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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Harry W. Smith, IV, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patrick Kessler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Camille Moussette, Cuptertino, CA (US);
John B. Morrell, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/36 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a band, an attachment mechanism attached to the band, and one or more haptic devices included in the attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism can attach the band to an electronic device. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism can attach the band to a wearer. The haptic device or devices are in communication with a processing device. At least one of the one or more haptic devices produces a haptic response based on an activation signal received from the processing device.