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1.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20220214751A1
公开(公告)日：2022-07-07
申请号：US17703740
申请日：2022-03-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ari P. Miller , Justin D. Crosby , Daniel K. Boothe , Houtan R. Farahani , Kevin M. Robinson , Ryan J. Mihelich , Robert J. Lockwood
IPC: G06F3/01 , H04R1/02 , G06F3/041 , H04R1/24 , G06F3/0354
Abstract: An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.
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2.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11307661B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-19
申请号：US16121454
申请日：2018-09-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ari P. Miller , Justin D. Crosby , Daniel K. Boothe , Houtan R. Farahani , Kevin M. Robinson , Ryan J. Mihelich , Robert J. Lockwood
Abstract: An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.
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公开(公告)号：US10649489B2
公开(公告)日：2020-05-12
申请号：US16396471
申请日：2019-04-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Melody L. Kuna , Ryan J. Mihelich , Taylor Harrison Gilbert , Joel N. Ruscher , Carli E. Oster , Alex Chun Lap Yeung
Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include an enclosure and a transparent cover. The electronic device may include a display assembly. The electronic device may further include an inductive charging unit designed to inductively charge a stylus, or other object suitable for use with the display assembly. The electronic device may further include audio modules, at least some of which are designed to cause resonation of the enclosure to produce acoustical energy in the form of audible sound. Some audio modules produce acoustical energy in relatively low frequencies, while other audio modules produce acoustical energy in relatively high frequencies. The electronic device may further include a vision system designed for facial recognition. The display assembly may include a metal chassis as well as antennae for wireless communication. In order to prevent antennae interference, the metal chassis can be electrically grounded to the enclosure.
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4.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11907426B2
公开(公告)日：2024-02-20
申请号：US17703740
申请日：2022-03-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ari P. Miller , Justin D. Crosby , Daniel K. Boothe , Houtan R. Farahani , Kevin M. Robinson , Ryan J. Mihelich , Robert J. Lockwood
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/041 , H04R1/028 , H04R1/24 , H04R7/04 , H04R9/06 , H04R17/00 , H04R2400/03 , H04R2499/11 , H04R2499/13 , H04R2499/15
Abstract: An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.
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公开(公告)号：US10021480B2
公开(公告)日：2018-07-10
申请号：US14495777
申请日：2014-09-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： G. Kyle Lobisser , Jason S. Keats , Ryan J. Mihelich , Pablo Seoane Vieites , Kevin M. Kenney , John Raff , Erik A. Uttermann , Melody L. Kuna , Oliver C. Ross
CPC classification number: H04R1/2888 , H04R1/2834 , H04R2201/029 , H04R2499/11
Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic device is enclosed. The enclosure includes rib structures configured to improve structural support to prevent damage and to dissipate vibration throughout the enclosure. The rib structure can receive a speaker module and a cap member. The rib structure and the speaker module can combine to form a three-dimensional volume allowing the speaker module in which the speaker module may project sound, thereby enhancing acoustic performance. Also, the cap member may be adhesively attached to the rib structure to provide additional structural support against vibration and abuse caused by load forces associated with a drop event.
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公开(公告)号：US09949057B2
公开(公告)日：2018-04-17
申请号：US15256384
申请日：2016-09-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ryan J. Mihelich , Tomlinson Holman , Alexander P. Niemeyer , Timothy E. Sandrik
CPC classification number: H04S7/307 , H04R3/12 , H04R5/02 , H04R2460/07 , H04R2499/11 , H04R2499/15 , H04S7/302
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes at least four speakers spaced apart from one another. An audio processor attenuates a high frequency portion of a left audio signal and a right audio signal to provide a processed left audio signal and a processed right audio signal. An audio router directs the left audio signal to only a first speaker, the right audio signal to only a second speaker, the processed left audio signal to a third speaker, and the processed right audio signal to a fourth speaker. The audio signals may be directed according to the orientation of the device. The cutoff frequency for attenuating the high frequency portion of the audio signals may be responsive to the orientation of the device. In other embodiments, the high frequency portion of the audio signals may be decorrelated to produce signals with high frequency portions for all speakers.
