandon R. Collins-Smoot , Matthew R. McGuire , Richard H. Koch , Simon C. Helmore , Gareth L. Rose , Marwan Rammah , Zachary S. Scott , Jonathan M. Lee , Melissa A. Wah , Jacob Barton , Laura M. Burke , Jesse P. Harris , Samruddhi A. Deshpande , Ekaterina Pease , David J. Dunsmoor , Nawaf Al-Baghly
Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing having a wall defining an opening in the housing and at least a portion of four side surfaces of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may further include a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover positioned in the opening in the housing and over the display, the front cover defining a front surface, a peripheral side surface extending from the front surface and at least partially surrounded by the wall of the housing, and a notch that, together with a portion of the wall of the housing, defines an acoustic port of the portable electronic device. The electronic device may further include an acoustic port cover positioned at least partially in the acoustic port and a speaker at least partially within the housing and configured to direct sound through the acoustic port cover.
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公开(公告)号:US20220283024A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-08
申请号:US17471851
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jason B. Neevel , Christopher S. Tomasetta , Jonathan M. Lee , Ekaterina Pease , Nicholas Merz , Daniel Jarvis , Michael B. Wittenberg , Jared P. Ostdiek , Rasamy Phouthavong , David A. Pakula , Richard H. Koch , Marwan Rammah , Ian A. Spraggs , Laura M. Burke
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a front cover defining a front side of the portable electronic device, a display stack below the front cover and comprising a plurality of display layers configured to produce a graphical output in a display region of the display stack, the graphical output visible through the front cover, and a light sensor module positioned at least partially within the housing and coupled to the display stack in the display region. The light sensor module may be configured to receive ambient light passing through the front cover and through the plurality of display layers and, while a blanking interval is positioned over the light sensor module, produce an output corresponding to the received ambient light, the portable electronic device configured to determine an ambient light value based at least in part on the output from the light sensor module.
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公开(公告)号:US10433442B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-01
申请号:US15892320
申请日:2018-02-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Nicholas Merz , Daniel Jarvis
Abstract: This is directed to systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device together. Sections of an electronic device can be coupled together via “knuckles.” The particular shape and structure of the knuckles can be based on various design considerations. For example, in some embodiments each section can function as an individual antenna. In this case, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide electrical isolation between the sections, thus allowing proper operation of the antennas. For example, the knuckles can be formed from a dielectric material, etc. As another design example, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide increased strength in areas of high strain, and/or to counteract torsional twisting in areas of high impact. As yet another design example, the knuckle can be designed in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing or which otherwise meets cosmetic requirements.
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公开(公告)号:US12256032B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-18
申请号:US17471748
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ethan R. Stobbe , Cameron Bauer , Samuel J. Pliska , Macey E. Dade , Baris Ozgen , Lee E. Hooton , Benjamin S. Bustle , Jason M. Gillier , Stoyan P. Hristov , Anthony B. Sinclair , Nicholas Merz , Daniel Jarvis , Ian A. Spraggs , Mitchell T. Hoertz , Michael D. Quinones , David A. Pakula , Brandon R Collins-Smoot , Matthew R. McGuire , Richard H. Koch , Simon C. Helmore , Gareth L. Rose , Marwan Rammah , Zachary S. Scott , Jonathan M. Lee , Melissa A. Wah , Jacob Barton , Laura M. Burke , Jesse P. Harris , Samruddhi A. Deshpande , Ekaterina Pease , David J. Dunsmoor , Nawaf Al-Baghly
Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing having a wall defining an opening in the housing and at least a portion of four side surfaces of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may further include a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover positioned in the opening in the housing and over the display, the front cover defining a front surface, a peripheral side surface extending from the front surface and at least partially surrounded by the wall of the housing, and a notch that, together with a portion of the wall of the housing, defines an acoustic port of the portable electronic device. The electronic device may further include an acoustic port cover positioned at least partially in the acoustic port and a speaker at least partially within the housing and configured to direct sound through the acoustic port cover.
