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1. 发明授权

US11134328B2 Headphones with magnetic sensor 有权
公开(公告)号：US11134328B2
公开(公告)日：2021-09-28
申请号：US16878556
申请日：2020-05-19
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Jared M. Kole , Daniel R. Bloom , Audrey L. Sheng , Tian Shi Li , Eugene Antony Whang , Edward Siahaan , Phillip Qian , Alex C. Hellwig , Oliver M. Hewitt , Yuta Kuboyama , Christopher S. Erickson , Sneha Kadetotad , Edwin J. Corona Aparicio , Rajesh Anantharaman , Jacob E. Mattingley , Tsu-Hui Lin , Robert D. Zupke , Dustin A. Hatfield , Axit H. Patel
IPC分类号： H04R1/10 , H04R5/033 , H04R5/04 , G10K11/178
摘要： This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.

2. 发明申请

US20180018038A1 CAPACITIVE SENSING FOR DETERMINING MASS DISPLACEMENT AND DIRECTION 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20180018038A1
公开(公告)日：2018-01-18
申请号：US15209692
申请日：2016-07-13
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Mengshu Huang , Patrick J. Au , Xingxing Cai , Yuta Kuboyama
IPC分类号： G06F3/044 , G06F3/01
CPC分类号： G06F3/044 , G06F3/016 , H03K17/975 , H03K2217/960775
摘要： A capacitive sensing system for determining mass displacement and direction is disclosed. In an embodiment, a capacitive sensing system for sensing mass displacement and direction comprises: a mass; a periodic drive electrode pattern formed on or attached to the mass; a sensing electrode array positioned relative to the periodic electrode pattern, the sensing electrode array operable to sense a capacitance in an overlapping area between the periodic drive electrode pattern and the sensing electrode array; and a capacitive sensing circuit coupled to at least the sensing electrode array, the capacitive sensing circuit operable to generate a periodic signal based on the sensed capacitance, to determine a phase shift in the periodic signal in response to the periodic drive electrode pattern moving relative to the sensing electrode array, and to determine, based on the phase shift, a displacement and direction of the mass on a movement axis.

3. 发明申请

US20220225006A1 Electronic Devices With Skin Sensors 有权
公开(公告)号：US20220225006A1
公开(公告)日：2022-07-14
申请号：US17149552
申请日：2021-01-14
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Nicholas P. Allec , Yuta Kuboyama , Xiaoyang Zhang , Xi Chen , Ryan M. Buck , Praveesh Chandran , Yifei Wang , Tingjun Xu
IPC分类号： H04R1/10 , G02B5/28 , A61B5/00
摘要： A wearable electronic device such as an earbud, wristwatch, or other device may be provided with a skin sensor. The skin sensor may use optical measurements to detect the presence of skin adjacent to the electronic device. The sensor may have first and second light-emitting devices such as infrared devices that emit light at respective first and second infrared light wavelengths. Reflected light is monitored by a photodetector. Control circuitry can initiate or pause audio playback or take other actions in response to determining from the reflected light measurements that skin is present. The sensor may have a thin-film interference filter or other optical structure that overlaps the first and second light-emitting devices to narrow the angular spread of light emitted from the skin sensor. This reduces tilt sensitivity and helps enhance skin sensor accuracy.

4. 发明授权

US10671222B2 Touch sensor pattern for edge input detection 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US10671222B2
公开(公告)日：2020-06-02
申请号：US14870905
申请日：2015-09-30
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Yuta Kuboyama , Kevin F. Holz , Wesley W. Zuber , Massoud Badaye , Sudip Mondal , Chun-Hao Tung , Mengshu Huang , Der-Song Lin , Jinghong Chen
IPC分类号： G06F3/044 , G06F3/0488 , G06F1/16
摘要： An apparatus is disclosed. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a cover substrate having a front surface, a first edge and a first cavity adjacent to the first edge. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a plurality of touch sensor electrodes disposed opposite the front surface of the cover substrate. In some examples, the apparatus comprises at least one touch sensor edge electrode disposed within the first cavity on a surface that is angled relative to the front surface of the cover substrate. In some examples, at least one touch sensor edge electrode is disposed on an outward facing curved surface of the first cavity. In some examples, the plurality of touch sensor electrodes are formed from a first conductive material and the at least one touch sensor edge electrode is formed from a second conductive material. In some examples, the first conductive material is transparent, and the second conductive material is non-transparent. In some examples, the second conductive material is formed on a black mask layer disposed around a perimeter of a bottom surface of the cover substrate.