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公开(公告)号：US09870055B2
公开(公告)日：2018-01-16
申请号：US14847787
申请日：2015-09-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ryan J. Mihelich , Inna Lobel
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F2203/014 , H04M1/03 , H04R1/2834 , H04R1/2857 , H04R3/12 , H04R5/02 , H04R2400/03 , H04R2499/11 , H04R2499/15
Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing, a display carried by the housing, and audio output transducer and passive radiator pairs carried by the housing. The electronic device may also include a controller capable of selectively operating the audio output transducers. In another embodiment, the electronic device may include audio output transducer and serpentine tuning port pairs.
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公开(公告)号：US09723399B2
公开(公告)日：2017-08-01
申请号：US14847505
申请日：2015-09-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ryan J. Mihelich , Inna Lobel
CPC classification number: H04R1/2834 , H04R1/2857 , H04R2307/023 , H04R2400/03 , H04R2499/15
Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing having an audio output port therein, a display carried by the housing, and a baffle enclosure carried within the housing. The electronic device may also include an audio output transducer carried by the baffle enclosure and acoustically coupled to the audio output port, and a passive radiator carried by the baffle enclosure, acoustically coupled between the audio output transducer and the display, and acoustically isolated from the audio output port.
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公开(公告)号：US20170070839A1
公开(公告)日：2017-03-09
申请号：US15256384
申请日：2016-09-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ryan J. Mihelich , Tomlinson Holman , Alexander P. Niemeyer , Timothy E. Sandrik
IPC: H04S7/00 , H04R5/02 , G10L19/008 , H04R3/12
CPC classification number: H04S7/307 , H04R3/12 , H04R5/02 , H04R2460/07 , H04R2499/11 , H04R2499/15 , H04S7/302
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes at least four speakers spaced apart from one another. An audio processor attenuates a high frequency portion of a left audio signal and a right audio signal to provide a processed left audio signal and a processed right audio signal. An audio router directs the left audio signal to only a first speaker, the right audio signal to only a second speaker, the processed left audio signal to a third speaker, and the processed right audio signal to a fourth speaker. The audio signals may be directed according to the orientation of the device. The cutoff frequency for attenuating the high frequency portion of the audio signals may be responsive to the orientation of the device. In other embodiments, the high frequency portion of the audio signals may be decorrelated to produce signals with high frequency portions for all speakers.
Abstract translation: 便携式电子设备包括彼此间隔开的至少四个扬声器。 音频处理器衰减左音频信号和右音频信号的高频部分，以提供经处理的左音频信号和已处理的右音频信号。 音频路由器将左音频信号仅指向第一扬声器，将右音频信号仅引导到第二扬声器，将经处理的左音频信号引导到第三扬声器，并将处理的右音频信号引导到第四扬声器。 音频信号可以根据设备的方向被引导。 用于衰减音频信号的高频部分的截止频率可以响应于装置的取向。 在其他实施例中，音频信号的高频部分可以去相关以产生用于所有扬声器的高频部分的信号。
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公开(公告)号：US11487322B2
公开(公告)日：2022-11-01
申请号：US16848678
申请日：2020-04-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Melody L. Kuna , Ryan J. Mihelich , Taylor Harrison Gilbert , Joel N. Ruscher , Carli E. Oster , Alex Chun Lap Yeung
Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include an enclosure and a transparent cover. The electronic device may include a display assembly. The electronic device may further include an inductive charging unit designed to inductively charge a stylus, or other object suitable for use with the display assembly. The electronic device may further include audio modules, at least some of which are designed to cause resonation of the enclosure to produce acoustical energy in the form of audible sound. Some audio modules produce acoustical energy in relatively low frequencies, while other audio modules produce acoustical energy in relatively high frequencies. The electronic device may further include a vision system designed for facial recognition. The display assembly may include a metal chassis as well as antennae for wireless communication. In order to prevent antennae interference, the metal chassis can be electrically grounded to the enclosure.
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