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公开(公告)号:US12225146B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-11
申请号:US17472140
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jason M. Gillier , Jiachen Xu , Yi Xu , Griffin L. Schmitt , Nicholas Merz , Daniel Jarvis , Marwan Rammah
Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a touch-sensitive display, a housing at least partially enclosing the touch-sensitive display, the housing defining an audio port along a side of the housing, the audio port defining a partially enclosed volume, and an acoustic module positioned within the housing and including an audio enclosure defining a first passage and a second passage, a microphone operably coupled to the partially enclosed volume of the audio port by the first passage, a pressure sensor operably coupled to the partially enclosed volume of the audio port by the second passage, and an acoustic mesh positioned between an end of the second passage and the audio port.
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公开(公告)号:US12088748B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-10
申请号:US17471789
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Xuyang Zhang , Jason P. Shannon , Jon F. Housour , Robert F. Meyer , Owen D. Hale , Dale T. Morgan , Daniel Jarvis , Nicholas Merz , Benjamin Morse , Rasamy Phouthavong , Michael B. Wittenberg , David A. Pakula , Simon C. Helmore , Gareth L. Rose , Marwan Rammah , Melissa A. Wah , Jacob Barton , Ian A. Spraggs
CPC classification number: H04M1/0264 , H04M1/0262 , H04N23/51 , H04N23/57
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a sensor array including a first camera module having a first field of view, a second camera module having a second field of view different from the first field of view, and a light source, and a rear cover formed from a glass material and defining a raised sensor array region positioned over the sensor array. The raised sensor array region defines a first hole extending through the rear cover and positioned proximate a first corner region of the raised sensor array region, and a second hole extending through the rear cover and positioned proximate a second corner region diagonal from the first corner region. The first camera module includes a first camera housing defining a recess at a corner of the first camera housing, and the second camera module includes a second camera housing extending into the recess.
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公开(公告)号:US11835382B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-05
申请号:US17471851
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jason B. Neevel , Christopher S. Tomasetta , Jonathan M. Lee , Ekaterina Pease , Nicholas Merz , Daniel Jarvis , Michael B. Wittenberg , Jared P. Ostdiek , Rasamy Phouthavong , David A. Pakula , Richard H. Koch , Marwan Rammah , Ian A. Spraggs , Laura M. Burke
CPC classification number: G01J1/4204 , G01J1/0219 , G01J1/0233 , G01J1/0411 , G01J1/0474 , G01J1/0252 , G01J2001/0257 , H04M1/026
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a front cover defining a front side of the portable electronic device, a display stack below the front cover and comprising a plurality of display layers configured to produce a graphical output in a display region of the display stack, the graphical output visible through the front cover, and a light sensor module positioned at least partially within the housing and coupled to the display stack in the display region. The light sensor module may be configured to receive ambient light passing through the front cover and through the plurality of display layers and, while a blanking interval is positioned over the light sensor module, produce an output corresponding to the received ambient light, the portable electronic device configured to determine an ambient light value based at least in part on the output from the light sensor module.
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公开(公告)号:US11783629B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17471693
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher S. Tomasetta , Jason B. Neevel , Sara E. Salmon , Richard H. Koch , Jonathan M. Lee , Nicholas Merz , Daniel Jarvis , Jared P. Ostdiek , Michael B. Wittenberg , Rasamy Phouthavong , David A. Pakula , Ian A. Spraggs , Marwan Rammah
IPC: G06V40/16 , G06T7/521 , G06V10/145 , H04M1/02
CPC classification number: G06V40/166 , G06T7/521 , G06V10/145 , H04M1/0266 , G06T2207/30201
Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover. The biometric sensor module may include a first lens positioned below the front cover, a first light source positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens, a dot pattern on the object, a second light source positioned below the first lens and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover, and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.
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公开(公告)号:US20200015378A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:US16573773
申请日:2019-09-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Nicholas Merz , Daniel Jarvis
Abstract: This is directed to systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device together. Sections of an electronic device can be coupled together via “knuckles.” The particular shape and structure of the knuckles can be based on various design considerations. For example, in some embodiments each section can function as an individual antenna. In this case, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide electrical isolation between the sections, thus allowing proper operation of the antennas. For example, the knuckles can be formed from a dielectric material, etc. As another design example, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide increased strength in areas of high strain, and/or to counteract torsional twisting in areas of high impact. As yet another design example, the knuckle can be designed in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing or which otherwise meets cosmetic requirements.
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