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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Gelareh Babaie, Belmont, CA (US);
Manohar B Srikanth, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yanli Zhang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Navid Afsarifard, Atherton, CA (US);
Sundeep K Jolly, San Francisco, CA (US);
Moinul H Khan, San Jose, CA (US);
Arthur Y Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Ray L Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Axit H Patel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Antonio A Gellineau, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Various implementations disclosed herein include electronic devices, systems, and methods that determine a characteristic of an eye based on detecting reflections of light. An example electronic device may include a scanning light source capable, a set of one or more photodiodes, a refractive/diffractive medium, and a processor. The refractive/diffractive medium includes a near-eye side and a far-eye side, and when the electronic device is worn, the near-eye side is proximate an eye of the user and the far-eye side is an opposite side of the refractive/diffractive medium such that light projected by the scanning light source that is reflected by the eye passes through the refractive/diffractive medium before capture by the set of one or more photodiodes. The processor may be configured to receive sensor data from the set of one or more photodiodes and determine a characteristic of the eye based on the sensor data.