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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Yuta Kuboyama, San Mateo, CA (US);
Christopher M. Dodson, Denver, CO (US);
Prashanth Holenarsipur, Los Altos, CA (US);
Serhan O. Isikman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian R. Land, Woodside, CA (US);
Anant Rai, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device comprises: a housing; a cover material; a crown; a processor; and an optical proximity sensor comprising: a first light emitter; a second light emitter; and one or more light detectors. The one or more light detectors comprises a first light detector aligned with the first light emitter and the second light emitter in a first direction, the first light detector configured to receive a first amount of light from the first light emitter and configured to receive a second amount of light from the second light emitter. The processor is configured to determine a distance of an object to the optical proximity sensor or to the crown in a second direction, different than the first direction, based on the first amount of light and the second amount of light.