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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
John G. Elias, Townsend, DE;
Ray L. Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Moshe H. Malkin, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Vivek Pant, Mountain View, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A wearable electronic device comprises a multi-segment force sensor and a signal aggregator. The sensor comprises at least a first segment and a second segment connected to a flexible substrate material. A first portion of the substrate material (to which the first segment is attached) and a second portion of the substrate material (to which the second segment is attached) collectively wrap at least partially around a portion of an individual's body. The signal aggregator receives respective signals indicative of forces applied by an individual to the segments, and causes a representation of the respective signals to be transmitted to an application processing engine.