Apple Inc.

Yoonhoo Jo

James Alexander Stryker

Paul Xiaopeng Wang

Jeremy C Franklin

Jason C Sauers

Samuel Gilkison Smith

Phil M Hobson

Daniel J Coster

Julian Jaede

Wey-Jiun Lin

Ivan S Maric

Forrest C Wang

James G Griffin, Ii

Nicholas A Treadwell

Jonathan P Ive

Alan C Dye

Stephen Olivier Lemay

Fletcher R Rothkopf

William A Sorrentino, Iii

Anthony Sagala Montevirgen

Trevor J Ness

Jia Tao

Heidi Williamson

Julian Hoenig

Jason L Slupeiks

Edward W Wong

Dinesh C Mathew

Cheng Kai Chen

Seung Wook Kim

Aidan N Zimmerman

Arthur Yasheng Zhang

Geoffrey Grant Stahl

Ray Ling Chang

Edward S Huo

Graham Butler Myhre

Hao Zhu

Michael J Rockwell

David Mallard

Jeffrey C Olson

Muhammad F Hossain

Nicholas R Trincia

Yanghai Tsin

Marinus Meursing

Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki

Bertrand Nepveu

James William Vandyke

Jessica J Lu

Anna V Mirabella

Divakar Singamsetty

Timothy Y Chang

Timon A Wright

Tom Sengelaub

Jan K Quijalvo

Andrew Gallaher

Claire E Dalke

Jonathan C Atler

Timothy Wallen Scales

Scott Y Oshita

Amit S Barve

Colin M Wang

Peter Kaufmann

Thibaut Weise

Branko Petljanski

James W Vandyke

Yami George

Hesam Najafi

Thomas E Degen

Ronit K Gandhi

Aiden D Mossop

Atif H Naqvi

Paul M Baker

William M Peters

Zhiqiang Jin

A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

Head mountable display

A head-mounted device may have left and right optical modules that present images to a user's eyes. Each optical module may have an optical module support structure and a lens and display coupled to the optical module support structure. The head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing that supports the optical modules. A cover on a rear face of the head-mounted housing may have a pair of openings configured to receive the left and right optical modules. The cover may have a cover layer and left and right cover layer mounting rings respectively configured to engage with the optical module support structures of the left and right optical modules. Sets of magnets in the left and right optical modules may be configured to attract corresponding left and right vision correction lenses. Gaskets may surround the lenses in the optical modules and may prevent environmental contaminant intrusion.

Electronic devices with optical modules

A head-mountable device can provide adjustable size and shape for storage, transport, and/or charging. A head-mountable device can provide a bistable adjustment mechanism, such as a bistable hinge, that biases a component of the head-mountable device to either of two configurations. Such adjustability can be provided by a light seal module of the head-mountable device and can facilitate collapse of a head securement element, such as arms for engaging the head of the user.

Collapsible head-mountable device

A head-mounted device includes a first device portion and a second device portion. A first coupler portion of the first device portion is connectable to a second coupler portion of the second device portion to define a connected position in which the first device portion is connected to the second device portion and a disconnected position in which the first device portion is disconnected from the second device portion. A second adjuster portion of the second device portion causes a first adjuster portion of the first device portion to move a first optical module and a second optical module in response to movement of the first device portion and the second device portion from the disconnected position to the connected position.

Head-mounted device with adjustment mechanism

Systems of the present disclosure can provide a head-mountable device with a head securement element that is integrated with a light seal module, which provides effective and comfortable engagement with a face of the user. By providing the head securement element with a light seal module, both head securement and face engagement can be customized or otherwise selected for achieving the desired fit for a given user. Accordingly, the head securement element (e.g., band, arms, and the like) can be primarily or exclusively secured to an HMD module via a light seal module.

Head securement for head-mountable device

A head-mounted display unit includes a display and a facial support. The facial supported is coupled to the display for engaging a face of a user to support the display thereon. The facial support is selectively changeable from a compliant state to a support state in which the facial support is more resistant to shape deformation than in the compliant state.