5. 发明授权

US10345973B2 Capacitive sensing for determining mass displacement and direction 有权
公开(公告)号：US10345973B2
公开(公告)日：2019-07-09
申请号：US15209692
申请日：2016-07-13
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Mengshu Huang , Patrick J. Au , Xingxing Cai , Yuta Kuboyama
IPC分类号： G06F3/01 , G06F3/044
摘要： A capacitive sensing system for determining mass displacement and direction is disclosed. In an embodiment, a capacitive sensing system for sensing mass displacement and direction comprises: a mass; a periodic drive electrode pattern formed on or attached to the mass; a sensing electrode array positioned relative to the periodic electrode pattern, the sensing electrode array operable to sense a capacitance in an overlapping area between the periodic drive electrode pattern and the sensing electrode array; and a capacitive sensing circuit coupled to at least the sensing electrode array, the capacitive sensing circuit operable to generate a periodic signal based on the sensed capacitance, to determine a phase shift in the periodic signal in response to the periodic drive electrode pattern moving relative to the sensing electrode array, and to determine, based on the phase shift, a displacement and direction of the mass on a movement axis.

6. 发明申请

US20170038877A1 Proximity Edge Sensing 有权
标题翻译：接近边缘检测
公开(公告)号：US20170038877A1
公开(公告)日：2017-02-09
申请号：US14817786
申请日：2015-08-04
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Yuta Kuboyama , Vikram Garg , Richard D. Shuma
IPC分类号： G06F3/041 , G06F3/045 , G06F3/044
CPC分类号： G06F3/0414 , G06F1/163 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/045 , G06F3/0488 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04105 , G06F2203/04108 , G06F2203/04113
摘要： In various implementations, a sensor operates in a force sensing mode by determining an applied force based on a first change in capacitance between first and second electrodes related to compression of a compressible material positioned between while the third electrode functions as a shield and in a proximity sensing mode by sensing proximity of an object based on a second change in capacitance of the third electrode while the first and/or second electrodes function as a shield. In some implementations, a device has a cover glass including a surface having a display area, an edge surface, and a cavity; a touch sensing electrode oriented toward the surface; an electrode positioned in the cavity oriented toward the edge surface; and a processing unit operable to detect touch or proximity of an object to the edge surface based on a change in capacitance between the electrode and the object.
摘要翻译：在各种实施方案中，传感器以力感测模式操作，通过基于第一和第二电极之间的电容的第一变化来确定施加的力，该第一变化与位于第三电极之间的可压缩材料的压缩作为屏蔽并且在接近通过基于第三电极的电容的第二变化来检测物体的接近度，同时第一和/或第二电极用作屏蔽，从而感测模式。在一些实施方案中，装置具有包括具有显示区域，边缘表面和空腔的表面的覆盖玻璃; 触摸感测电极朝向表面定向; 位于空腔中的电极朝向边缘表面定向; 以及处理单元，其可操作以基于所述电极和所述物体之间的电容的变化来检测物体与所述边缘表面的接触或接近。

7. 发明授权

US11589150B2 Wireless listening device 有权
公开(公告)号：US11589150B2
公开(公告)日：2023-02-21
申请号：US17496748
申请日：2021-10-07
申请人： APPLE INC.
发明人： Lee M. Panecki , Arun D. Chawan , Julia C. Canning , Michael B. Minerbi , Pengchuan Wang , Kyle Tse , Brian R. Twehues , Sean T. Bong , Eric X. Zhou , Ethan L. Huwe , Scott C. Grinker , Haochuan Sang , Martin Kuster , Sean J. Docherty , Ryan Buck , Yuta Kuboyama
IPC分类号： H04R1/10 , H04R1/22
摘要： A portable acoustic device comprising: a device housing that defines an internal cavity, the device housing comprising a speaker housing portion and a stem portion extending away from the speaker housing portion; a first acoustic port formed through a wall of the speaker housing; an audio driver disposed within the speaker housing portion and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic first port; a battery disposed within the speaker housing portion and positioned an opposite side of the audio driver than the acoustic port; an antenna disposed in the stem; a user input region disposed along the stem; and a system in a chip disposed in the stem, the system in a chip comprising: a processor that controls operation of the portable wireless acoustic device, charging circuitry, an accelerometer, a wireless communication controller, support components for the antenna and support components for the user input region.

