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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Maegan K. Spencer, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Ryan C. Perkins, San Francisco, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Kallman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel J. Hiemstra, San Jose, CA (US);
Colin M. Ely, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William C. Lukens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Osamu Yabe, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza, San Jose, CA (US);
David D. Dashevsky, Cupertino, CA (US);
Eugene C. Cheung, Redwood City, CA (US);
Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Fremont, CA (US);
Tyler S. Bushnell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zaki Moustafa, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A watch can include a watch body and a band for securing the watch to the user. The watch body can detect an identification of the band or combination of band portions, which can serve as an input to initiate actions performed by the watch body. For example, a type, model, color, size, or other characteristic of a band can be determined and used to select a corresponding action performed by the watch body. Identification of the band can be performed by components of the watch body that also serve other purposes. The watch body can respond to the identification of a particular band by performing particular functions, such as changing an aspect of a user interface or altering settings of the watch body.