Wearable electronic device with physical interface

A head-mountable device can include a light seal element with adjustable opacity. In various configurations of the light seal element, the opacity there through can be adjusted to control an amount of light and/or airflow from an external environment. For example a cover or combination of overlapping covers can be adjusted to selectively exclude light from an external environment or provide a direct view to the external environment. Transitions can be achieved while the head-mountable device is worn by a user.

Head-mountable device having light seal element with adjustable opacity

A head-mountable device can provide convertible components that selectively engage the face of the user to exclude light from an external environment or open to provide a direct view to the external environment. A head-mountable device can include a light seal element that includes peripheral portions that transition between extended and collapsed configurations while the head-mountable device is worn by a user. Such peripheral portions can also transition between configurations to facilitate compact storage of the head-mountable device.

Head-mountable device with convertible light seal element

A head-mounted device may include a housing structure, a display module mounted in the housing structure, and adjustable support structures coupled to the housing structure. The adjustable support structures may include a first portion that rests against a user's forehead and second and third portions that rest against the user's cheeks or temples. In some arrangements, the adjustable support structures include posts with adjustable lengths, telescoping layers of material, inflatable structures, and/or elastomeric materials that expand and retract to accommodate different face shapes and sizes. In some arrangements, the adjustable support structures include a cable located in a flexible member. When pressure is applied to a forehead portion of the flexible member, the cable pulls the temple portions of the flexible member towards each other. In some arrangements, the adjustable support structures include a movable member that pivots about a pivot axis.

Electronic device with adjustable support structures

A finger-mounted electronic device may include a body that serves as a support structure for components such as force sensors, accelerometers, and other sensors and for haptic output devices. The body may have first and second side body members that leave the finger pad exposed and an upper body member extending between the first and second side body members. Some or all of the body may be covered in fabric or leather. Fabric may wrap around the first and second side body members and may extend across the upper body member. The fabric may cover electronic components. A touch sensor may have electrodes that are formed from conductive material on the fabric or conductive strands in the fabric. Infrared-reflective ink may form visual markers on the fabric for an infrared tracking system. The fabric may have light-transmissive portions that overlap optical components.

Finger-mounted device with fabric

This application relates to a computing device case that provides some amount of torsional force in order to cancel at least some static and dynamic loads experienced by the computing device when the case is arranged as a stand. By canceling out these loads, the computing device to be angled at an almost unlimited number of angles relative to a surface on which the computing device is resting. Flexible elements in the case can resist the static and dynamic loads of the computing device, thereby allowing the computing device to receive touch inputs at almost any angle without causing the case and the computing device to collapse.

Accessory device for an electronic device

This application relates to a case for retaining a portable electronic device and an accessory. The case can include a main body that includes a back panel and sidewalls for retaining a portable electronic device. The case can also include a receptacle coupled to the main body. The receptacle can have a cavity that generally corresponds to the dimension of an accessory for retaining the accessory. The case can further include a first terminal, a second terminal, and a battery. The first terminal can receive electrical energy from the portable electronic device to charge the battery. And the electrical energy stored in the battery can be transferred to the accessory through the second terminal. The case and the portable electronic device may communicate via near-field communication. The case can further include a slotted compartment to store money and credit cards.

Cases and folios for carrying and charging accessories

An accessory device for use with an electronic device is disclosed. The accessory device may include multiple layers. One layer may be formed from a plastic. Other layers may include a fabric layer and a silicone layer. The accessory device may further include a retaining feature designed to hold or carry an object, such as a stylus for use with the electronic device. The accessory device may include a recessed region suited to receive the retaining feature. This allows the retaining feature to be stored in the accessory device when the retaining feature is not in use. Further, the retaining feature may be co-planar with an interior region of the accessory device such that the electronic device is not disturbed when positioned in the accessory device. In this manner, the retaining feature may be hidden. Also, the retaining feature may be deployed from the recessed region and receive the object.

Accessory device having a retaining feature

Device case with balanced hinge

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Yoonhoo Jo