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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kelvin Kwong, San Jose, CA (US);
Lee E. Hooton, Cupertino, CA (US);
David G. Havskjold, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Anthony S. Montevirgen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Emery A. Sanford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1686 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
An electronic device can include a camera and a cover glass arrangement disposed over the camera. The cover glass arrangement includes a thinner region or cover glass that is positioned over a light-receiving region of the camera. Additionally, the thinner region or cover glass can be disposed over the light-receiving region and at least parts of one or more non-light receiving regions of the camera.