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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Paul X Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Alex J. Lehmann, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael J. Rockwell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Y. Cheung, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ray L. Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Hongcheng Sun, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ian M. Bullock, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kyle J. Nekimken, San Jose, CA (US);
Madeleine S. Cordier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Seung Wook Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
David H. Bloom, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott G. Johnston, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A finger-mounted device may include finger-mounted units. The finger-mounted units may each have a body that serves as a support structure for components such as force sensors, accelerometers, and other sensors and for haptic output devices. The body may have sidewall portions coupled by a portion that rests adjacent to a user's fingernail. The body may be formed from deformable material such as metal or may be formed from adjustable structures such as sliding body portions that are coupled to each other using magnetic attraction, springs, or other structures. The body of each finger-mounted unit may have a U-shaped cross-sectional profile that leaves the finger pad of each finger exposed when the body is coupled to a fingertip of a user's finger. Control circuitry may gather finger press input, lateral finger movement input, and finger tap input using the sensors and may provide haptic output using the haptic output device.