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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas S. Hulbert, Tigard, OR (US);
Jeremy D. Bataillou, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gemma A. Roper, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian T. Gleeson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Miao He, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Benjamin G. Jackson, Piedmont, CA (US);
David C. Burns, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A system may include an electronic device that includes an enclosure having a transparent cover. The electronic device may also include a display positioned below the transparent cover and configured to display a first graphical user interface and a second graphical user interface different from the first graphical user interface, and a touch sensor positioned below the transparent cover and configured to detect touch inputs applied to the transparent cover. The system may also include a protective case that includes a shell defining a cavity and configured to at least partially cover the enclosure of the electronic device when the electronic device is positioned in the cavity, and a near-field wireless communication antenna coupled to the shell and detectable by the electronic device. In response to detecting the near-field wireless communication antenna, the electronic device may be configured to switch from the first graphical user interface to the second graphical user interface.