8. 发明申请

US20220217462A1 WIRELESS LISTENING DEVICE 有权
公开(公告)号：US20220217462A1
公开(公告)日：2022-07-07
申请号：US17496748
申请日：2021-10-07
申请人： APPLE INC.
发明人： Lee M. Panecki , Arun D. Chawan , Julia C. Canning , Michael B. Minerbi , Pengchuan Wang , Kyle Tse , Brian R. Twehues , Sean T. Bong , Eric X. Zhou , Ethan L. Huwe , Scott C. Grinker , Haochuan Sang , Martin Kuster , Sean J. Docherty , Ryan Buck , Yuta Kuboyama
IPC分类号： H04R1/10 , H04R1/22
摘要： A portable acoustic device comprising: a device housing that defines an internal cavity, the device housing comprising a speaker housing portion and a stem portion extending away from the speaker housing portion; a first acoustic port formed through a wall of the speaker housing; an audio driver disposed within the speaker housing portion and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic first port; a battery disposed within the speaker housing portion and positioned an opposite side of the audio driver than the acoustic port; an antenna disposed in the stem; a user input region disposed along the stem; and a system in a chip disposed in the stem, the system in a chip comprising: a processor that controls operation of the portable wireless acoustic device, charging circuitry, an accelerometer, a wireless communication controller, support components for the antenna and support components for the user input region.

9. 发明授权

US10162446B2 Proximity edge sensing 有权
公开(公告)号：US10162446B2
公开(公告)日：2018-12-25
申请号：US15658366
申请日：2017-07-24
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Yuta Kuboyama , Vikram Garg , Richard D. Shuma
IPC分类号： G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/045 , G06F3/0488 , G06F1/16
摘要： In various implementations, a sensor operates in a force sensing mode by determining an applied force based on a first change in capacitance between first and second electrodes related to compression of a compressible material positioned between while the third electrode functions as a shield and in a proximity sensing mode by sensing proximity of an object based on a second change in capacitance of the third electrode while the first and/or second electrodes function as a shield. In some implementations, a device has a cover glass including a surface having a display area, an edge surface, and a cavity; a touch sensing electrode oriented toward the surface; an electrode positioned in the cavity oriented toward the edge surface; and a processing unit operable to detect touch or proximity of an object to the edge surface based on a change in capacitance between the electrode and the object.

10. 发明授权

US09971407B2 Haptic feedback for rotary inputs 有权
公开(公告)号：US09971407B2
公开(公告)日：2018-05-15
申请号：US14870697
申请日：2015-09-30
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Prashanth Holenarsipur , Albert Wang , Yuta Kuboyama
IPC分类号： G06F3/01 , G06F3/0362
CPC分类号： G06F3/016 , G06F3/0362
摘要： An electronic device is disclosed. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a mechanical input configured to rotate in a first direction about a rotation axis in response to a first input at the mechanical input. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a mechanical input sensor coupled to the mechanical input and configured to sense a rotation of the mechanical input about the rotation axis. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a mechanical input actuator coupled to the mechanical input and configured to rotate the mechanical input in a second direction about the rotation axis. In some examples, the mechanical input comprises a shared driving and sensing segment. In some examples, the mechanical input sensor is configured to sense the rotation of the mechanical input at the shared driving and sensing segment. In some examples, the mechanical input actuator is configured to generate magnetic fields for rotating the mechanical input at the shared driving and sensing segment. In some examples, the mechanical input is further configured to translate along the rotation axis in response to a second input. In some examples, the mechanical input actuator comprises at least one piezoelectric element configured to allow the mechanical input to translate along the rotation axis. In some examples, the mechanical input actuator comprises at least one piezoelectric element configured to rotate the mechanical input in the second direction about the rotation axis.

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