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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:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel L. Iglesias, Palo Alto, CA (US);
In Young Yang, Kirkland, WA (US);
Timothy R. Oriol, San Jose, CA (US);
James C. McIlree, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H04N 5/58 (2006.01); G02B 26/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 26/02 (2013.01); H04N 5/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a transceiver and a controller in communication with the transceiver. The controller is configured to determine a target lighting condition in a room relative to a current lighting condition in the room. The controller is also configured to generate a control signal with instructions to adjust an ambient lighting peripheral in the room based on the determined target lighting condition. The control signal is provided to the transceiver for transmission.