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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
May. 31, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Nicholas C Soldner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Arthur Y Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Simon Fortin-Deschenes, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert D Silfvast, Belmont, CA (US);
Timo Birnschein, Redwood City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A hand-held device that includes sensor components that enable the detection and measurement of surface features such as roughness or texture. Motion data (e.g., velocity and trajectory) may also be captured. The hand-held device may also include components for emulating surface features. The hand-held device may also recreate, cancel, or alter curves or roughness on virtual or real surfaces, and recreate or cancel curves or roughness on real surfaces. A hand-held device may include the sensor components, the emulation components, or both. The hand-held device may, for example, be used as an accessory in an extended reality (XR) system, or may be a standalone device.