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Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2020
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Rong Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Benjamin M. Oztalay, San Francisco, CA (US);

Chenhua You, San Jose, CA (US);

Corey S. Provencher, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Florence W. Ow, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Jeremy L. Britt, San Leandro, CA (US);

Joshua A. Spechler, Cupertino, CA (US);

Jun Qi, San Jose, CA (US);

Ling Han, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Shaofeng Liu, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Sherry Cao, Cupertino, CA (US);

Tavys Q. Ashcroft, San Jose, CA (US);

Victor H. Yin, Cupertino, CA (US);

Wenyong Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);

Ziruo Hong, Cupertino, CA (US);

Janos C. Keresztes, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Hung Sheng Lin, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/18 (2021.01); F21V 3/06 (2018.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); F21Y 113/17 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/30 (2016.01); F21W 111/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/18 (2013.01); F21V 3/0625 (2018.02); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); F21W 2111/00 (2013.01); F21Y 2113/17 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/30 (2016.08);
Abstract

An electronic device may have a camera. The camera may capture still and moving images. A camera status indicator may be included in the electronic device. The camera status indicator may emit light to indicate when the camera is in use capturing video or other images. The camera status indicator may have multiple light-emitting devices such as light-emitting diodes or lasers. The light-emitting devices may have different colors. Clear encapsulant may cover the light-emitting devices. A white polymer wall or other light recycling structure may run along an outer peripheral edge of the encapsulant. A light diffusing coating layer may coat an outer surface of the clear encapsulant. Light reflections from the status indicator may be reduced in captured images.


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